Should I be concerned?

Posted by simplyvee @simplyvee, Dec 25, 2022

Just having so much pain in my left knee/leg (in the photos it’s the one of the right). I finally decided to look and in my opinion, it definitely looks swollen, etc. I added a photo of my toes as well, and that’s just something that happens on and off all the time. To note as well, I’ve had blood work done, at least a basic one and it shows no signs of anemia, etc. I’m just so confused and starting to get frustrated. The one and only time I mentioned my concerns to my PCP she wrote me off and said it was just anxiety, however, you very clearly can see in photos that things just don’t seem “completely fine.”

There’s so many other symptoms I’ve had that started maybe around 2019-2020ish and it’s just all gotten worse since. This knee pain has been lingering since then as well but I’m finally just fed up enough that I decided to take some photos and post online to get another opinion. I know no one can diagnose and that’s not what I’m looking for, just at least wanting some insight. Not touching on all the symptoms I’ve been going through, that would take too long, so just my knee; the pain is throbbing sometimes especially at night in my knee and thigh. It radiates heat, that whole leg does. It’s swollen and just looks funky. I get sharp pains too sometimes and the other day I was grocery shopping and it out of the blue felt like it gave out or something. I was in a bunch of pain, had to stop for a moment and then finish up with a limp. It’s just frustrating. I don’t do any sports anymore so I don’t think it’s some sports related injury or injury in general, but I could be wrong.

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Just before Christmas I was rushing around cleaning my house when my Sketchers Go Walks stopped in their tracks leaving me to fly forward and hit head on dresser falling to ground on my knees (one being TKR). My head ended up with a lump and my body was a bit sore. The following week the same shoes did the same thing in kitchen though I fell forward towards counter stretching arms and legs. It was two weeks later that everything hurt. Back, hips, butt, and it hurts immensely when I sleep, sit and especially when I rise. I have not gone to doctor because he did not want to hear because my appointment was not about that problem.

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