I just had a full rt knee replacement 2 weeks ago and I received a black box warning from my insurance company about the drug Xarelto because of my massive back injuries and all of the 72 spinal taps, spinal injection nerve blocks along with the 5 sback surgeries including a spinal fusion I expressed my concern about the drug to 5 different Dr s beacause of my back all of which told me to ignore it I have been hving bk pain and when my staples were removed my knee opened bk up and is not heeling properly I am also experiencing severe pricking like I am be stabbed in my leg my back and I hv terrible headaches that I hvnt had to deal with for 6 yrs am I at a high risk I am 38 yr old woman that weighs 270lbs yes I am trying to loose weight but I am so drained and just am not feeling good I feel BLAH all the time should I be contacting a lawyer about this could the medicine b causing me to feel this bad I also have fevers that run between 100 to 102.4
Hello, I have studied your case. I will advise you bone scan. There can be uptake increased due to loosening of implant or infection around implant. This can be differentiated by investigate like CRP, CBC, ESR.PCR culture is very useful if infection is suspected to find culprit organism. PET SCAN will also give more details. If infection is confirmed debridement/ revision operation is required. Hope this answers your query. If you have additional questions or follow-up queries then please do not hesitate in writing to us. I will be happy to answer your queries. Wishing you good health. Take care.