Prepatellar bursitis? Squishy kneecap!

Nanbo

Nanbo

Cathlete
Hello Cathletes!
Yesterday as I was getting ready to workout in the evening, my hand brushed across the top of my knees and I noticed that the right one had a round squishy swollen spot right on the kneecap :confused:. It doesn't hurt. It is about as round as a quarter and filled with fluid. I can't figure out how I got this. I "Dr. Googled" it and came up with prepatellar bursitis. I don't kneel a lot (really only during workouts on a mat), but yesterday I did kneel on the hard tile floor to pick something up from under my desk. I don't know if that triggered it or not? I have been doing squats and lunges and leg presses for over 25 years and have never had knee pain or anything resembling this micro-water-balloon on my knee. Right now, I have no pain at all and no problem with range of motion. Has anyone else had something like this? Did it go away on it's own? I don't know if I'll be able to do any kneeling floorwork (like pizza presses)??? I would love to get some feedback on this.
PS I'd rather not have a doctor go mucking about my knee if at all possible ;)!
 
I had that when I was in my late teens and it went away on its own. My father go it but was too severe and had to get it drained. When I had mine, I was told to wrap my knee and keep elevated. Hope it gets better soon. Best of luck.
 
Thanks, Firemedic! I appreciate your response! I'm getting ready to do AOLIHiiT right now....hoping it won't get worse :p! Of course I'll stop if it doesn't feel good....:(
 
Well I did AOLIHiiT and my knee didn't hurt at all! The swelling did not get any worse either. The only thing I couldn't do was get down on hands and knees to prepare for the plank sequence because the squishy lump would get pressed into the floor. I might have to get some foam donuts to support my knee (saw them by a company called DOD on the internet). I guess this is going to be a "wait and see" kind of thing. I really don't want to get derailed right now! So, I won't hesitate to get myself to a sports doc if this causes pain or gets bigger.....
 
Nancy - I had the same thing last year in both knees. It was triggered by a trip where I was doing a lot of walking up and down very steep city streets. 10 days of it. It was worse if I was walking down steps (ancient city steps, steep and with over 800 steps). I was typically walking 8 hours a day.
The good news is that I returned from the trip and started STS, and the fluid build up just dispersed of its own accord. Meant I had to do ALL those push-ups on my toes, though!

I hope yours disappears as painlessly and as quickly as mine did. (PS - it's never come back, not even if I do a lot of step or high step)
 
Justine,
I have to admit that your way of getting the kneecap swelling sounds WONDERFUL!!! :p;) Thanks for responding to my post; it is comforting to know that this may resolve itself! I plan on maintaining my workout schedule while I wait for this to clear up....I am a little nervous about hiking, though....we planned on tackling a pretty steep trail on Sunday, but maybe we'll just stick with our normal training route...I REALLY hate downhill too! I have one of those myofascial massage sticks in my backpack and use it to work my IT band before long descents and it seems to help alleviate that awful side knee pain.

PS I laughed out loud about you having to do all those push-ups on your toes! I bet you have awesome upper body strength because of it!
 
Nancy, if it doesn't hurt, it's probably nothing. Regardless, I hope it goes away soon. Must be disconcerting to see it there.
 
Just like you said, it seems to be going away on its own!!! There is still a quarter size squishy spot so I have to be careful about being on my knees (those tricep pushups in Flextrain are tough!). I think it will completely gone before I know it! Thanks for checking back :D!
 
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