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WHAT DO I HAVE? FEVER, SWOLLEN KNEES, CAN'T WALK!
Sent to Health Experts September 25 03:00 PM

I HAVE SEVERE KNEE PAIN, MY LAST MRI SHOWS PROMINENT SYNOVITES NOTED ABOUT THE ENTIRE KNEE JOING. A LARGE DEFECT IN THE POSTERIOR HORN OF THE MEDIAL MENISCUS. LARGE EROSION INVOLVING THE MEDIAL ASPECT OF THE MEDIAL TIBIAL PLATEAU IN THIS REGION. MELD EDEMA IS SEEN AROUND THE MEDIAL COLLATERAL LIEGAMENT. THERE IS A JOINT EFFUSION WITH EXTENSIVE SYNOVITIS NOTED. INFLAMMATORY PROCESS DOES APPEAR TO BE ERODING THE MEDIAL MENISCUS. SUBCHONDRAL SYSTIC AND REACTIVE MARROW CHANGES ARE SEEN IN THE MEDIAL FEMORAL CONDYLE. HELP! NO ONE CAN TELL ME WHAT I HAVE AND IT'S BEEN 5 YEARS!

 

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4 SURGERIES ON RIGHT 1 ON LEFT. RHEUMATOLOGIST,INFECTIOUS DISEASE, ORTHOPEDIC (5) STEROIDS, ANTI INFLAMTORYS ETC

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September 25 3:30 PM (29 minutes and 49 seconds later)
         
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Have you been checked for lyme disease?

Sincerely, Jennifer. I hope my answer helped you. If it did please be sure to give me a good rating. If it did not please contact me as I would be happy to help you further.
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September 25 4:09 PM (38 minutes and 36 seconds later)
         
Reply to Jennifer PA-C's Post: NO, WE THOUGHT IT WAS PIGMENTED VILLONODULAR SYNOVITIS OF THE HIP AND KNEE, BUT MY DR SAID NO. NO ONE CAN FIGURE OUT WHY MY KNEES KEEP SWELLING AND CAN'T BE CONTROLLED

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