Hi I am a 27 year old 5 8 142lbs, very athletic, active & healthy. I have had Type 1 diabetes for 6yrs. but it has been managed well & I have no negative sideeffects. I was hit by a motorcycle at low speed 1 month ago, full force of the wheel went to the outside of my left knee. It hurt a bit but went away after a few minutes so I thought nothing of it. After a few days, I ran & noticed my knee was locking so had it checked up & an x-ray showed I had a lesion on my cartilage. until this point I could still do things normally, only found it slightly painful when lifting heavy objects. I stayed off it for about a week then went back to playing basketball & exercising normally. later I banged it while biking & since then I have been experiencing pain while climbing stairs etc. now it hurts all the time but especially when my knee bends to about a 45 deg. angle (that s if it s at 180deg. when it s straight) . An ultrasound showed my tendons are all ok. I am a us citizen in Brazil & do not yet have insurance or access to medical benefits yet & very little money to see a specialist, I got the xray n ultrasound done at a free govt hospital but it is a lengthy process. I did some research about lesions in the knee cartilage & some of the options. My question is... How do you recommend I treat my knee until I am able to get further help & proper treatment??? Please help as I do not want to injure it further. Thank you!