My knee hurts!

So fast forward to today, a few weeks later, and my knee really took a turn for the worst!

I do have a history of osteoarthritis and avascular necrosis in my right knee, but it has been a long while since I’ve had a real issue with it. All of a sudden, this past Sunday morning/2 days ago, I woke up and it hurt a bit. As the day went on, it began to hurt…a LOT!

I was away from home on Saturday night and returned home Sunday afternoon and took the bus/subway. I’m so thankful that my knee held up long enough to safely get me home! As the evening went on, it was to the point where I was limping all over the place. I put some heat on it via a hot water bottle. I had to work the following day and was worried about being able to make it. I made it in, but I tell ya- the walk from my desk to the washroom which normally takes about 20 seconds or so took my like 5 minutes. I brought an ice pack with me to work. When it got warm, I took the on of two small ice packs that I keep in my lunch bag to keep my food cold and stuck it into my knee brace. I exchanged the ice pack with the other one when it got warm. 

The walk to the kitchen, while much shorter than the walk to the washroom, was also a chore. But in the end I made it through the day. I stayed in bed when I got home. 

The next day/today, I decided that I had better head to emergency. My knee feels warm and I’m very concerned about the swelling and fluid in there.  I’ve already done an x-ray and was given some pain medication. My nurse also took some blood from me for blood tests. Let’s see what happens with those. 

In the meantime, here is a pic of both of my knees that I just took as I lie down here in my ER bed. As you can see, my right knee is much bigger than the left one. 

So now I’m basically waiting for a doctor to come in here with a monster sized needle declaring the need to tap my knee. And if that DOES happen…watch it be a shaky student doctor holding the huge needle…  

*le sigh*