Guest guest Posted September 26, 2003 Report Share Posted September 26, 2003 In a message dated 9/26/2003 11:20:51 AM Pacific Daylight Time, junebugproductions@... writes: > I have a vertical bruise too. It starts right above my knee and goes down > the side of the leg. I also have one behind my knee. I started getting this > a few days after surgery. The Physical therapist in Belgium told me that it > is normal. I still have it and have been told that it is just the blood > draining and that the body will reabsorb it in time. > > I have had a vertical bruise at the back of my knee since my surgery four months ago. It seems to be getting smaller but hasn't alarmed me in any way. I think the Belgian physical therapist is right. Des Tuck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 26, 2003 Report Share Posted September 26, 2003 Fortunato4ume wrote : > but then i saw the bruise this morning and thought blood clot. Bob, Some people have awful bruising after resurfacing (thinking of Ria's pictures). I don't believe that DVT's cause bruising, as they are actually clots in the vein. Bruising is where blood is under the skin. As long as you don't have pain in your legs or other symptoms of DVT's, I would't worry too much about it. Funny that I bruise really easily, but I don't recall having bruises after my surgeries. Maybe I did, but just couldn't see them-lol. ___________________________________ Involved, http://www.involved.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 26, 2003 Report Share Posted September 26, 2003 I was told that the warning signs were a lot of pain in the leg and /or an unexpected swelling of the leg. It is happening very deep down, so I don't thiink bruising is a sign of a clot. I had a bit of bruising around the incison and on the other inside of the thigh, which seemed a funny place, and some of the bruising even moved down my leg from one spot to another, but I was told that's normal. Sharry RBHR DE Smet 27/08/03 a little worried once again here i am looking for advice. since i have been ambulatory post surgery i have been having some pain behind my knee. it feels as if it is centered in that ropey tendon that runs on the outside behind the knee. it has felt sore for three weeks. i have just felt that it was either from walking on crutchs or muscles moving in a way they have not for a while. this morning in the shower i looked at it and it is bruised. the bruise runs vertically. now this alone would not bother me too much, but i had a physical two days ago in preperation for my commercial drivers license and the urine test came back with trace blood in it. i figured it has been the all the cumadin i was taking up until three days before the test. i called dr boyds office and was told by celina that blood in urine is common and not to worry, but have it checked again in a couple of weeks. this was similar to what the physician who did the physical told me. but then i saw the bruise this morning and thought blood clot. i have another call in but am looking for some more immediate responce from anyone here. thanks beeohbe 3-28-03 boyd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 27, 2003 Report Share Posted September 27, 2003 i knew i would find what i needed here. the bruising was odd for me because i fortunatly had so little after the surgery. believe me i looked for it. this is sort of the first i have noticed any. i feel so much better now. thanks all. beeohbe2002 8-28-03 boyd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 27, 2003 Report Share Posted September 27, 2003 Hi I have held back on this but I still chuckle and cant bear to keep it to myself. Please don't read if your not broad minded. To explain most NHS (UK) hospitals are organised such that several people may share a room. Depending on the fellow patients attitude makes this either a horror or a joy. I have suffered both. Anyway when I was in for my first hip (March 01) I was fortunate in having this Caucasian guy who like most was worried about the operation. Everything went OK with the operation until he wanted to pee. On reaching for the bottle he cried out " the buggers have given me a transplant " . He rolled down the sheets and his genitals were black. We all burst out laughing for the ward sister to appear to find out what was going on. His sheets were still down and he repeated what started us off " the buggers have given me a transplant " . She laughed and explained it was bruising and some swelling and wouldn't last for more than a few weeks. He was a postman in his late twenties. A little later his divorced fiancée came in and he asked the same sister if he could have the curtains pulled round his bed for a couple of minutes privacy while he broke the bad news to her. Needless to say we were all ears (as well as the sister who stood by my bed). He started off by telling her that his hip was great but the surgeon slipped with the knife and offered her the good news or the bad news first. She came out for the bad news which was apparently that his manhood had been irreparably damaged but the good news was - at this point he pulled back the sheets (he told us later) - they've given me this instead. There was stony silence broken after what seemed like ages when his fiancés voice broke out laughing her head off saying she hadn't had a ------ one. I got an invite to his wedding in Coventry 6 months later. Rog Re: a little worried i knew i would find what i needed here. the bruising was odd for me because i fortunatly had so little after the surgery. believe me i looked for it. this is sort of the first i have noticed any. i feel so much better now. thanks all. beeohbe2002 8-28-03 boyd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 28, 2003 Report Share Posted September 28, 2003 Actually, out of the four major orthopaedic surgeries I've had since October last year, this hip surgery was the *only* one where I *didn't* have a lot of bruising. There was hardly any bruising from the retractors used in surgery, or other causes - a nice surprise. Virginia > >Reply-To: surfacehippy >To: <surfacehippy > >Subject: a little worried >Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2003 11:20:14 +0000 > >I have a vertical bruise too. It starts right above my knee and goes down >the side of the leg. I also have one behind my knee. I started getting this >a few days after surgery. The Physical therapist in Belgium told me that >it >is normal. I still have it and have been told that it is just the blood >draining and that the body will reabsorb it in time. > >June > > > > once again here i am looking for advice. since i have been ambulatory > > post surgery i have been having some pain behind my knee. it feels > > as if it is centered in that ropey tendon that runs on the outside > > behind the knee. it has felt sore for three weeks. i have just felt > > that it was either from walking on crutchs or muscles moving in a way > > they have not for a while. this morning in the shower i looked at it > > and it is bruised. the bruise runs vertically. now this alone would > > not bother me too much, but i had a physical two days ago in > > preperation for my commercial drivers license and the urine test came > > back with trace blood in it. i figured it has been the all the > > cumadin i was taking up until three days before the test. i called > > dr boyds office and was told by celina that blood in urine is common > > and not to worry, but have it checked again in a couple of weeks. > > this was similar to what the physician who did the physical told me. > > but then i saw the bruise this morning and thought blood clot. i > > have another call in but am looking for some more immediate responce > > from anyone here. thanks > > beeohbe > > 3-28-03 boyd > _________________________________________________________________ Get less junk mail with ninemsn Premium. Click here http://ninemsn.com.au/premium/landing.asp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 28, 2003 Report Share Posted September 28, 2003 Actually, out of the four major orthopaedic surgeries I've had since October last year, this hip surgery was the *only* one where I *didn't* have a lot of bruising. There was hardly any bruising from the retractors used in surgery, or other causes - a nice surprise. Virginia > >Reply-To: surfacehippy >To: <surfacehippy > >Subject: a little worried >Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2003 11:20:14 +0000 > >I have a vertical bruise too. It starts right above my knee and goes down >the side of the leg. I also have one behind my knee. I started getting this >a few days after surgery. The Physical therapist in Belgium told me that >it >is normal. I still have it and have been told that it is just the blood >draining and that the body will reabsorb it in time. > >June > > > > once again here i am looking for advice. since i have been ambulatory > > post surgery i have been having some pain behind my knee. it feels > > as if it is centered in that ropey tendon that runs on the outside > > behind the knee. it has felt sore for three weeks. i have just felt > > that it was either from walking on crutchs or muscles moving in a way > > they have not for a while. this morning in the shower i looked at it > > and it is bruised. the bruise runs vertically. now this alone would > > not bother me too much, but i had a physical two days ago in > > preperation for my commercial drivers license and the urine test came > > back with trace blood in it. i figured it has been the all the > > cumadin i was taking up until three days before the test. i called > > dr boyds office and was told by celina that blood in urine is common > > and not to worry, but have it checked again in a couple of weeks. > > this was similar to what the physician who did the physical told me. > > but then i saw the bruise this morning and thought blood clot. i > > have another call in but am looking for some more immediate responce > > from anyone here. thanks > > beeohbe > > 3-28-03 boyd > _________________________________________________________________ Get less junk mail with ninemsn Premium. Click here http://ninemsn.com.au/premium/landing.asp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 28, 2003 Report Share Posted September 28, 2003 : You are a riot! You should write this up for the hospital newsletter. Ward life, I believe, is a greatly undercovered aspect of medical writing! All the best, Sheila -- In surfacehippy , " Frost " <roger@r...> wrote: > Hi > I have held back on this but I still chuckle and cant bear to keep it to myself. Please don't read if your not broad minded. > To explain most NHS (UK) hospitals are organised such that several people may share a room. Depending on the fellow patients attitude makes this either a horror or a joy. I have suffered both. > Anyway when I was in for my first hip (March 01) I was fortunate in having this Caucasian guy who like most was worried about the operation. Everything went OK with the operation until he wanted to pee. On reaching for the bottle he cried out " the buggers have given me a transplant " . He rolled down the sheets and his genitals were black. We all burst out laughing for the ward sister to appear to find out what was going on. His sheets were still down and he repeated what started us off " the buggers have given me a transplant " . She laughed and explained it was bruising and some swelling and wouldn't last for more than a few weeks. > He was a postman in his late twenties. A little later his divorced fiancée came in and he asked the same sister if he could have the curtains pulled round his bed for a couple of minutes privacy while he broke the bad news to her. Needless to say we were all ears (as well as the sister who stood by my bed). > He started off by telling her that his hip was great but the surgeon slipped with the knife and offered her the good news or the bad news first. > She came out for the bad news which was apparently that his manhood had been irreparably damaged but the good news was - at this point he pulled back the sheets (he told us later) - they've given me this instead. There was stony silence broken after what seemed like ages when his fiancés voice broke out laughing her head off saying she hadn't had a ------ one. > I got an invite to his wedding in Coventry 6 months later. > Rog > > Re: a little worried > > > i knew i would find what i needed here. the bruising was odd for me > because i fortunatly had so little after the surgery. believe me i > looked for it. this is sort of the first i have noticed any. i feel > so much better now. thanks all. > beeohbe2002 > 8-28-03 boyd > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 28, 2003 Report Share Posted September 28, 2003 : You are a riot! You should write this up for the hospital newsletter. Ward life, I believe, is a greatly undercovered aspect of medical writing! All the best, Sheila -- In surfacehippy , " Frost " <roger@r...> wrote: > Hi > I have held back on this but I still chuckle and cant bear to keep it to myself. Please don't read if your not broad minded. > To explain most NHS (UK) hospitals are organised such that several people may share a room. Depending on the fellow patients attitude makes this either a horror or a joy. I have suffered both. > Anyway when I was in for my first hip (March 01) I was fortunate in having this Caucasian guy who like most was worried about the operation. Everything went OK with the operation until he wanted to pee. On reaching for the bottle he cried out " the buggers have given me a transplant " . He rolled down the sheets and his genitals were black. We all burst out laughing for the ward sister to appear to find out what was going on. His sheets were still down and he repeated what started us off " the buggers have given me a transplant " . She laughed and explained it was bruising and some swelling and wouldn't last for more than a few weeks. > He was a postman in his late twenties. A little later his divorced fiancée came in and he asked the same sister if he could have the curtains pulled round his bed for a couple of minutes privacy while he broke the bad news to her. Needless to say we were all ears (as well as the sister who stood by my bed). > He started off by telling her that his hip was great but the surgeon slipped with the knife and offered her the good news or the bad news first. > She came out for the bad news which was apparently that his manhood had been irreparably damaged but the good news was - at this point he pulled back the sheets (he told us later) - they've given me this instead. There was stony silence broken after what seemed like ages when his fiancés voice broke out laughing her head off saying she hadn't had a ------ one. > I got an invite to his wedding in Coventry 6 months later. > Rog > > Re: a little worried > > > i knew i would find what i needed here. the bruising was odd for me > because i fortunatly had so little after the surgery. believe me i > looked for it. this is sort of the first i have noticed any. i feel > so much better now. thanks all. > beeohbe2002 > 8-28-03 boyd > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 28, 2003 Report Share Posted September 28, 2003 What a wonderful experience. I wish I could hav been there! Thanks for sharing ! > Hi > I have held back on this but I still chuckle and cant bear to keep it to myself. Please don't read if your not broad minded. > To explain most NHS (UK) hospitals are organised such that several people may share a room. Depending on the fellow patients attitude makes this either a horror or a joy. I have suffered both. > Anyway when I was in for my first hip (March 01) I was fortunate in having this Caucasian guy who like most was worried about the operation. Everything went OK with the operation until he wanted to pee. On reaching for the bottle he cried out " the buggers have given me a transplant " . He rolled down the sheets and his genitals were black. We all burst out laughing for the ward sister to appear to find out what was going on. His sheets were still down and he repeated what started us off " the buggers have given me a transplant " . She laughed and explained it was bruising and some swelling and wouldn't last for more than a few weeks. > He was a postman in his late twenties. A little later his divorced fiancée came in and he asked the same sister if he could have the curtains pulled round his bed for a couple of minutes privacy while he broke the bad news to her. Needless to say we were all ears (as well as the sister who stood by my bed). > He started off by telling her that his hip was great but the surgeon slipped with the knife and offered her the good news or the bad news first. > She came out for the bad news which was apparently that his manhood had been irreparably damaged but the good news was - at this point he pulled back the sheets (he told us later) - they've given me this instead. There was stony silence broken after what seemed like ages when his fiancés voice broke out laughing her head off saying she hadn't had a ------ one. > I got an invite to his wedding in Coventry 6 months later. > Rog > > Re: a little worried > > > i knew i would find what i needed here. the bruising was odd for me > because i fortunatly had so little after the surgery. believe me i > looked for it. this is sort of the first i have noticed any. i feel > so much better now. thanks all. > beeohbe2002 > 8-28-03 boyd > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 28, 2003 Report Share Posted September 28, 2003 , you gave me a good giggle today, thanks heaps. Sharry Re: a little worried > > > i knew i would find what i needed here. the bruising was odd for me > because i fortunatly had so little after the surgery. believe me i > looked for it. this is sort of the first i have noticed any. i feel > so much better now. thanks all. > beeohbe2002 > 8-28-03 boyd > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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