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Hello @simplyvee, Welcome to Connect. You mentioned you don't do sports anymore. The symptoms you describe sound similar to patellofemoral pain syndrome (aka runner’s knee). Here's an article that you might find helpful:
"Why is my knee hot and throbbing?
Burning in the front of the knee is often caused by an overuse injury known as runner's knee – also referred to as chondromalacia or patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFS). As well, it could be tendonitis caused by the inflammation of the patellar tendon."
-- Burning in Knee: Causes and Treatments:
https://www.healthline.com/health/burning-in-knee
I know you have talked with your doctor without much help. Have you discussed the possibility of getting an X-ray of the knee for possible damage?
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Hi John, thank you for the reply!
So I’m currently 27 years old and I stopped doing sports at 18–so it’s truly been a long time. I don’t do any strenuous activities anymore so I think that’s where a lot of my concern of coming from. It’s not shown in the photos I posted but I also keep randomly popping up with bruises on my legs and back. So it’s all unexplainable to me given I don't do anything (like bumping into anything or running or anything like that to be causing it). It’s just strange to me.
I have already messaged me PCP and I’m hoping she’ll order an x-ray to find out what might be going on. I do thinks that my best bet as it’s just getting progressively worse.