TKR Bruising 5 years on

Doyley

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Hello all,

It's almost 5 years since my left TKR. The last few weeks I keep getting bruises over my knee. I had bruises immediately post-surgery which I know is normal, but just the past few weeks I've been getting them over and over. Once one heals, I get another. They're relatively big and go through a wonderful array of colours. I have not been banging it, nor doing anything different to normal. Maybe a little more physical activity recently as I've been trying to lose some weight, but nothing too physical, my other disabilities prevent this.
The TKR wasn't fully successful. I'm told that I have rather stretchy ligaments because of my Larsen's Syndrome, so my knee is always clunking.
I'm 36 and otherwise healthy apart from my LS.

I'll attach a photo of how it looks as I'm typing this.

Any thoughts?

Thanks
 

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@Doyley Are you taking any new medication? Have you started any new activities lately?
 
@Doyley - I think a good place to start is to see your GP about this. It's possible that there is a bit too much laxity in your knee and that some of its movement has caused some bleeding.
At the same time, it might be wise to have some blood tests as well.
 

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