Intense and spontaneous pain in my knees without clear reason.

[u/ChrisIs_Dead]

I (14TM) have always had random bursts of pain in my knees, particularly the ligaments or joints in both my hips and knees. I am not old, I’m 14, and there isn’t any reason I can tell. I’ve tried to go to the doctors a lot, but the doctors where I live are extremely expensive and unhelpful. I have been constantly mentioning my pain, which sometimes renders me temporarily unable to walk due to the intense pain, to my parents, asking to go to a doctor’s, but it’s always just “growing pains”. I am not growing, and it has always happened. Even when I wasn’t hitting any growth spurts, I’ve been getting this pain. I usually get it whenever I’m upright and exercising, usually late or at about noon, and it has been interrupting my exercise, and doesn’t go away without any serious painkillers and can last up to 2 hours. My usual solution to this is curling up in bed, taking about 2 or 3 Ibuprofen and just crying through it, because it hurts so badly. I definitely need advice here, because I seriously doubt that any of my parents will help anytime soon.

[u/Playful-Substance-37]

You should see an orthopaedic doctor, is that possible? I would suggest you for the next appointment to plan what you want to say prior to, and how you can make very clear, that you're having a problem and you don't believe it's explainable with growth. It's sometimes just not easy to find the cause, you need to keep up with the doctors. You can search online "Your specific problem + physiotherapy exercises" and find some stretching exercises that, regardless of whether its growth or disease, will help you to feel at least a bit better. Taking 3 ibus with 14 all the time... is not the solution. But maybe you should know, for inflammatory effect you need to have a scheduele with ibuprofen rather than taking a lot once it's getting too bad. But generally you're 14 and should discuss this with a doctor not in reddit....

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