[AT] Off Topic Ed needs Some Devine Intervention.

[Mike S Meulenberg]

Hi Ed,
My wife is a Nurse Practitioner in a Critical Care Unit. When I read your
post to her, she thought it sure sounded like an infection was the
culprit. Hopefully they obtained cultures, because according to her, your
at risk for MRSA and other nasties. Either that or it could be an
inflammatory reaction, but it would have to be one hell of a reaction to
pop the sutures. Do you have a fever? She said if she was in the same
situation, and was in that much pain, with that much drainage, she
wouldn't wait until Monday, and would hit the ER.

Take Care,
Mike


On Sat, 10 Apr 2004 19:16:25 -0400 Edward Tabor
<edward.tabor at zoominternet.net> writes:
> I'm sitting here, typing this, I know damn well it's off topic but I 
> 
> need some devine intervention here.  As most know, I had a bad left 
> knee 
> that has underwent several surgeries and causes me much pain.  On 
> 22, 
> March, I had a denervation surgery which actually helped my pain 
> alot. 
>  Was really looking forward to returning full time to work, in a 
> month. 
>  Also, I have been receiving Synovial Fluid replacement injections, 
> my 
> last was on Tuesday.  On Friday, I awoke with my knee burning and 
> red, 
> by lunch it was sop painful I could not bear weight on it.  Neither 
> doc 
> that worked on me (one with the shots, or the one with the 
> denervation 
> surgery wanted to see me, finally just showed at the one doc's 
> office. 
>  Was see, fluid drawn off and blood drawn.  Bottom line is, I was 
> sent 
> home, said it is not infection.  Now my suture line has split open, 
> and 
> is draining enough to saturate a 5 x 9 dressing and half a pant leg 
> 
> every hour.  It hurts so bad I'm at a loss for words and nothing 
> relieves it.  If I can last, I go back monday, I suspect to be 
> admitted.
> 
> BTW:  Because of this I missed my first (and most favorite) tractor 
> pull 
> of the year.
> 
> Ed 
> 
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