OP
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Pat29627
post-grad
United StatesI saw my OS today. I'm at eight months. A resident came in and moved my leg every which way and had me tell him all about the pain. He said the knee seemed alright. He left and then came in to tell me they were going to get X-rays since I was still having pain.
After X-rays, my doctor came in. He asked what's up with my leg, and when I said I didn't know, he said "we're just going to have to go ahead and amputate!" I said, "Oh no, it's just fine!" He said the X-rays looked good. No sign of loosening. He moved the leg all around and up and down and said things seemed just right. I showed him where it hurts below and medial to the knee and also right on the tibia at the base of the knee. When he pulled the knee laterally, it hurt in the middle.
He thinks it's soft tissue problems and said to take the Celebrex twice a day for two weeks rather than once a day. I said I have to take it also because I have arthritis in my hands. He looked and said "Oh, I see you have some arthritis!" I have a stuck out bony place at the place where my thumbs meet the wrists. He said they have a surgery where they take a tendon from the forearm and put it in to pad the bad area. He said it's a long recovery, but helps a lot. I was so glad to hear there is something they can do if I have to have something done. He said with my knee pain worse for a few steps when I first start walking, then getting worse after walking a while and no pain when sitting that those things also indicate soft tissue caused pain.
He prescribed Voltaren Gel to use once a day at night. I asked if it would be better to exercise more if I had to use pain medication after, and he said no. He said it's best to just do moderate exercise so it doesn't interfere with my daily activities.
I asked if he took fat out of the knee because I'm able to see blood vessels that I couldn't see as much before. He said, "Yes, we did take fat out. Do you want us to put it back in?" I just wish they'd gone ahead and taken fat from many more areas. :hehe:
He moved my left leg (opposite the surgical leg) around to test my hip. He said I had good movement and that my pain is likely soft tissue there, too. He said since I'm still having problems with one leg that it's probably putting stress on the hip. He said if we thought it was the joint, it would take an MRI to see. He gave me a sheet demonstrating stretching exercises to do.
I'm to go back to see him in 8 weeks. Thank goodness he's so darn cute or there would be nothing good in these problems at all!
After X-rays, my doctor came in. He asked what's up with my leg, and when I said I didn't know, he said "we're just going to have to go ahead and amputate!" I said, "Oh no, it's just fine!" He said the X-rays looked good. No sign of loosening. He moved the leg all around and up and down and said things seemed just right. I showed him where it hurts below and medial to the knee and also right on the tibia at the base of the knee. When he pulled the knee laterally, it hurt in the middle.
He thinks it's soft tissue problems and said to take the Celebrex twice a day for two weeks rather than once a day. I said I have to take it also because I have arthritis in my hands. He looked and said "Oh, I see you have some arthritis!" I have a stuck out bony place at the place where my thumbs meet the wrists. He said they have a surgery where they take a tendon from the forearm and put it in to pad the bad area. He said it's a long recovery, but helps a lot. I was so glad to hear there is something they can do if I have to have something done. He said with my knee pain worse for a few steps when I first start walking, then getting worse after walking a while and no pain when sitting that those things also indicate soft tissue caused pain.
He prescribed Voltaren Gel to use once a day at night. I asked if it would be better to exercise more if I had to use pain medication after, and he said no. He said it's best to just do moderate exercise so it doesn't interfere with my daily activities.
I asked if he took fat out of the knee because I'm able to see blood vessels that I couldn't see as much before. He said, "Yes, we did take fat out. Do you want us to put it back in?" I just wish they'd gone ahead and taken fat from many more areas. :hehe:
He moved my left leg (opposite the surgical leg) around to test my hip. He said I had good movement and that my pain is likely soft tissue there, too. He said since I'm still having problems with one leg that it's probably putting stress on the hip. He said if we thought it was the joint, it would take an MRI to see. He gave me a sheet demonstrating stretching exercises to do.
I'm to go back to see him in 8 weeks. Thank goodness he's so darn cute or there would be nothing good in these problems at all!
