Hi,
I'm writing again - I can't believe my bad luck actually....I dislocated my left knee two weeks ago; it was awful, I lost my footing on the decking, fell backwards and my leg was caught underneath my body, my knee dislocated and was facing right angle to the left when I looked at it. 30 minutes later, a paramedic and a lot of entonox and he pushed it back in - yes it was excruciating!!!
I have since seen an orthopaedic consultant who is not happy with the state of my knee. I'm due an Wikipedia reference-linkMRI in another 10 days then a follow up appt with the surgeon - he thinks it may need surgery and is not sure about nerve damage (I'm getting tingling around the side of the knee), but my leg is in a medi brace and I can't weight bear. My knee remains hugely swollen, it makes a clicking noise and when I bathe it just 'hangs' in the water. The bruising was extensive going down the length of my calf and like a bracelet around the front and back of my knee - it's fading now.
I'm writing to you because I'd like to know the long-term effects this can have, I've just had to cancel a holiday as I'm not able to walk and even if I could I'm classed at risk of DVTs - hence can't fly; I'm off work - obviously, but feel incredibly concerned that things aren't 'fixing' themselves (I'm 41, does this make things worse?). The pain occurs if my knee even rests to one side for a few minutes, it's miserable to say the least. Do you have any words of reassurance please, I'm so miserable!!!
Many thanks, Lisa

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