Ortho Appointment

My ortho appointment didn't go as planned. My Dr. said he doesn't work with feet or ankles I need to see another Dr.

He did address my right knee pain and found out that the Patellar Tendon was severely inflamed. Then he looked at my left knee and found that to be severely inflamed but with a bursa within the area below the knee along the Patella Tendon.

Course of action was a Cortisone injection in both knees. I am to watch and wait to see if the Tendons calm down. I did ask him why are all my Tendons going haywire and he had no response. He said it wasn't his job to figure that out but to calm the pain down. Another mystery I guess.

I went to Pulmonary Rehab today but had to cautiously use the NuStep and not bend my knees too far. Walking today has been some what painful. I see my Podiatrist on the 18th to address my foot have no clue what is in store.

My Medical Mystery

Awhile ago I said I'd post as soon as I know something so here goes.

My current medical diagnosis (confirmed):

CHF - Congestive Heart Failure, unspecified

LVDD- Left Ventricle Diastolic Dysfunction

Essential hypertension, benign

Tricuspid Regurgitation - mild

Edema - severe

Autonomic dysfunction

Neurogenic Bladder -NOS

Lupus anticoagulant w/hemorrhagic disorder

Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis - NASH

Iron deficient Anemia

Vit D deficiency

Abnormal EKG's - prominent R(V1) and left axis - nonspecific - as seen in patients with pulmonary disease

-nonspecific T-abnormality.

Dry cough on a daily basis, still 8/10 lb weight gain daily - makes Shortness Of Breath worse until I take the water pills.

Been though the wringer again with blood tests and other tests - Right leg will not stop swelling even with water pills will be having MRI on ankle and knee next week.

No improvement at all in Pulmonary Rehab They are sending me to my new PH Dr on April 12th, 3 Drs have told me another RHC needs to be ordered. My blood pressure has been climbing from my normal of 90/50 to now 118/78 to 120/85.

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Just received my MRI results from my foot - I have what they called a raging tendonitis have to take Celebrex for only 14 days to see if it works if not then go to see the Ortho doc.

Due to the fact that my thyroid is hyper again I will be seeing my Endocrine Dr on the 16th of April. My Dr. is concerned because when someone doesn't have a thyroid and on synthyroid my levels should not be changing.

3rd Neck Surgery

I am a little behind. On January 9th I did have my 3rd surgery. The Dr. removed some hardware and cut down the 7th vertebrae. I was sent home the next day on pain meds.

Went back 2 weeks later to have 30 staples removed. I sent back to physical therapy were they do deep muscle massage.

Not much has changed on my neck - I still get pain by the end of the day so I need to put on my brace to take the pressure off of the muscles. I will be getting a home traction device to try to straighten up my neck it is protruding too far forward which is causing my pain. Sorry it has taken me so long to post I have been coming and going to other Drs it has been a whirl wind around here.

What's Been Happening

On Dec. 9th I saw my Neurosurgeon because something didn't feel or look right in the back of my neck. The last neck of Nov. I bent down to turn on my heater (baseboard type) and I felt a pop and a pull in the neck. Since then I get a lot of crunching going on. The Dr. thought it could be a hardware problem, so he sent me for more Xrays.

I went back on Dec. 23rd only to find out I need more surgery, it is scheduled for Jan. 9th. Not sure at this point what he will be doing as my 7th vertebrae decided to come loose.

Been having trouble with my diuretics many cramps in my feet, legs and hands, so my PCP ran extra blood work along with the regular stuff for pre-op. I thought maybe my water pills weren't working and I needed it switched but it was that my potassium is still low again. Now I get to take 3 horse pills instead of 2. Thank God I can take them with hot water to help dissolve them enough to swallow them.

Both Pulmonary Rehab and Physical Therapy are on hold until the Dr. thinks I can go back. I am still trying to get in 2,000 steps a day. Some day I am close to my goal other days I clock in at 3,000. My goal Pulm. Rehab and I have is to be able to get in 5,000 steps a day and still breathe.

That is it for now, have a Blessed day. Deb