Anybody had experience with PCL injuries?

Batman.

Batman.

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I'll keep this short and simple.

Playing in lacrosse game on Wednesday, get slashed on the kneecap (more towards the inside of the knee but nonetheless a direct blow to the kneecap), I regard it as nothing and walk it off.

Yesterday my knee felt weak, as if it is going to buckle on me. Walking didn't hurt very much although bending and unbending the knee hurt, as did the impact of going down any stairs. I miss lacrosse practice because of it, but I am still able to walk around. Very minimal swelling occurs, honestly, I didn't even notice any.

Today, played in another game, went hard, wasn't bothering me much during the game. Fast forward to tonight, 4 hours after the game, knee is swelling (below the kneecap mostly), hurts to bend/unbend more than it previously did, feels weak, hurts to rub kneecap yet when i relax my leg i can shift my kneecap back and forth like normal and that does NOT hurt.

I have done some research and the symptoms seem similar to those of a PCL injury, so I'm wondering, has anybody tore theirs or injured theirs and what was it like? Is it possible to have torn mine yet still be able to walk on it right now?

OH AND YES, I AM GOING TO SEE A REAL DOCTOR TOMORROW SO DON'T TELL ME TO. I'M JUST EAGER TO FIND OUT IF A PCL INJURY IS A POSSIBILITY.

+k for answers guys, really worried this could end my lax season
 
Partially tore my PCL junior year of HS (08-09)

We were doing a behind the goal crossing drill during lacrosse practice

when it happened I felt a pop and just fell down

Got up and limped away and tried to continue with practice but my coach sat me down cuz I had a serious limp

Drove home and iced up and went to bed.

next morning i woke up and cried because my knee was swollen to the point where if I moved it caused me an immense amount of pain.

Went to the doctor, go crutches, MRI the whole shabang

Turns out I partially tore my PCL and that there was a fuck ton of fluid causing my knee to be swollen and causing the pain

Couldn't move my knee for a week really, then took me a month-5 weeks to get back to playing status

Rocked a knee brace for the rest of the season afterwards

let me know if you want more info
 
Thank god.

Mine is nowhere near that bad so hopefully all I did was tear it the smallest bit. No surgery for a partial tear means I probably won't end up in surgery which is like music to my ears.

Thans man I appreciate it.
 
It might even be a sprain.

Ice it up when your not on it and hope for the best tomorrow at the doctors
 
10 weeks ago I got Micro-fracture surgery on my patella because I dislocated my knee cap causing cartilage to chip. if your swelling isnt that big, you should be fine, just rest it for a bit. Don't listen to me though, your doctor will give you a better answer.
 
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