i'm sorry to hear you're going through this. painful knees are no fun! this is something you should have evaluated by a health care provider. you can start with your primary care provider. while it's possible you simply have some arthritis or some inflammation related to doing chores on your knees it's also possible you injured your knee. your symptoms could be caused by a variety of knee injuries including a dislocated kneecap. ouch! the mere fact that you're having severe inflammation shooting pains and burning/stinging sensations indicate you need a physical examination by a health care professional. he or she may want to order some tests such as x-ray or mri to help figure out what's going on. i wish you all the best in getting bck on your feet (literally! ). i have similar issues with my right knee too but not to the extent that you have. on my knee i have permanent inflammation peripheral nerve damage and bursitis. it's the bursitis that causes the sharp stinging pain that you speak of. this quite possibly is your issue. things you can try to help aid the pain and swelling are icing elevating your knee some nsaids and trying to stay off the knee as much as you can. but the best course of action for you is to go to your doctor to see what he/she can do for you due to the extreme problems that you are enduring. here are some articles that i found on webmd that might help you: busitis symptoms bursitis faq's don't forget to make that doctor's appointment and i hope you start feeling better.
i have two large lumps on the outside of my knee - one above and one below. the one above is extremely painful. on 4 separate occasions about 2 months ago i had to get on my knees for chores and each time i experience a very sharp pain on the lower outside area of my right knee with each instance being more painful than the last. the pain prevents me from spending any time on my feet. i have severe inflamation and shooting pains that have a distinct burning and stinging sensation. i also have a very large hard knot above my knee to the outside and one below my knee on the outside.