Hips and Knees

Since this is a medical blog of sorts, I might as well cover all the issues, since one issue relates to the other  I have been having problems with my left hip, to the degree that I was unable to move on the court and could not play.  Having recently established a relationship with Dr. Moor, I made an appointment to see him for this new problem.

But, I'm at the tennis courts on Tuesday last week watching my team play the last match of the season, and my right knee swelled from out of nowhere and became more painful than the hip.  How do you even limp from two sides at once?  Luckily, I had an appointment scheduled for my hip, so I went to see Dr. Moor for both problems on Wednesday (he had a cancellation).  He ordered an MRI for the hip, though at this point, the hip is my strength, and the least of my problems, because the knee has me totally hobbled.  He drained the knee, but instead of clear fluid, it was bloody, so that needs to be analyzed.  He ordered an MRI of the knee, as well as blood work.  (That fiasco is a separate post.)   I am scheduled to return ten days later (too long).   And I'm cranky. 

Uh uh!

It is now 7 years, 4 months since my TKR.  It has been a great 7 years, mostly pain free, with just the usual flare ups of issues to be expected by a woman my age, especially one who plays tennis 5 or 6 times a week, and sometimes more than once a day.  Until....3 weeks or so ago, when the knee spontaneously swelled during a period of inactivity.  It remained painful and swollen for 3 or 4 days, and then just as suddenly went back to normal.  But, I had made an appointment with an orthopedist, which I decided to keep.  I wanted to be an established patient if this should happen again.  He took an xray, and said it could be an issue with the glue interacting with the bone,  or it could be a fluke.  Let's wait and see, which was fine with me since I was back to normal.

But normal was too good to be true.  Last week it again spontaneously swelled during a period of inactivity, and I was truly gimping.

So, I am bringing back the blog,  since I have a feeling all is not well in there.

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