like i kneeded this

pinkchick · Post by **pinkchick** » Sat Aug 16, 2008 2:37 am

jimbo;954409 wrote: well its good news and news of i dont know what

after months of waiting for a MRI scan i got the results ..... good knews yaaaay no op needed there is terrible swelling and pain but no damage to all the important bits

but here is the other bit i'm not sure about ,what ever is wrong with my knee is also whats wrong with my foot an acute joint infection :-3

i have to have bone scans and more blood tests to find out what it is ... has anyone got any idea's

i googled it but from what i saw i could be anywhere from dying or just putting my foot up for a while

I've never heard of that before....

I hate it when you google something and it doesn't give you a straight answer!:-5

I hope you're not in too much pain Jimborooni :-6

pinkchick · Post by **pinkchick** » Sat Aug 16, 2008 3:02 am

jimbo;954420 wrote: well all i can say is i have always wanted to be acute ee and to be kneeded but this is not exactly what i had in mind :wah:

thanks for your reply pc :-6

:wah::wah::wah:

theia · Post by **theia** » Sat Aug 16, 2008 3:12 am

jimbo;954409 wrote: well its good news and news of i dont know what

after months of waiting for a MRI scan i got the results ..... good knews yaaaay no op needed there is terrible swelling and pain but no damage to all the important bits

:D

but here is the other bit i'm not sure about ,what ever is wrong with my knee is also whats wrong with my foot an acute joint infection :-3

i have to have bone scans and more blood tests to find out what it is ... has anyone got any idea's

i googled it but from what i saw i could be anywhere from dying or just putting my foot up for a while

Jimbo, when do you next get to talk to someone from MRI or your consultant? I know it's difficult having to wait for more information, but it can be preferable to possibly misinterpreting something you might have googled on the internet. I confuse myself totally at times by only picking up on partial information (though, mind you, this confusion seems more frequent the older I get :-5)

theia · Post by **theia** » Sat Aug 16, 2008 3:29 am

jimbo;954431 wrote: i go for the blood tests next week but i have to wait for harefieild hospital to get in touch for the bone scan

i really should not google things about health matters really i'm convinced i have all sorts now :-3:-3

mind you its taken my mind of if i have webbed toes or not :wah:

thanks for your reply theia

:-6

That's why I don't do it. I can imagine all sorts of nasties within without the help of google :wah:

kayleneaussie · Post by **kayleneaussie** » Sat Aug 16, 2008 3:53 am

I know its hard Jimbo but you will just have to be patient (which BTW I am terrible at) until you have all the results. Googling your symptoms can sometimes give you the wrong information and scare you to death

best of luck :-6

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Sat Aug 16, 2008 4:09 am

kayleneaussie;954438 wrote: I know its hard Jimbo but you will just have to be patient (which BTW I am terrible at) until you have all the results. Googling your symptoms can sometimes give you the wrong information and scare you to death

best of luck :-6

I agree with Kaylen. Have the doctors given you anything for pain while you are waiting for your test results? You have to be patient, patient.

Post by **spot** » Sat Aug 16, 2008 5:14 am

That word "infection" might be underneath it all, infection which settles into bones like the knee or ankle can get out of range of any treatment and then creep out and re-infect time and again when the antibiotics are stopped. It can take months to suppress it to the point where there's none left. The good news is that when it's finally gone there's no problem remaining and you can stop limping and saying ouch all the time.

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Sat Aug 16, 2008 5:20 am

A bone scan is very harmless, you just sit there, pose, and they scan you.

I know you must be able to pose well..................

kazalala · Post by **kazalala** » Sat Aug 16, 2008 5:58 am

Hope it nowt too serious Jim, and you feel better soon:-4

Trunk Monkey · Post by **Trunk Monkey** » Sat Aug 16, 2008 6:47 am

Jimbo, sorry to hear all of this and hope you get your answer soon.

CARLA · Post by **CARLA** » Sat Aug 16, 2008 7:44 am

Spot is right Jimbo infection is the base of the problem. Now the proper course of action to treat it is next. Your blood work will determine the type of infection. The sooner you get those results the better. Infections spread and that is what has happened. I would press for all results and treatment options ASAP. Bone infections are serious business and you need to be viglant on this for treament options. Keep us posted Jimbo.. :yh_hugs:yh_hugs

[QUOTE]That word[QUOTE] "infection" might be underneath it all, infection which settles into bones like the knee or ankle can get out of range of any treatment and then creep out and re-infect time and again when the antibiotics are stopped. It can take months to suppress it to the point where there's none left. The good news is that when it's finally gone there's no problem remaining and you can stop limping and saying ouch all the time.[/QUOTE][/QUOTE]

Post by **jones jones** » Sat Aug 16, 2008 8:33 am

jimbo;954409 wrote: well its good news and news of i dont know what

after months of waiting for a MRI scan i got the results ..... good knews yaaaay no op needed there is terrible swelling and pain but no damage to all the important bits

:D

but here is the other bit i'm not sure about ,what ever is wrong with my knee is also whats wrong with my foot an acute joint infection :-3

i have to have bone scans and more blood tests to find out what it is ... has anyone got any idea's

i googled it but from what i saw i could be anywhere from dying or just putting my foot up for a while

i got an idea jimbo my buddy ... so how does this grab you?

gp's ... specialists ... physicians ... surgeons and other random medical people have the same problems we have ... just cos they can open your chest and put a stent into an artery doesn't mean they super-humans ...

they also got a mortgage to pay ... a wife to satisfy ... kids ... a mistress with a sports car ...

soooooooooooooo ...

where do these dudes earn their money/ how do they earn their money?

by ensuring that you and i remain ill ...

so if you wanna stay healthy ... in my humble opinion ...

stay away from doctors ...

qed!

jj

Pinky · Post by **Pinky** » Sat Aug 16, 2008 8:57 am

I hope you're not in too much pain mate, get the painkillers out and take it easy!

Helen · Post by **Helen** » Sat Aug 16, 2008 10:35 am

jimbo;954431 wrote: i go for the blood tests next week but i have to wait for harefieild hospital to get in touch for the bone scan

i really should not google things about health matters really i'm convinced i have all sorts now :-3:-3

mind you its taken my mind of if i have webbed toes or not :wah:

thanks for your reply theia

:-6

its not advisable jim, i did that for my thyroid op, got the wrong sort of thyroid problem, i was about ready to order a guide dog, oxygen tank and a wheel chair so decided to go and see the doc, he gave me a right bo****king !!

two months down the line after the op, im nearly back to full strength.:rolleyes:

Post by **spot** » Sat Aug 16, 2008 11:22 am

What my dad had was just like what you've described, jimbo, and once they managed to nail it he was back to normal. I'll not describe normal out of filial piety.

abbey · Post by **abbey** » Sat Aug 16, 2008 12:00 pm

Yaaaaaay to the good news on the important bits.

Boo-hoo to the infection, let's hope you just need to put your feet up. :-6