Hello
I am 19 years old and active in sports. A couple days ago I was playing soccer and my knee gave out and I heard a "pop". This happened when I tried to cut left, but my cleats caught in the turf and I also got hit during the process. I went down right away and felt pain in my left knee. Both sides of my knee were a little bit swollen, and I could not bend my knee all the way back. In addition, if I put pressure on the sides of my knee, it hurts and this was after swelling went down. I was able to bear my full weight on my injuried leg without pain at all. I have since then put on a brace to limit my knee movement with icing and elevation.
But since I am without insurance(I know, its bad), I was not able to see a doctor or get a MRI.
What is the best possible course of action? Is it a MCL tear with meniscus damage?
Thanks