Ok. I just joined the forum and I am happy
I did. I am only 30 which sucks, but I
already had Gout twice in my two before,
and recently had surgery on my back to
remove a cyst and after surgery my knee
blew up. Of course, it was GOUT and they
actually drained my knee twice in the ER.
They wanted to shoot it with Cortisone but
they said due to the surgery the day
before they didn't want to do that. So I
have been taking the medicine and have had
two setbacks. Two times I tried walking
without a Cane or Crutches and I started
having this really painful pain in the
back of my leg. Has anyone else
experienced this?? It felt like the muscle
was being pulled. So now its almost a
month, I had a UltraSound done to make
sure of no clots and I had X-rays done and
nothing turned up. So has anyone else had
this pain? I have stopped using the
crutches and cane for about 3 days now and
I can walk with a Mild very mild limp the
leg feels alright, little bit of pain in
the back of my leg now, but nothing I
can't deal with. Also, I still have some
fluid left in my knee....has that gone
away for any of you overtime?? The doc
said they might shoot it with Cortisone if
it doesn't, but I'm hoping more it goes
away. So just looking for experiences with
Gout in the knee?
|
cdnerds
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 08 May 2008 Posts: 3
Posted: 05-08-08 15:16pm
You will get pain in your back and your
legs because they have to compensate for
the lack of mobility in your joint the
gout has attacked. Your muscles are
getting pulled because they are doing the
job your joint should have been doing.
For instance when I get gout on one side
of my foot, the calf muscle will get very
very sore after a couple days because of
the way I have been walking.
Trying to make the joint comfortable also
puts strain on your back because your
probably not sitting in normal positions
and walking differently then the body is
used to.
I had that happen to me when I got it in
my knee. Id also get you potassium
checked, low levels can lead to very
painful muscle cramps, spasms, and take
the muscle longer to heal if its pulled.
