Ow, my knee!

I had noticed that I was having a lot of dull throbs and soreness in my right knee. But, I rested it somewhat and hoped that it would just subside. But its not. I had to cut my workout short last night cause it was driving me batty to keep banging it and favoring the left side. It has a slight visible bruise and is swollen a bit. It has been this way for a couple of weeks. I used some icy hot on it last night and it felt better. Any suggestions on how to either 1) make it heal quicker, 2) ensure it doesn't happen again (I hope that with the more weight I lose, the less impact it will be when I run), 3) how to get through it if it doesn't go away right away???

I guess tonight I will try out my new pilates video and see what it does for me. At least there won't be any impact.

I have to study like mad the rest of the day because the class exam for real estate is tomorrow. I am not totally confident yet. I hope to be by the end of tonight. I am going to leave work early so I can spend the afternoon and evening reviewing and taking practice tests.

I'll post tomorrow about the results of the test. Wish me luck!