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CazDesmond
CazDesmond

I am 17 weeks post TKR. My knee is hurting so badly and I can't stop shaking!

Over this weekend I have had a tummy bug but thought I was over it so I drove my daughter to an appointment. I started to feel hot and had to sit down.

Its 38 outside and my hands are like ice. My head is hot, I can't stay awake. And I can't stop shaking! Why?

Hubby thinks it's post traumatic because my Aunty died on Friday, I'm not so sure because she was 92, and I was expecting it.

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  • Butthillrob
    Butthillrob CazDesmond

    Posted

    Hi Caz. It's poss that your system is reacting to an infection . Do you have a temp. I'm sure this is on your mind. Take care

    Robert

    • CazDesmond
      CazDesmond Butthillrob

      Posted

      Hi Robert, yes, I do have a temperature. My hubby says that I have a fever, lots to drink and now I'm tucked up in bed. I will go to the doctors in the morning, this isn't like me.

      Thanks for your concern

      Caz x

  • joansgarden
    joansgarden CazDesmond

    Posted

    Caz, maybe you have the flu or some such thing. Your Dr should know. I suspect we all have our knees so prominent in our minds that it's the first thing we think about, and of course it doesn't help that the knee is hurting. I wonder if some of it is a reaction to giving up the pain pills? Let us know what the doctor says.
    • Tucks
      Tucks joansgarden

      Posted

      Your words are so true, the knee completely overrides every other thing that's going on in our lives.its like a monkey on your shoulder, will we ever be rid of it Joan 
  • britta217
    britta217 CazDesmond

    Posted

    hi caz ... how are you? have you been to docs? what's the verdict? it has been said before, but do be careful, anything bacterial needs attention. i had the flu a couple of weeks ago and was quite embarassed to go to my gp because of it. but he confirmed "err on the side of caution" and prescribed rest. set my knee waaay back and i am back on painkillers but what can you do? god i felt rotten. and i never get the flu ... our immune systems must be so down with what we have been through.
    • CazDesmond
      CazDesmond britta217

      Posted

      Hi Britta, I just got back from the doctors. She says I have a nasty viral infection and that she has been treating others.She wants to see me again on Friday. She says the shaking may have been a rigor (?) but more likely trauma and stress because I had pneumonia this time last year.

      So she prescribed the sofa, tv and rest.

      Thank you all for calming me down last night.

      ​Caz x

    • Butthillrob
      Butthillrob CazDesmond

      Posted

      Hi Caz, get well wishes. You will be back on track in no time. For now, do as told and behave.

      Robert xx

    • britta217
      britta217 CazDesmond

      Posted

      I can only echo robert, caz ... do as your told and behave. but so glad you went to get it checked out so now really rest. there are moments in life when the flipping knee does not take center stage ;-) get well soon!
    • CazDesmond
      CazDesmond britta217

      Posted

      Ok ok, I get it, I'm on the sofa, feet up. God this is sooooo booooring, I sound like my grandson!

      Thanks guys

      Caz x

    • Oldfatguy1
      Oldfatguy1 CazDesmond

      Posted

      Oh Lord I pity your poor husband. I'll bet if he didn't drink he wishes he could right now. From your injury to illness, he must be banging his head against the wall just to get some relief. Glad to hear you are on the mend. 7-up and chicken noodle soup for you.....scotch for him. Have a good day mate.
    • betty07083
      betty07083 Oldfatguy1

      Posted

      Ha ha OFG - 7-up and chicken noodle soup was and still is a staple of ours when we are sick! Remember growing up how 7-up came in bottles and the slogan on them read " you like it - it likes you"? smile

      brings back memories.

      How are you feeling? How is PT going? 

    • Oldfatguy1
      Oldfatguy1 betty07083

      Posted

      Good days and bad. Overdid it one day, suffered the next. My therapist is on a 10th anniversary trip in Hawaii right now so I'm on my own for a week. We have had an unseasonable warm up with temps in the hi 50's-mid 60's and that really helps. Actually got into the yard to do some of stuff that didn't get done in the fall. My son on law owns a lawn care/landscape company and finally got his crew out to clean out a truck load of leaves. So my neighbors can quit sending me threatening letters now. Felt good getting out but have to be careful not to overdo it. Also got to walk some......up to 1/3 to 1/2 mi.
    • CazDesmond
      CazDesmond Oldfatguy1

      Posted

      Hi, just saw this - it's a good job he loves me, isn't it?

      Id do the same for him.

      Caz x

    • Oldfatguy1
      Oldfatguy1 CazDesmond

      Posted

      How are you feeling? Did you finally shake the stomach woes and have the heat and fires subsided yet. I was watching BBC America the other night and they had a quick blurb about the fires but couldn't get the location.
    • CazDesmond
      CazDesmond Oldfatguy1

      Posted

      Hi, My tummy is a bit sore tonight. I ate some ice cream! So, obviously I still have to keep away from dairy.

      I live in Medina, Kwinana, Western Australia. There are fires in Kwinana and Wellard, which is 5 mins away and where my son lives. Baldivis is burning out of control, that's about 7 mins away. My daughter lives in Medina too, very near bushland.

      The worlds gone crazy, New York freezes and we burn.

      Caz x

    • Oldfatguy1
      Oldfatguy1 CazDesmond

      Posted

      It has been a strange winter here. It is supposed to hit 73°F here today and be 25° cooler tomorrow, both higher than the norm of 38............then snow and freezing rain by Saturday. We have had only 4" of snow all winter combined where 14" is the average. Been a very dry winter overall but we had 5" in Dec which is rare. I knew it would get bad, I just washed my car yesterday. I need to water my shrubs so they can get through the rest of winter without being killed. With the crazy weather, its a wonder everyone isn't sick

      My grandson is a medical assistant in a walk-in clinic. He said they were seeing 100 people a day for nearly 2 weeks before the worst of the respiratory/flu season passed....and we have 4 of this type facility in a city of 135000. Hospital E.R's have been a haven for uninsured illegals as they know they can get help without being turned in turned away. Guess my old age and grumpiness is showing. With another birthday coming I had to get my drivers license renewed yesterday. I looked at the new picture and compared it with the old one. I told the girl helping me I had gone from just a plain criminal to a hardened criminal in just 4 years. She said I should have smiled.....I told her I was, it just do sent show at this age.

    • CazDesmond
      CazDesmond Oldfatguy1

      Posted

      Haha, you crack me up. I had the same experience when I renewed mine.

      I washed my car today, I had fun playing with the hose, nice to be cool. I have an American car, a Chrysler Sebring, it's black so it shows all the dirt.

      Des says his ute is best, but he drives my car whenever he can.

      Your son must see some nasty stuff. I don't think I could do that job, I panic at the sight of blood.

      Keep happy.

      Caz x

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