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Welcome to the club

1. Stay off it! 2. Go to dr. 3. Do not panic!!!! 4. Go back to #1.

Really, you should be fine for IMCOZ - take one day at a time - if  you can, go to a sports dr - and don't be afraid to get 2nd opinions! GOod luck

trishie - 2009-11-01 3:02 PM Thanks again, all.

I decided - as much as I want to - NOT to swim today. Like Joe said ^^ I could slip on the deck .. Giving it a total day off won't hurt it, and missing one swim won't kill my training (PLEASE CONFIRM THIS ! )

I though about going to the doctor tomorrow but I don't think I'm going to. I don't have a good sports med doc I like, and everytime I go to my PCP about a running related pain (last time it was my arch), I got the same thing: RICE. Oh, and "running is bad for you. You shouldn't run anymore."

I'm going to buy a bag of ice and keep icing this sucker. Will also pick up a brace --- ideas on what kind? Or should I just get an ace bandage and wrap it?

 No missing one swim will not kill your training.  Hope its feeling better.  DOnt' go to your primary care.  My experience with primary care guys is that 98% of them dont' know how to do a musculoskeletal physical exam so they tell you to not train give you and NSAID and order an MRI because they don't know how to do an musculoskeletal exam.  Try to get in with  sports doc.  I don't know anyone in Baltimore but I'm pretty sure you won't go wrong with Johns Hopkins and I would be willing to bet they have a sports med program.  IF they have a long wait to get in ask to get on a cancelation list.  Make the appt.  IF you get better you can always call and cancel.  Also you can try the AMSSM web site I think there is a link on this site or http://www.sportsmed.org or http://www.aossm.org

trishie - 2009-11-02 8:21 AM thanks, everyone, for your support.

the knee is definitely better -- less pain and the pain that is there is less acute.
I have ice at work and I'm icing 20 minutes of each hour.
also have a knee brace (compression sleeve) that I'm wearing.

I'll make a doc appointment if it doesn't continue to heal, but for now, RICE seems to be working its magic.

and I bought two (cute, of course ) pairs of flats ... no heels for this girl for a while.

Could be tendonitis. Like everyone says, rest, ice, compression for support.

Also, if it's doesn't hurt your knee, try doing some quad stretching. Tight quads can mess with your knees. You may want to try some of these exercises (http://www.med.umich.edu/1libr/sma/sma_jumpersk_rex.htm). (I think these are good exercises regardless of whether it's patellar tendonitis or patellar femoral syndrome, or your IT band.)