My body is falling apart! argh!

[Helene2013]

I hope it heals soon. It is the worst pain I ever felt. Even alc tear reconstruct was nothing compared to this. My doc is back Monday afternoon. You can bet I will give her a call and ask for good pain killers. Bring on the morphine. Hihi Aleve may help but so far does nothing for pain. Slept will leg elevated, if you can say sleep, but the fluid moved from calf to knee and lower thigh. icing is not easy as you have to cover 3/4 of leg and I am not equiped like my PT clinic.

I wish I knew which 2 pills I could combine to numb pain and get synovial liquid to resorb. Will try squats and light bike trainer today. Wonder if you can ice just before and right after exercising.

If PT was working this w/e I could have asked her about making me a taping and talk about compression socks.

[Helene2013]

Today was just like the rest of previous days. In fact, yesterday was better - no cramps. But this morning I had major cramps in the hamstring and a few times this afternoon. Had to do some grocery shopping so I can have lunches for work. I don't want to end up having to buy breakfast/lunches on crutches in the foodcourt. Too much of a hassle.

But not all is negative. I was able to do 4km on my trainer bike this afternoon. After testing leg and a good warm up, I was able to stay on the small gear (4th) and a cadence around 65-70 with speed to max of 16km/h. Not bad and beside the warm up (first 2-3 minutes) I felt no stretch or pain to the leg. The first turns of the wheels I was not too sure. But did good. I was able to do my squats. 0 pain. But the stretch of the calf (injured leg) is almost a big no no. I can stand 10 seconds max and not even a full stretch. PT told me to target 30 seconds, and if I can't, well just shortened them up and do them progressively. Unbelievable you can cycle...but not walk! Deuh!

Pain can be unbeareable at times. Enough to make you cry. My doctor will be back in the office tomorrow afternoon and she will see the lab report the walk-in clinic received. I will ask her for some pain pills. Aleve just does not cut it for this.

[Blueberry]

Wow! I had no idea that a Baker's Cyst could do that (the things I will hopefully learn in med school). I have one as well - clean knees other than some patellar-femoral pain - my doc has been completely unconcerned about it. I have been doing hip exercises like crazy to try to keep the knee running well - but it honestly hadn't occurred to me it could rupture. It has been annoying me for almost a year. *sigh*

I hope you get some better answers from your doctor, as well as some relief from the pain!

[OakLeaf]

Wow. When DH had a Baker's cyst several years ago, the doctor made noises like he'd drain it if it didn't resolve reasonably quickly. IIRC it resorbed within a couple of months. Healing thoughts to everyone dealing with these!

[Helene2013]

Feeling much better today. To say Tuesday I would have sworn that my leg would have exploded from being so hard and swollen. My knee was floating in synovial liquid.

Yesterday was the first day I was able to walk without crutches. I did not go shopping though. hihi I just walked around the house and did my grocery and it was more than enough.

My doctor prescribed 1000mg of Naproxyn (500 twice a day). Since I had a huge bottle of Aleve 220mg, pharmacist said I could keep using those as it was the same. Just a few more pills to make it too 1000mg/day. I also have a pill to take in the morning to avoid stomach ulcers from that many pills.

MY PT did some type of taping behind my lower leg to help the fluid go back to the knee lymph node as it can absorb it quickly into the system. The tape is similar to this one but it is on my lower leg (the pic one is on thigh).
https://www.google.ca/search?q=ruptu...%3B1952%3B3264

I also wear during the day a pair of compression Firm Support Knee Hi 20mmHg.

All this combo has helped a lot. I think I'm on the right track. Since the xray report said it may show some osteoporosis my doc has given me a reference paper to go pass a bone density test. No one thinks I have bone issues but better know now than too late. My diet was always good on calcium, did a lot of weight-baring activities and I'm not menopaused. But who knows!!! So my test is on Dec. 30. I could have gone before but it is not an emergency and I did not want to miss more work just for this.

Today I was good enough to vaccum and wash my floor, did my dusting. Hubby has been excellent support but there is so much I can ask him for. He drove me to work daily (which meant he had to take some time off his own banks), walked the 3 dogs (one at a time) alone, did chores and grocery by himself. I could not ask for a better partner, in sickness and in health. hihi

Tomorrow I'll try to walk to the bus, 30 minute ride to rest the leg, then walk another 15 minutes to my office. Then I should be able to keep calm for the day and he always picks me up at 4pm to head home.

I'm going back to PT Thursday evening and I'm hopeful she will be able to give me fun things to do. I will try to ride my bike (on trainer) for 10-15 minutes today and see how the leg goes. I think it will be fine. Then ice it, warm bath and it will be quiet evening.

I'm making a xmas log for dessert. hummm miammm

I have some more PT exercises to help the thigh as it loses quickly strength. I have to flex as much as possible my toes towards me to stretch the calf - which will push the liquid back up.

[Crankin]

Glad you are doing better, Helene. You have the right attitude.

[shootingstar]

Take an easy Helene. Great that hubby is doing whatever he can to help you. Getting you to and from work is very helpful, etc.

[Helene2013]

My 1st planned session is done. I had some bike (32 minutes - intervals), some treadmill (15 minutes - flat and no running) and my squats.

Very happy that I did not feel any pain and all body parts did not complain. hihi

Tomorrow I have my muscular training and if weather can be nice we are due to take a long walk with the dogs. It is so deep freezing cold lately that they can't even go outside but for a quick pee and even then their paws are up. Tomorrow should be good, and even rain! Go figure. Weather is just so confused. haha

[Pax]

Glad it went well, hope you just keep getting stronger from now on.