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[Closed] Reducing swelling - ibuprofen not working

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Sorry, I missed this,

cougar are you being ironic/sarcastic as ... tore a strip off me.

That doesn't sound like me, I'm rarely aggressive. Argumentative, sure. (-:

the A&E lot didn't believe me when I told them a GP had drained my knee. I had to show them the photos on this thread, they were convinced that either I had done it myself or got a mate to do it.

Worth pursuing a complaint about the GP then?


 
Posted : 05/08/2012 5:41 pm
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Apparently it is REALLY bad practice to drain fluid off joints in the way my doctor did, especially without having it x-rayed or scanned first.

I did think this when I saw the pics. My leg was more bruised and more swollen than yours and the A&E docs didn't even mention draining it. Just told to continue RICE, given a set of crutches, a course of physio and a week off work.

Hope it gets better soon and that you start doing strengthening exercises ASAP as it will have atrophied whilst you can't use it.


 
Posted : 05/08/2012 5:45 pm
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So, how's the leg doing? I still have a supply of plastic cutlery and a 'have a go' attitude to amputation!


 
Posted : 17/08/2012 6:28 pm
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good lad cheesi, it's that sort of "can do" attitude that made britain great


 
Posted : 17/08/2012 6:40 pm
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