That's not good, right?

If my kneecap goes "pop" bad enough to be heard when I bend my knee, and it hurts (but only a bit unless I'm stupid and climb stairs or something) and is swollen (but only a bit unless...) and you can feel something sliding when you put your fingers over it and I move the knee - that's bad, right?

I'm kinda new at the knee-pain thing. I figured many of my friends were a little more familiar with it. It's not real painful so long as I don't walk on it much or bend it (so I'm not!) and I'm thinking that rest and motrin is all it needs, but still - I'm kinda considering going to the Urgent Care clinic tomorrow "just in case".

But as fat as I am, it's pretty hard for anyone to tell what is swollen and what is, well, just fat. *I* can tell. I've got a dimple on the side of my kneecap that is humongous! And a solid little ridge of something below the dimple. But the pain is minimal unless I go walking or stair climbing. Or driving, now that I think of it. I'd rather not waste my time or the clinic's (allergy season, you know?) on something that might just need rest and an anti-inflammatory.

So you more active folks - do this often? "Just rest it, ice it, and go to the doctor if it doesn't get better after a few days of motrin and rest" sound reasonable?

(Personally, I'd like to wait to see the doc until I've lost a little more weight so he can be happily surprised.)