After attempting to run yesterday, I experienced such significant knee pain that I had to stop after two minutes. I walked the rest of the way home and made friends with a bag of ice. The pain is on the inside (or medial side) of the knee, next to the kneecap on the front (anterior) side. I am fearing the worst, which would be a meniscus tear. This would put me out for about two weeks. However, a meniscus tear typically is accompanied by a popping sound in the knee, which it is not doing. So it could also be a ligament strain (the "Medial Collateral Ligament"), or possibly bursitis. The problem is, both of those typically are accompanied by swelling, which I do not have.
Today, the symptoms are a lot better, but I still feel a sharp pain on the anterior, medial side of the knee, seemingly right above the tibia. I have made a decision to stop running until my running shoes arrive.
I am feeling quite discouraged right now.
But on the positive side, if I find out that I can't run, look at all the medical terms that I'm learning!
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