Framatome
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I had my right TKR done September 4th. All is going well. Was moving along with PT and bending was good. Now having struggling with straightening.
3 weeks ago started to have a little increase in pain and weird symptoms that would come and go like early evening chills that went on for about a week. Then progressed to chills and generally just not feeling well over the next week with nausea. And now diarrhea and a general feeling not being well.
I went to see my surgeon who decided to take to blood test for inflammatory markers see if they were elevated as the knee is not red nor warm. That was a few days ago. Symptoms are still progressing and I'm sad and crying all the time. It almost feels like I have the flu but have no other flu symptoms. And after speaking with him on Friday, he did not think it was the flu or a virus either.
Saturday I felt so bad I couldn't get out of bed. I developed nausea and terrible diarrhea and miserable feeling. Called the office and got the on-call surgeon who told me he would speak with my surgeon and get back with me. He called me back later in the day to tell me that that both markers were elevated and they needed to do a knee aspiration immediately on Monday morning.
I've just not heard of a knee infection symptoms being this way it seems unusual. Any input anybody can provide would be helpful as stated symptoms have progressively gotten worse over and almost three week.
3 weeks ago started to have a little increase in pain and weird symptoms that would come and go like early evening chills that went on for about a week. Then progressed to chills and generally just not feeling well over the next week with nausea. And now diarrhea and a general feeling not being well.
I went to see my surgeon who decided to take to blood test for inflammatory markers see if they were elevated as the knee is not red nor warm. That was a few days ago. Symptoms are still progressing and I'm sad and crying all the time. It almost feels like I have the flu but have no other flu symptoms. And after speaking with him on Friday, he did not think it was the flu or a virus either.
Saturday I felt so bad I couldn't get out of bed. I developed nausea and terrible diarrhea and miserable feeling. Called the office and got the on-call surgeon who told me he would speak with my surgeon and get back with me. He called me back later in the day to tell me that that both markers were elevated and they needed to do a knee aspiration immediately on Monday morning.
I've just not heard of a knee infection symptoms being this way it seems unusual. Any input anybody can provide would be helpful as stated symptoms have progressively gotten worse over and almost three week.
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