Hi! As you know I broke my right foot on Feb. 14th. As of last Wednesday my right knee had also swollen to about twice its normal size. After a quick trip to the doctor, more x-rays, draining the knee and a shot of cortisone....the doctor believes I have also torn the meniscus in my knee and that using the walking cast is irritating it! He told me to stay off it for a week (yeah right!) and then we would check it again.
Monday (the 9th) I went back. He decided I did not need an MRI at this point of my knee. He actually wants me to start walking around (at home only) for a few hours a day over the next 3-4 weeks without my cast. We will see if that takes added stress off my knee and allows it to heal itself!
Hopefully when I go back in 4 weeks, the foot and knee will both be completely healed! If the knee is not healed, they will do an MRI at that time, followed by outpatient surgery, and 3-4 more weeks of recovery! I am hoping all will be well soon, and am very gratefully to be losing the cast - even for brief periods of time!
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I hope it goes well also. We will be thinking of you often.
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