WFD
senior
End of week 8 update -
The illness (fever and chills) has come back, and the knee/shin pain is not getting better at all. In addition, I seem to be getting all kinds of strange aches all over my body. I suspect Lyme disease (I had a tick bite maybe a month or more ago) but before I can get tested for that, I had to have a PCR Covid test today, though in the course of this illness I've tested negative 5X with the home Covid tests.
If all goes well I can get the Lyme test tomorrow or the next day and get proper treatment for this. There are at least five known cases of Lyme disease bacteria infecting a TKR joint, and I sure don't want that.
If I do have Lyme, I wonder if it is the cause or at least an aggravating factor for this painful knee and shin problem, and perhaps the back problem as well.
My knee has been more painful and swollen lately, and RoM has decreased to 85°.
The illness (fever and chills) has come back, and the knee/shin pain is not getting better at all. In addition, I seem to be getting all kinds of strange aches all over my body. I suspect Lyme disease (I had a tick bite maybe a month or more ago) but before I can get tested for that, I had to have a PCR Covid test today, though in the course of this illness I've tested negative 5X with the home Covid tests.
If all goes well I can get the Lyme test tomorrow or the next day and get proper treatment for this. There are at least five known cases of Lyme disease bacteria infecting a TKR joint, and I sure don't want that.
If I do have Lyme, I wonder if it is the cause or at least an aggravating factor for this painful knee and shin problem, and perhaps the back problem as well.
My knee has been more painful and swollen lately, and RoM has decreased to 85°.