Chronic tendonitis.

[waterboy44]

Hey guys. I had chronic tendonitis in my left patella all through high school. It went away about a year after I graduated. I am now playing semi-pro football and It has come back with a vengance. It is 50 times worse than in hs and now I have it in my right knee too. I am popping advil like jolly ranchers and ice them every night but I still cant bend my knees without my patellas feeling like they are about to snap. Doc is no help either. He just said ice them. Well no shit doc. 8 years of med school and that the best advice you can give. Anyways. karma for help.Im going to die. Thanks

 

[waterboy44]

Wow guys! Thanks for all the help! (you sense the sarcasm)

 

[buffut1]

Hey bro.. had the same problem.. I can be painful and frustrating. There i no quick fix. You need a referral to see a good sports med ortho doc. If your tendonitis is chronic, it may have progressed to tendonosis, which could entail surgery to debride the patella tendon. Question is what is causing the tendonitis? In my case, my patella was unstable so I required surgery not only to debride the tendon, but to stabilize my patella.

In the meantime, you can try a knee "sleeve" which will help stabilize your patella, along with ice and 800mg Motrin 3 times a day.

Hope this help bro..