the good........ As I said recently, there was nothing on Mishi's MRI. Everything is where it should be. And there are no tears or cartilage damage.
the bad...... The swelling and fluid retention is from a bad arthritis flare up. I guess with all the surgeries, that was bound to happen. But we just didn't think it would happen this fast. With the shape Mishi's knee is in, it is to be expected that little chunks of bone will break off her knee cap. The Dr. said that there will be more surgeries in the future as they will have to go in and clean those out every so often. But, not at this time is it needed.
the ugly..... They drained quite a bit of fluid off her knee. Then they injected it with cortisone. At first she said it felt pretty good, but within hours she was in pretty good pain. We know that it can take a few days for it to feel better. As of right now she says that it is pretty achy. "Feels like it does after surgery. Like someone has been in there messing around." (which is exactly what has happened) She will be on an anti-inflammatory/pain medicine for a month. Then will take it as needed.
Hopefully we can make it another year before it acts back up..............
ps....... They did test her for Rheumatoid Arthritis. Those results should be back in about a week.
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