Doc's are very quick to give it a name & chuck pills at it, only real way to know how bad it is will be to get an MRI, which they will do their best to deny you purely due to cost, if you've got any healthcare cover through work etc, might be worth exploring the possibility that might cover it ?.
I've had something similar going on for 30 months, medics playing it down & me saying its a lot worse than they say, finally they've admitted I need a new knee βΉοΈ, so I'm on a "list" FFS.