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How Bad Does It Hurt To Get Liquid Drained From Knee?
How bad does it hurt to get liquid drained for your knee. I was sliding in softball and I slid wrong and now my leg is all bruised up and I have this pocket of fluid. The doctor I went to said that we will give it time to see if it will go down but my dad says it would be better to just get it drained now. I am scared to get it drained I am not good with big needles and shots! How bad will it hurt?
Fri, 18 Mar 2016
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After trauma to knee often there is fluid collection into the joint and it usually subsides with adequate rest and icing in initial stage and later with hot fomentation and application of compression bandage and anti-inflammatory medicines. If it doesnt then , a fine needle aspiration or draining may be done. it is a simple procedure just a seconds prick and job is done, so nothing to worry.follow your doctors advice
thanks
After trauma to knee often there is fluid collection into the joint and it usually subsides with adequate rest and icing in initial stage and later with hot fomentation and application of compression bandage and anti-inflammatory medicines. If it doesnt then , a fine needle aspiration or draining may be done. it is a simple procedure just a seconds prick and job is done, so nothing to worry.follow your doctors advice
thanks
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