Did I do it again….?

I previously had the big 3 (acl, meniscus, and mcl) back in 2023. It took me a full year to relearn how to walk. I just started my career, was losing weight, and going to the gym regularly.

I fell yesterday and felt a big pop. Now, I didn’t feel the pain until I hit my knee on the concrete. I could bend it and move it no issue but it was painful. I could also walk immediately after the accident. About a hour or so, I was swollen and it hurt way worse. I could barely walk at all or bear weight. Later that night, I could walk without the crutches after icing and the swelling went down. I can also still walk today and the swelling is nearly gone. There’s a little bit of pain but not that much. Also, I couldn’t lift my leg at all when it was swollen yesterday. Today, I can lift better. Not fully but much better with less pain.

Does this sound like a serious injury or just maybe the trauma of the fall?

My X-rays were clean and the doctor touched and had me bend my knee to see if there was potentially the same ligaments injured. I felt no pain when they touched it and examined it at all.