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Suggest Remedies For Persistent Pain In Left Knee
My husband for years has had left knee pain. He recently had the (shot?) he was out all day at a golf tour and he woke up at 4:00 am. with extreme pain.....lower left buttox, His entire leg is swollen including his foot. Could this be serious? blood clot ?
Thu, 23 May 2019
Hi,
Noted your short and specific history about your husband having left knee pain for a long time, got a shot and then swollen lower limb and pain in buttock.
Your history suggests that if he had a shot that is injection in buttock the history is suggestive of severe infection.
Hence I would advise him the following:
Rush to ER for clinical evaluation, examination and investigations of blood, particularly for CBC, sugar, bleeding and clotting profiles and as suggested.
May need an antibiotic cover and an anti-inflammatory medications.
Further investigations like Ultrasonography or MRI may help further o clarify the cause of additional symptoms.
For a chronic knee pain, he need an opinion of an Orthopedic Surgeon and MRI of the affected knee to know the exact cause hence allowing a specific management as per the cause found.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. T Chandrakant, General Surgeon
Noted your short and specific history about your husband having left knee pain for a long time, got a shot and then swollen lower limb and pain in buttock.
Your history suggests that if he had a shot that is injection in buttock the history is suggestive of severe infection.
Hence I would advise him the following:
Rush to ER for clinical evaluation, examination and investigations of blood, particularly for CBC, sugar, bleeding and clotting profiles and as suggested.
May need an antibiotic cover and an anti-inflammatory medications.
Further investigations like Ultrasonography or MRI may help further o clarify the cause of additional symptoms.
For a chronic knee pain, he need an opinion of an Orthopedic Surgeon and MRI of the affected knee to know the exact cause hence allowing a specific management as per the cause found.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. T Chandrakant, General Surgeon
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