Stacey, did you ever find anything out about a hematoma formation after
surgery? I had a Lateral Release done on my left knee on 7/13/05 and I
have a huge knee now that the Drs. say is full of blood. They used a
needle and drained a very small amount, but said the rest is not in
joint but has gone into surrounding tissue. The Dr. who did surgery
left on vacation right after I had surgery and I have not been able to
see him yet. I was in the hospital 2 days this week to check for a
blood clot (negative) and to try to control my pain at night. I have
excruciating aching in the middle of the night. It seems better when I
can move during the day. I am on morphine right now and it doesn't even
help stop the pain, but sometimes just knocks me out so I can finally
sleep. Your post was the only thing I even found similar to my case.
Please send any sites I can visit that you have found. I would greatly
appreciate it. Also, I hope yours is healed by now. It shows this was
in Jan of 2001, I hope so. Thanks,