Knee fluid drainage |
| We speak to Mr DS, a 44 year old man that had fluid drained from his knee |
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Why did you need to have fluid drained off your knee? |
| "My knee had become swollen and really painful overnight. I've no idea why it happened - can't remember hitting it on anything, it just seemed to swell for no reason" |
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Did you have any scans or x-rays before the knee drainage? |
| "I had an x-ray, but this didn't show anything" |
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How was the knee fluid drained? |
| "It was done in outpatients, and in total it took about 2 hours. The surgeon put a needle through the side of the knee, which was a bit uncomfortable. He then drained the fluid from the knee joint. I then had a bandage put around the knee and was asked to rest for a short while in reception before going home" |
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How has your knee been since? |
| "I was asked to go back to see the Orthopaedic surgeon if the swelling came back, possibly for scans or an arthroscopy. Since the drainage, though, I've had no problems whatsoever" |
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Any advice for others having knee fluid drainage? |
| "Don't be too nervous about having it done. It did hurt a little to have the drainage, but you soon get the benefits as the intense pain from the swelling quickly went after drainage" |
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| Learn more about having knee procedures in our Bone & Joint section |
