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I Am Afraid To Go To The Doctor

I think there might be something wrong with my knees. Since last week my knees, more so my right knee, has been bothering me. They don't hurt, but they don't feel normal. I am hoping its because I have been doing my stationary bicycle almost everyday for the past few weeks for 1 hour. This week I am taking a break, hopefully it will get better.

I am afraid if I go to the doctor they will tell me there's something wrong with them and I can't do exercise. I still have 100 pounds to loose. Has anyone else experienced anything similar? If so, what did you do?

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If you can't ride the bike, maybe you can find a pool and walk, run in the pool. It's good for the joints, it's good for your body and you burn more calories walking & running in the pool than you do jogging, walking around a track. Low impact and it feels good! Many hospitals now have an affiliation with gyms that do therapy and they have therapy pools which are at a warmer temperature for people with joint issues.

Do your knees feel loose? Have you lost a lot of weight already? My orthopedic warned me that if you gain a lot of weight the soft tissue in your joints like the ligaments tend to stretch. It's equivilant to how our skin stretches as well. Anyways when you lose a lot of weight you might get a looseness type of feeling in your knees because the soft tissue had all been stretched out. The soft tissue can be tightened with surgery.

It's best for you to see a good ortho to rule out problems like these.

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