Home Remedies for swollen stuff

[JakeM741]

So today me and a few of my friends were messing around on my buddy's stair case...and he has this shelf that you can hang on if u jump off the top story, so i try it and i slip off the top story of his house and fall to the first :angry: i fell straight down onto the tile floor and hit my knee first...to make a long story short, my left knee is about 3 times the size of my right knee, and its so swollen that i can't even move it. Does anybody know anything i can do besides keeping it elevated and icing it?

[kombolcha]

:rofl: i think you just keep icing it

where in cali are you?

[gwai lo]

boiled egg?

rub it on the knee..something about heat..getting blood moving...blah blah blah

[JakeM741]

valencia....its pretty close to chino hills

[gwai lo]

valencia!??! are we all from LA county here or something?

[JakeM741]

haha what about you gwai?

[gwai lo]

605-10 interchange

uhm...it's called "el monte"..but no one's heard of that...

[rogerlb]

naproxen will help take the swelling down. for pain i suggest some pain killers

[mr.dan]

If I were you I would go see a doc!

Check this out for some information about caring for an injury.

http://www.mcgill.ca/studenthealth/informa...health/sprains/

[kombolcha]

ya.. thats pretty close..

got this.. follow it.

http://www.footsmart.com/Ailments-Swollen-Knees.aspx

Treating Swollen Knees

The best way to treat a swollen knee due to injuries or overuse is to follow the RICE System:

Rest your swollen knee.

Ice your swollen knee.

Compress your swollen knee.

Elevate your swollen knee.

If you?re looking for leg elevators or leg cushions to more easily get your swollen knees and legs elevated, click here.

if you got a 24 hour Sav-On/rite aid open, go and buy a knee sleeve (about $15) and slip it on.. it'll help w/ the compression and keep your knee cap in place.

[Pajter]

I'd go see a doctor too... I've had my ankles (sp?) bruised several times, they also got very swollen... so it might be the same as your knee... (which I bruised once too :p)

[kombolcha]

605-10 interchange

uhm...it's called "el monte"..but no one's heard of that...

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lol.. i'm at 60 and 71

i know el monte :p never go there though

[JakeM741]

naproxen will help take the swelling down. for pain i suggest some pain killers

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Ok, ill look into the naproxen...:D

If I were you I would go see a doc!

Check this out for some information about caring for an injury.

http://www.mcgill.ca/studenthealth/informa...health/sprains/

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I'm going to see a doctor tomorrow!! thanks for the link BTW

[rogerlb]

Ok, ill look into the naproxen...:D

I'm going to see a doctor tomorrow!! thanks for the link BTW

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aleve is naproxen

[JakeM741]

ya.. thats pretty close..

got this.. follow it.

http://www.footsmart.com/Ailments-Swollen-Knees.aspx

Treating Swollen Knees

The best way to treat a swollen knee due to injuries or overuse is to follow the RICE System:

Rest your swollen knee.

Ice your swollen knee.

Compress your swollen knee.

Elevate your swollen knee.

If you’re looking for leg elevators or leg cushions to more easily get your swollen knees and legs elevated, click here.

if you got a 24 hour Sav-On/rite aid open, go and buy a knee sleeve (about $15) and slip it on.. it'll help w/ the compression and keep your knee cap in place.

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awesome, thanks....that seems a lot easier than the others :p

[kombolcha]

oh.. i forgot to ask..

pictures.. we need pictures :p if its really bad. ;)

[insanekiwi]

plain ice in a towel.

[gwai lo]

lol.. i'm at 60 and 71

i know el monte :p never go there though

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oooOOOOOOooo

i've been there quite a few times in the past months for drivers' training...weather up there is so much better than down here in a valley :(

[JakeM741]

haha i wish we got it on film...we were just taping us jumping off the roof too, but we didnt think anything bad would happen cause it was easy, but it was the funniest thing ever...you would think i would be screaming, but i was laughing my ass off cause it felt so funny and it made a really loud noise and my friends mom was like WTF WAS THAT :angry:

[kombolcha]

oooOOOOOOooo

i've been there quite a few times in the past months for drivers' training...weather up there is so much better than down here in a valley :(

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was it A+ driver training.. or anyone named Mr. Brown?

haha i wish we got it on film...we were just taping us jumping off the roof too, but we didnt think anything bad would happen cause it was easy, but it was the funniest thing ever...you would think i would be screaming, but i was laughing my ass off cause it felt so funny and it made a really loud noise and my friends mom was like WTF WAS THAT :angry:

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whoa wait.. did this happen within the last two hours? why would you jump off a roof in the dark? lol

[JakeM741]

haha it was only like 7:00 it was still pretty light...we're crazy kids ;)

[kombolcha]

important thing is you had fun. :laugh:

hope you don't get to it, but if you do.. seeing a physical therapist 2 times a week is not going to be fun, i somehow injured my right now.. my petella to be exact.. dont' know how, it just started hurting.

they do all kinds of stuff from excercies to electricity.. now they're going to do an MRI scan.. sometimes next month.

i'm out, :sleep:

[JakeM741]

Oh god....you make me wanna stop doin the stuff i do...but its too fun :D

[JakeM741]

Does anybody know if it is okay to leave a knee brace on when you go to sleep?

[pimpshiznid]

Does anybody know if it is okay to leave a knee brace on when you go to sleep?

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As long as it doesn't cut the circulation off to your leg/foot, it's fine.