In a bad Flar

curley · July 27, 2005, 6:48am

Hi,I hope that every one is doing ok.I'am in the middle of a bad flare.I'am swelling,I cant tell what is my feet and what is my ankals.I'am so missereable I just wish some one wood shot me.Does any one eles swell when they are in the middle of a flare?My Left hip and my left knee is giveing me probles alos.When I put and amount of pressue on my left knee and hip it all most feels like it is comeing of socket and my left hip when I walk on it it feels like it is scubing bone against bone.Ok I will stop venting just wish this pain would go away.

straydog · July 27, 2005, 11:25am

Hi Mela,
Oh I hate to hear you are having a flare. Can you get into your dr right away? I too am having terrible problems with swelling, starts at my knees and goes into my ankle. I am going to start on lasix today. It really hurts to walk when they are swollen like this. I am not sure what brought on all this swelling. I wake up and they are swollen and go to bed and they are swollen. I gained 2 lbs in one day from retaining so much fluid.

Hope you can get into dr and start feeling better soon. Let us know.

Susie

BamBam · July 27, 2005, 4:32pm

I'm so sorry to hear your'e feeling bad. I am also in the middle of a flare right now..I'm the pity party thread..lol.

The swelling is miserable, I too puff up like a toad when I flare up.

Hopefully, you have meds to ease the pain and don't have to go anywhere so you can rest, oh and remember moist heat helps a bit.

My thoughts and prayers are with you.

BamBam

Donna

user11 · July 27, 2005, 9:45pm

curley,
i pray your pain subsides soon. rest & elevate your bad leg if yoou can. are you on any steroids? thats the only thing that gets me out of tremendous flares.
feeling lousy too....am in the boat with you!! but i'll paddle for ya, you relax! this stinks doesn't it!!! its so tough. will hope that tomorrow is a better day.
erin

curley · July 28, 2005, 2:10am

Susie Hi,Thanks for your reply.I hate to here that you are haveing such a bad time right now.If you don't mind me asking what has the Doc said about your knees?I do hope that you get to feeling better soon.Please keep me up-dated on how you are doing.I have you in my thought's and prayes.Oh I ment to ask what is the most fluid that you have had at one time?

Donna HI,I'am really sorry that you are in the same boat as Susie and I.I hope that you get to feeling better soon.I tell ya when my feet and ankles swell it makes the soles of my feet hurt like you know what.

Erin Hi,Thanks for replying.To anwere your question no I'am not on steroids I just can't handle steroids.I'am sorry that you are feeling lousy.Oh thanks so much for padleing for me.

Curley......
a.k.a.Mela.........

straydog · July 28, 2005, 2:53am

Hi Mela,

My ortho said if the pump took care of my knees great, but if not then I will be looking at knee replacements, both knees.The only thing the pain pump has done for my knees is make me realize how bad they really are. When I was having so much pain everywhere else, I knew my knees were very stiff, swollen and they hurt. But once I got the pain level down, I really realized just how bad they actually are. I had an appt w/ortho Tues and felt too bad to go. I have to call & get an appt. But, I sort of have my own plan. I have a pool here at my home and I want get in it and exercise these knees to see if I can build them up somehow. My PCP is in total agreement, along with pain mgt dr. But, now I have to wait for this cyst thing to heal up, before that it was the incisions in my back and stomach from having the pain pump put in. Its hard for me to get up & down out of a chair, in & out of a car, up & down stairs, walking in my yard is instant bad pain, the uneveness kills me, up & down off the pot, walking very much, I mean I walk with a cane but I am really limited with these knees.It wouldn't be so bad if it was one knee but I couldn't have been that lucky. If I set very long its excruciating to try and stand up.

My sister in Oklahoma has begged me not to have any more surgery for at least a year. She says I need to give my body time to heal from all of the surgeries I have had in the past 12 months and I agree with her. I have had surgery on both knees and then the pump put in in the past 12 months so I really believe I need time. Plus, I am not sure I have my head on right about the knee replacements, and thats a must anytime you are in need of surgery.

What about you, can you get into your dr with this flare or do you have meds to take to try and get it under control? Let me know. Hugs & love, Susie