Fluid and swelling on knee

Question: Fluid and swelling on knee

Hi,
This past May is was in a minor motorcycle accident and knocked my knee pretty good. I didn't get checked out because I just thought I bruised it. I also didn't rest it as much as I should have. It's now mid-october and I have some fluid on the knee and swells a bit, especially after walking or running. It was doing really well so I just started running on it again yesterday. It felt good and I didn't notice any swelling until this morning. It's just slight swelling and a bit sore. I iced it this morning and took some ibuprofen. I'm concerned that the fluid and soreness is lasting this long. I did go to a doctor at the end of august and she told me to rest, keep it wrapped, etc. I haven't gone to a sports injury doc for two reasons: 1) I'm living in Zambia at the moment as a missionary 2) when I get back to the usa at the end of Nov I won't have any medical insurance. How much does a general visit to a sports doc cost w/o insurance? Let me know what you all think and what needs to be done for my knee. Thanks!
Laura

Asked by Bassclar84 - 0 answers - 10 weeks 6 days ago