Crappie Stalker and the Knee

I know all about dislocated knee caps and they do hurt, they do not heal easily and even if you are lucky and pop it back, it takes a long time to heal. Read as 3-4 months of rigid brace and 4X weekly physical therapy. First time I did not listen. Second time was much worse and I listened for a while. Third time, took 3 weeks to reduce the swelling to the point where it could be popped back into place followed by 5 months straight leg and 4x week visit for therapy. I waited that time until both the doctor and therapist said I was good to go.

That was ~30 years ago and I'm sure medicine has progressed since then but I still do my excercises religiously and have not had a problem. Get him a couple bottles of bourbon, a bucket of ice cubes a picher of cold water and make him happy. Then it wont matter if he hurts.

Hope the docs can get him fixed up fairly quick. I do recall that icing the knee really helped. bag of frozen peas, towel on knee, ice pack for 15 minutes, repeat every hour if my memory is correct. Good luck and best wishes for a speedy recovery.

i got me sum tools me and cane pole can fix him real good and cheep

Memphis Ortapedic Group on Wolf River Parkway is good also. Germantown, TN

Praying Paul gets better soon and find another doctor

How is the knee today?

Took him to our regular family doc on Monday and got a better explanation. He says it's the bursa that is inflamed and irritated. While it looks like the knee cap is "nudged" over to the outside, he says it's not actually dislocated. He gave Paul a HUGE steroid shot, oral steroids and a stronger pain pill prescription. It has definitely helped. He can actually bend the knee a bit, the swelling has gone down a lot and the pain level is down. The doc actually said that the other medical people had just "half a**ed" his treatment. Told us if it got any worse at all to come in and don't worry about an appointment.

Yep.....the bursa is the oil sack sort of......had one do the same thing in my elbow one time

I too have recently had episodes of bursitis in each of my elbows, about three months apart. Went to the Dr and he pulled out a large syringe and proceeded to stick the needle into the bursa and draw out the fluid. I continued to do the same thing at home. Both healed fine with no lingering problems. Wonder why your Dr doesn't drain Paul's knee?

Dr Pierce at west Tn bone and joint did wonders for me. Surgery and injections.

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Originally Posted by majflyboy

I too have recently had episodes of bursitis in each of my elbows, about three months apart. Went to the Dr and he pulled out a large syringe and proceeded to stick the needle into the bursa and draw out the fluid. I continued to do the same thing at home. Both healed fine with no lingering problems. Wonder why your Dr doesn't drain Paul's knee?

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We asked that same question. They were worried about a secondary infection. Plus, they said it was so inflamed and irritated they didn't know if he could stand it. He wanted them to though.