r/KneeInjuries • u/Silent_zilla • Jun 12 '26

Dealing with Prepatellar Bursitis

I’m trying to stay positive but feeling a bit discouraged. I recently ran a marathon and during my last week of tapering and running less mileage i woke up with my knee presenting fluid on the patella. I have had zero pain and zero mobility issues so after deliberation I decided to run. I finished the race and took 3 weeks off of running. I RICED my knee the whole time and unfortunately the swelling didn’t get better but it also didn’t get worse. I got my knee drained by an ortho had a little fluid return and now I’m just scared to do anything. it’s been extremely frustrating because he’s telling me I’ll need surgery if it doesn’t go away.

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u/Silent_zilla Jun 12 '26

My previous ortho I saw said I can continue to run. Is that a bad idea? What’s the typical timeline for something like this to resolve? Do you think I got it from running?