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i had my left knee drained and i had an MRI which showed a thin patella tendon as well as a thin patella. Now my right knee is huge and my elbows are also filled with fluid what is possibly going on? please help. My Orthopedic surgeon said that a patella tendon replacement is a long recovery.

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Age: 41

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straight leg lifts to strengthen the thigh muscles, but now it is in all my joints

Posted by Schuyler_ANP 31 days and 23 hours ago.

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Hello,

 

Welcome to Just Answer and thanks for your question. I'm concerned about the swelling in all the joints. Have your doctors ruled out rheumatoid arthritis and similar causes? Patella tendon replacement is a long recovery process, but you need to concentrate first on why you are having inflammation in other joints.

 

31 days and 23 hours ago.

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I was tested for Lupus and R/A a year ago. I have had left elbow surgery 2x for torn tendons.and AC surgery on Right shoulded. i have had carpal tunnel surgery on both of my hands and no one seems to be able to tell me what is wrong. I have been an athlete all of my life and now i can hardly walk my hands and knuckles swell and my ankles get stiff if i sit for more than an hour. Sorry to sound like a train wreck but i feel like one. I do not want painmeds anymore.............

Posted by Schuyler_ANP 31 days and 23 hours ago.

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Thanks for the additional information. Old injuries and surgeries can cause swelling and inflammation later on, particularly if they are stressed. Your primary may want to consider if you are a candidate for a steroid pulse to try to calm the multiple inflammatory reactions so you can get on with your knee rehab. Did they culture the aspirate from your knee? That would be something to consider having done to rule out an infective process.

 

31 days and 23 hours ago.

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i dont think he cultured it he said there was no blood and it was synovial (sp) fluid but it kept happening thats when we got MRI he then said that i can only do straight leg lifts nothing more than 90 degrees bent. I will keep working in it and i want to thank you for your information. My biggest sadness is feeling so old. I may seek another opinion from an rheumatologist

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Thank goodness. A rheumatologist was going to be my recommendation even though you got a negative RA test last year. That still isn't a guarantee that it isn't RA or something similar. I sympathisize with feeling old. My singles tennis days are long behind me.

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31 days and 23 hours ago.

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Thank you soooo much

Posted by Schuyler_ANP 31 days and 23 hours ago.

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You're very welcome. I hope the rheumatologist can get you straightened out.

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