Hi! Update on the swelling . Went to Surgeon today . He took a huge vial of blood out and said " what happened ". I said I'm just living my life ! Lol ! It was sooooo painful . Anyone ever had that done ? Where the blood come from I wonder ?He said he could do cortisone shot in 3 weeks if I wanted ? Why would I want that ? Anyway I've been iceing all day. It's really really sore from what he did . The nurse talked to me about what I should and should not be doing as far ad exercise , wearing heels etc. hoping I am on my way to getting back to where I was before all this .
Debbie
Gosh, I'm sorry to hear you went through this. How long has it been since your KRS?
Hi Duckfan
Thank you .May 19 year anniversary PKR. Just all the sudden swelled up real bad . Finding out you always need to be cautious not to overdo it . Hoping that's all it is .
Debbie
I sure hope you start feeling better. You have my prayers.
Perhaps your prosthetic has an infection- it's unclear if you've had a TKR but if you have I would suspect an infection.
You need to ask what the blood test was for x
Oh no, sorry to hear that... shot would be a pain relief treatment?
Hi Mary
Yes had PKR one year ago .
The Doctor didn't do a blood test the swelling I had was all blood swelling. He was taking out fluid which ended up being blood . In other words my knee was filled with blood.
Doesn't cortisone slow healing? I don't know how it would affect it at all, but I'd check up on it if I were you. Good luck!