Knee pain no success from A and E
Posted , 7 users are following.
Hi All,
I am a 25 year old male that has suffered a knee injury yesterday whilst playing sport.
I imediateley attened a minors injury center which refered me to hospital to have a xray and then to be seen in a and e.
The doctors that looked at me did the few normal tests such as tendons in tact and something called a grind test (that was the most painful experience of my life)
One muttered that I had just a slight bruised tendon and walked off.
So off from hospital I went with cruches and told to use ice to rest it.
From the initial incident yesterday I have not been able to straighten my leg or put any weight on it what so ever.
The doctor tried to straigthen it and rudely told me to relax whilst trying to force it (possible grind test) It didnt straighten and that was the excruitiating pain I had.
The doctors did test for the main ligament damages and also checked the xray.
Now, my issue is I feel I have been completed fobbed off and wrongly diagnosed (I will be shocked if someone agrees with the doctors diagnosis!)
I STILL cannot straighten my leg and when I do move it, I feel intense pain.
I swung my right leg as you would swing to kick a football and thats when the pain happened. It initially felt like I had dislocated my leg from its hinge joint!
From more poking around I have a suspect that its my Tibialis anterior muscle due to how sore it is when pressing on it.
Any advice is welcome, I don't feel like going back to the hospital as I was made to feel I was wasting their time yesterday!
I am self employed and work in a phsyical enviroment. So theres certainly no work for the foreseeable future!.
Happy to post pictures/videos and do some tests if need be!!
Thank you.
0 likes, 14 replies
Oldfatguy1 tom07570
Posted
tom07570
Posted
That is pretty much what I though aswell, I just feel like how I was treated was poor and that I was made to feel there is nothing wrong with me.
I will see my GP tomorrow and ask for a immediate referall.
Oldfatguy1 tom07570
Posted
artfingers tom07570
Posted
donna4434 tom07570
Posted
bev39551 tom07570
Posted
ElaineA tom07570
Posted
tom07570
Posted
Thanks for the kind messages. Still unable to move the knee and in alot of pain.
Ibruprofen is working I think!
Saw GP today and visiting a specialist knee surgeon tomorrow. Will update!
danie61 tom07570
Posted
tom07570
Posted
Saw a knee surgeon today at the hosptial. He is confident I have snapped cartilage and its stopping the knee from bending, booked in for a MRI and a 'urgent' appointment back with him within two weeks.
I am so angry with the initial doctors and how I was treated.
Thanks again to everyone. Will update.
donna4434 tom07570
Posted
ElaineA tom07570
Posted
artfingers tom07570
Posted
tom07570
Posted
mri was completed last Thursday had results today. Being operated on tomorrow as a 'emergency'
cartilage is snapped in my knee.
will update!