i slipped on some ice a little more than 3 weeks ago and dislocated my patella ( knee). it was dislocated for about an hour or so before i got to an emergency room and had it set back to place.
it still hurts a lot if i try to bend it too far and there is a lot of bruising especially on the back of my calf and on the inner side of my ankle. I still can't bend my knee all the way back. I have a trip to the Dominican Republic in about a week and a half. do you think there is a serious problem with my patella? or is it just trying to heal itself? should i go see a doctor about it? i don't want to miss my trip.

p.s. this isn't the first time i've dislocated it... it's the 3rd.