sdandrea1 Sounds like what was going on last year with my wife's left knee. Before the replacement in March! š§ She actually had the problem for about a year before the replacement and was having it drained, then injected with some type of blue goo. BUT, she was as they say about 'old' people, sedentary most of the time, not out trying to golf 3-4 times/week.
I've said this before about those 'painkiller' type concoctions.....they will only mask the pain, thus leading to a false sense of well being. IOW, you can tear hell outta yourself using that shit; leading to a more serious injury, or even adding a different injury to what you already have. See the Doc, fuck those topicals/painkillers!! Get 'er fixed right.