Why is the outside of my knees swelling up?
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A few weeks ago I did a stair-climb challenge (climb Mount Everest in 7 days) for charity. Obviously, it involved climbing a lot of stairs (over 58,000) but it also meant descending 58,000. I found the descent quite challenging on my knees and by a few days in a had niggles of pain. Nearer the end the outside of both my knees started to get a little swollen. So I finished the stair-climb and gave my self a week off any strenuous activity or exercise so that my knees could recover. However, yesterday I went for a run and the outside of one of my knees swole up. This morning (the day after) it is just as swollen. I also have a little discomfort in it when putting my knee in certain positions. As you can see from the photo the swelling isn't huge but it is there and I can feel it. What could be causing this? And how do I recover from this and stop my knees from swelling?
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peggy_56092 sebastian1504
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I had a similar experience after climbing Humbug Mountain, Fall of 2015. My knees, one at a time, became swollen and I had to have them drained and received steroid shots for a couple of years from the surgeon who eventually replaced one knee in 2017 because my kneecap was slanted from a previous fall. Both knees were bone on bone. The other knee has survived with no shots.