Uh Oh...
For the last few days, I noticed an increase in the amount of fluid coming off my knee through the surgical drain. Obviously, it shouldn't increase, but decrease. Saturday evening, my knee was sore, but I thought it was from moving the scar tissue around, since I was walking more. I iced it, and it did feel a bit better. Went to bed...
Yesterday, my knee looked good in the morning. Still more sore than it had been, though. Even doing my quad exercises hurt more. Went to breakfast with my roommates, and to Walmart. Walking through the store, I noticed my knee seemed more swollen and painful. Finished there, and went home. Iced my knee right off the bat. It didn't improve the pain and swelling much though. And about an hour after, I started getting chills. I very unjustly blamed my roommates for my freezing, as the thermostat was at 67 degrees (They both said they didn't change it).
So, I pretty much took it easy the rest of the day, hunkering down in my bed under the covers. I did get up when my business partner Steve returned gear he used during an event, and I was pretty sweaty when we were offloading gear.
So, last night, I decided to ice my knee more directly that through the ace wrap. Took it off, and immediately realized it wasn't an overuse problem...
Uh oh... My knee was red, hot, and swollen, as well as being painful. I pressed on some of the area that seemed more swollen, and realized there was fluid in there, even with the drain in. I pressed on the skin, and 10cc of fluid came out within a minute. It was obviously an infection. I did ice it, which didn't do anything. Knee was still as hot after I iced it as before. Checked my temp, which was 100.3. Bleh. Rewrapped it, made
A trip to the ER was in store, which I did do. Sent a message to my surgeon also, so he knew what was going on. Ended up with I.V. antibiotics, and a 10-day supply of oral antibiotics. Got home about 12:45 this morning. Thankfully, they cut me loose rather than having me take up space in a bed in the hospital. Got home and promptly fell into a coma until my alarm went off reminding me to take my next dose of antibiotic. My knee is less painful and less swollen this morning, which is a good indicator that the bug causing this is sensitive to the antibiotic, a real good thing. I have a planned appointment with a P.A. in the orthopedics department this morning, which is now also an ER followup appointment.
Yesterday, my knee looked good in the morning. Still more sore than it had been, though. Even doing my quad exercises hurt more. Went to breakfast with my roommates, and to Walmart. Walking through the store, I noticed my knee seemed more swollen and painful. Finished there, and went home. Iced my knee right off the bat. It didn't improve the pain and swelling much though. And about an hour after, I started getting chills. I very unjustly blamed my roommates for my freezing, as the thermostat was at 67 degrees (They both said they didn't change it).
So, I pretty much took it easy the rest of the day, hunkering down in my bed under the covers. I did get up when my business partner Steve returned gear he used during an event, and I was pretty sweaty when we were offloading gear.
So, last night, I decided to ice my knee more directly that through the ace wrap. Took it off, and immediately realized it wasn't an overuse problem...
You can see the redness and swelling in this picture. Sorry the quality is so poor.
Uh oh... My knee was red, hot, and swollen, as well as being painful. I pressed on some of the area that seemed more swollen, and realized there was fluid in there, even with the drain in. I pressed on the skin, and 10cc of fluid came out within a minute. It was obviously an infection. I did ice it, which didn't do anything. Knee was still as hot after I iced it as before. Checked my temp, which was 100.3. Bleh. Rewrapped it, made
A trip to the ER was in store, which I did do. Sent a message to my surgeon also, so he knew what was going on. Ended up with I.V. antibiotics, and a 10-day supply of oral antibiotics. Got home about 12:45 this morning. Thankfully, they cut me loose rather than having me take up space in a bed in the hospital. Got home and promptly fell into a coma until my alarm went off reminding me to take my next dose of antibiotic. My knee is less painful and less swollen this morning, which is a good indicator that the bug causing this is sensitive to the antibiotic, a real good thing. I have a planned appointment with a P.A. in the orthopedics department this morning, which is now also an ER followup appointment.
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