It's ever so slightly better!

No news on the running front today as my knee is still very unhappy, although ever so slightly better.

I spoke to the chap at the local running store yesterday and will be popping in there tomorrow to see what advice he has and to see if I can secure some sort of knee support.

I have taken to using a crutch today to keep as much weight off the knee as possible. I'm also applying a strong ibuprofen gel to the knee to try to bring down the swelling. However, I suspect it's going to take a couple more days before I can run slowly on it, and with a lot of care.

I have included a photo below (crudely taken on my phone) to help illustrate the extent of the swelling.

As you can see: my left knee (the one on the right of the photo) looks pretty normal, whereas my right knee has ballooned to about twice its normal size.

Any hints and tips to sort it out please let me know. I have tried ice packs, ibuprofen, sandalwood.

I will NOT let this defeat me!