nurse's comment at ER visit today

I had to go to the emergency room today for knee pain I've had for a few weeks, and my ankle is swollen and painful too (not surgery related).   I have no clue what i could have done to my knee or ankle..can't think of anything I've done different lately..etc..

Anyhow..the nurse was asking what surgeries I've had..I mentioned that I had weight loss surgery a year ago..

The nurse commented "Oh..did you have the lapband or gastric bypass"..I responded "Neither"..

You should have seen the look of confusion on her face...LOL

I am in the medical field and hadn't heard about the sleeve until about 2 weeks ago when I spoke to my doctor about bariatric surgery.  He is the one who brought it up and then I did my research.  Although it has been around for some time, it's just starting to get more attention.

Oh..ya..I understand why she probably hadn't heard of it.  Was just funny to see her face..she was definitely curious what other forms of WLS were out there. 

Yikes. Did you figure out what was wrong with the knee & ankle? Hope it's nothing serious. I have chronic knee problems and they're already worlds better with just 50 lbs down...with all the weight you've lost it must be some kind of an injury, I'd think.

So many people hadn't heard of the sleeve yet. My primary care doc wasn't familiar with it, but one week after I gave her all the info and literature, she had another patient who was getting it.

Good luck! Feel better soon.

Thanks! And no..I really don't know whats wrong.  They did xrays today of my knee.  He thinks the ankle is due to my favoring that leg because of my knee pain.  I've been having the pain for a few weeks, but was hoping it would go away.  I've never had any knee problems, ever..so I don't know whats happening.  The doc said the xrays didn't show anything, but he has an idea of what it could be..but said he doesn't have proof to back it up.  He wants me to go to my family doc and maybe get an MRI.  So I'll be calling my family doc tomorrow and see about getting in.

Honestly, i kept thinking maybe i pinched a nerve or something because that is the knee that I'm always putting over my other knee when crossing my legs.  I'm crossing my legs ALL the time now that I can do it comfortably..and I just assumed maybe the pain was from that.  But it hasn't gotten better..*sigh*

I highly recommend seeing a chiropractor. So many times they can adjust your back or hips or what ever, then that fixes the rest or similar. I have had occasional ankle pain and the chiro adjustments help me, plus she uses a healing laser on me and that seems to help. Hope you get better soon!