Excrutiating thigh pain ????

[shelly86]

Hi, I have posted on other threads about me dislocating my patella 10/11 weeks ago after 6 years of no dislocations. During the 10/11 weeks I have had constant pain in my thigh but I thought it was due to me using my muscles.

This weekend has been horrendous, I have never felt pain like this in my life (its even worse than the dislocation). Its in my thigh and my knee. I cannot lift my leg up without physically putting my hand underneath it and lifting it. It feels as if its just ready to snap,

Trying to bend my knee is a no go as the pain travelling from my knee to my thigh to my hip is unreal.

Does anyone know what this could be, its that bad i am actually considering going to a&e

Thanks in advance.

[weirdknees]

Which part of your thigh is it on?  I get this too, and it's often quite a severe sickening type pain.  If you suffer from dislocations this can cause different muscles to pull or spasm.  I don't get dislocations, but my kneecaps doesn't sit properly in its groove.  I find it difficult to get rid of the pain, but I find that deep heat or applying a heat pack helps a little.  Has the physiotherapist given you any stretches to do, they should eventually start helping in the long term. 

[shelly86]

Hi,

The pain is travelling from the inside of my knee and up to the inside of my thigh. I have been attending the physio and she has been working on trying to bend my knee but it wont go past 55 degrees. its as if something is stopping it.

I have been using one crutch to get about but now over the weekend I have had to go back to using the 2 crutches as I can bearly put any weight on my leg at all

Thanks

[weirdknees]

Have you had any x-rays or MRIs done?  I don't know much about dislocations, but maybe something inside is stopping you from bending it or maybe your kneecap is subluxing.  Otherwise, it may be your muscles in spasm.