Injuries mask by CIDP

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Two weeks ago I was really struggling to put on a pair of shorts in the morning when I woke up . I couldn’t support any weight on my right side and when I tried to shift to the left the knee was wobbling and hyper extending . I ask my GP for a brace and a quick MRI . The results showed a tear and fluid build up. After surgery the DR explained there was two tears one on each side. Extensive cartilage damage and fluid under the knee. Within hours I was able to bear weight with less wobble and reduced pain.

The right knee had a noticeable difference to it. And the Dr had shown me how to detect a tear. So I ask to have an x-ray and MRI . The x-ray showed a portion of bone broken off and in the soft tissue. The MRI showed two mor tears. In less than two hours I will be having surgery on my right knee. The amazing thing is the meds I take for CIDP may be blocking feeling pain that I need to know about or it could be part of the lack of sensory nerves working correctly. In either case the repairs I am hopeful will assist in improving my gait. An will minimize future damage. I wanted to know if anyone else has experienced similiar?

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In the last two weeks I have had two surgeries to repair damaged cartilage on both knees , three torn tendons a one piece of bone broken from the top of the lower leg bone that was jammed up under the knee cap. I couldnt walk well bust most of all the pain was not what it should have been to recognize the damage those nerves are not talking very well at this time.

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That is awful Robert! It's a good thing you asked for an mri and a brace. I too have chalked symptoms up to cidp only to find some needed treatment other than ivig or prednisone to get resolved. I hope you start to feel better very soon.

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I also have had ankle injuries that I have not felt and now am wearing braces on both legs due to the instability. I only noticed the swelling and then went to the DR. I have to laugh a little bit, I sat where there were fire ants, never knew they had bitten me on my feet and ankles til the next day. They don't heal real well, took over 30 days.