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Knee bursitis anyone ?

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Old Lass:
Hi ladies …. Ended up in A & E on tues because I could barely walk
  and in So much pain with left leg . Couldn't bend the knee forward or backwards. X-rays showed
Moderate arthritis .Doctor thinks there is a bursitis and gave me a steroid injection which has helped with my mobility, but I’m still in terrible pain 5 days later .
Waiting on an MRI …. To see exactly what’s going on . any of you ladies had similar. ??? And what helped. Thank you.X

DottyD68:
That sounds really painful. Did you do anything to injure it? Did it just come on suddenly?

Expect the medics will have sdvised this, but in the first instance I would be regularly icing my knee to reduce any inflammation. Wrap an ice pack in a tea towel and wrap it around your knee.

Old Lass:
Thanks DottieD68
No …no injury but the speed that it came on  and intensity of the pain is alarming . Just wondered if it’s common amongst us menopausal ladies ? X

DottyD68:
Sounds awful.
I wouldn't be surprised if it was another meno thing. I have had a strange nerve pain at the top of my big toe - comes and goes. No explanation from physio.
Give the ice a go! Hope it improves soon. X

CLKD:
Bursitis - itis = inflammation i.e. appendicitis.  tonsillitis ........

Was fluid drawn from the knee Old Lass?  Was it straw coloured, with blood ........... which should have been sent to a Lab 2 C whether you require anti-biotic therapy.

Bursitis is painful.  I have it in both hips ......... a few years ago I had a different set of symptoms where I would walk in the early hours with such deep intense pain in the thigh that I couldn't call out!  It was due to my bending over low cabinets at antique centres so now I have to remind myself not to do so!

I wouldn't consider this to be typically menopausal as I've seen men/women of all ages in Casualty being treated.

Were U advised to elevate?

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