Did I tear it?
 

I was trying on my new football cleats in my house yesterday, when I slipped and slammed my knee cap into the wall. At first it wasn't so bad, but now I can't bend my right knee more than 90 degrees. Seems like the pain is coming and going. As soon as I get up to walk around the house, it gets really sore. Im wondering if it's the knee cap that is hurt, or if god forbid i did some damage under it? Any self test I can do to try and figure it out?

I've done that many a time before.
As far as it's been explained to me, the impact has jarred the muscles in the knee, and they've tensed up.
Give it a nice warm bath, and try not to put too much pressure on it for a day or so.

If it's still bad after that, go visit your GP.

feels pretty good after a nice warm shower until I started walking. I am going to ice it, and then take a pain killer (bextra). I have a game today and I would drive myself nuts if i didn't play. Hopefully all goes well.

I have been told, in such situations, to ice the area first, to reduce swelling, and then warm it to promote blood flow and healing. Personally, I'd take it easy today.

Also, never wear cleats in the house, or on anything thats not grass, for that matter. :)

That's gotta suck.. Feel like a fool!? WELL U SHOULD!!!! I joke.. I've done that before.. with my soccer cleets.. I slipped n jarred my knee *hurt for a few days*.. then I put on my track spikes a few months later.. fell right on my ass godamn.. hurt my ass so much.. today I saw a playground with a zipline thing... I swung down on it and it was to low to the ground and I hurt my knee.. I'm not very smart buttt I'm learning from my mistakes.. so I guess what i'm trying to say out of all of this is I've done that before.. and it hurts.. and your only a fool if you do it 3 times.

ha! awesome post. Anyway, a week later it feels fine. Thanks for the advice.