Walking back from the store I fell and hurt my knee

u should wash it out w/perioxide & then put some kind of ointment on it. bet u are going to be sore tomorrow. keep it elevated if u can. that will keep it from swelling so bad.

I hope your knee is feeling much better now. I think we tend to go into a sort of shock if we are not used to falling down. My wife fell the other day tripped over a paving stone. I was right behind her and powerless to help. Her face to heading towards the corner stones of a wall and it was like in action replay. I picked here up and she had a nasty gash on her forehead and her glasses were bent. I managed to straighten those as she can't see without them. I took her back home to clean her up and she burst into tears. I think that was good because she let go of a lot of the shock. We picked all the grit out of her cuts and put some surgical spirits on them - and they healed nicely after a few days. It seems that I've got a bit over-protective now as I keep telling here to watch where she's walking.. My sister told me off for that and said I've got to let it go... - Derek

Your best bet, if it isn't too deep, is to wash it out good and then clean it with peroxide. Put some antibacterial cream on it and keep it covered for a few days...then let it air out for a few days. If it's really deep then you need to see a doctor. [b]**AT PEACE WITHIN** ~~STAND STRONG IN YOUR BELIEFS~~[/b]

since it is swelling - ice you might see about some cream - like Neosporin

put some ice on it to get the swell to go down, if you cant put any weight on it in a couple of hours or the pain gets worse and the swelling dont go down go to the er, i had that happen to me a few times because my knees give out on me all the time.

Go to the doctor. Maybe he/she can get it stitched up for you. You better not wait till it gets worse. Go to a doctor now just in case.