Thought I’d drop in and update . I went from walking up and down the rd , shooting some hoops carefully of course to a week and half of 24/7 pain that I never knew existed.
I tore the muscle all around the knee area where said work was done . That set off a nice bit swelling . They had drained my knee a week or 2 earlier they used 4 biggish type Syringes .
I tried to get in to see them last Thursday said wait to Monday it’s to soon to do it we have infection concerns . Ok did I tell you this shit really hurts ? Did I tell you the pain is so bad that I’ve under gone some kind of emotional change not for the good of me ?
In between this I told them sleeping was almost impossible I’m having the sweats every night . That got some attention .
they tried to get a sample from the last blood letting to test for infection . Let me try to fix the blood letting , there was 3 the first one had the 4 syringes the second on about a week ago and the third yesterday .
you could clearly see it had fluid a good bit , ENTER THE SUCKER OF BLOOD !!!!! Is that Darth maul ? Oh boy !
They numb the area then shove the needle in suck! I said suck ! Nothen a complete vacuum sucking the piston back in to seat at the needle . Enter Perplexity ! That ain’t right ! So the needle comes out then back then removing it a little making hard lefts and hard rights . Then pushing the damn thing out the other side of my leg .
my friend Mike drove me to the Docs not a long drive . But I was in so much pain I about said go to the emergency room . Rapid breathing, rocking and constantly trying to find a place I could move my leg for relief which never came .
now we’re back to the Doc jamming a syringe through . I said Doc Ryan could get anything either last week . I don’t like to admit it I was crying like a baby the whole time.
the sample for infection was tested I don’t if I have exactly right but one test was 1-100 somethings this test came 123 which he said though high it’s not that bad . Here’s where I’m blown away .
This only had a range 0-30 and the result !!!!!!!!
299 . It was Darth Maul dang it !!!!!
so Tuesday I get to have fun again . Open up the knee poke and prod see what can been seen . Remove all the implants flush it out fill it with antibiotics shove a plastic spacer in there and sew it up . Go home for 6 weeks on antibiotics. If all good reinstall new implants . They took out a half knee but they might not have any spacers thick enough put back as I’m on the largest one they offer but there could be an option . If not then full knee replacement it is .
To close , This emotional Roller coaster ride is something I’m completely unable to handle .
I don’t know how the pieces fit or what triggers what . Like now why heck am I crying now for ????
ok enough may you all have a Marry Christmas and happy new year .
