Had arthoscopic knee surgery 10 weeks ago. Currently have pain in the back of my knee and down my shin. Wakes me up in the middle of the night. Doctor says I have severe arthritis on the outer side of my knee but the inner side is okay. I am on pain meds for chronic pain due to MS. Take Opana ER 20mg every 12 hrs and Opana 5 mg twice a day for breakthrough pain. For the arthritis I take Naprelan 375mg (2) at bedtime. Very stiff when I get up. Knee locks up. Can't walk normal because of the pain. Very slow too. The surgery was to take care of torn menicus. Thought I should be better by now. Actually I feel worse. Suggest x-rays or MRI? Anyone experience this kind of pain? Any thoughts of what it could be?
2007-11-25 09:24:09 · 2 answers · asked by BooBooBaby 2 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Pain & Pain Management
Welcome to the world of Arthritis, I have Rheumatoid Arthritis takes me hours to get moving in the mornings. Sorry no cure for Arthritis, as you are on pain killers for MS, they will not increase the dosage. Sorry I do not have better news but I have had RA for some 29 years. Good Luck
2007-11-25 10:01:29 · answer #1 · answered by gillianprowe 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It won't be the shin bone it will be the muscle behind the shin and yes it is very possible that the muscle behind your shin hurts due to your knee. This is because as you said the knew muscle is connected to the shin muscle. Best bet is a trip to the Physio. Hope that helps. :)
2016-05-25 22:27:28 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋