Had Future Soldier Training yesterday and started having pain on the outer left side of my left knee. Actually, the pain started around Tuesday of this week and I have no IDEA what the cause is. I just woke up and I had pain. I would think that it's from the intense running that I had to do last weekend at my first drill weekend with my reserve unit, but I'm not really sure that's the cause. Although on second thought I ran 5 miles total in a two-day period without having done any running that intense prior to that weekend. So it's plausible given that this weekend is the only strenuous physical activity I've engaged in prior to Tuesday--just Saturday and Sunday. I cannot recall any point in time since last Sunday that would cause my leg to hurt like it does.

Anyway, I felt better all day Thursday (yesterday) until we started doing PT at the park by the track. When we started doing lunges the pain felt like an intense sharp soreness or aching. It's located near my knee, but the source isn't from the joint. It feels like some sort of connective tissue, either a tendon, muscle or both. I felt along the joint line, moved my knee joint with my arms without flexing any leg muscles and there is no pain. But when I use my muscles to bend my knee an incredible sharp ache kicks in. After a while into PT the pain subsided and I thought, "okay maybe it's nothing." Got to the run and it came back.

I arrived home after training and the pain was incredible. So I did some online research and based on what I found it's likely that I did some minor but over extensive training and just maxed on some sort of connective tissue on the lateral side of my left knee. I can walk, there's no visible swelling, but running, kneeling, squatting and the like are out of the question for at least a week. I iced the side of my knee, took an Ibuprofun elevated it and passed out, even though I really had a lot of work to do. I just needed to rest--even forgot to brush my teeth before bed (gross). And I NEVER, EVER forget to brush my teeth before bed!! I was truly beat.

Should be back up and running, literally, in at least a week--two weeks max. If it exceeds two weeks then I will be going to an orthopedist.