Arthritic knee causing pain in shin…

crazyH

MayBee70 - I love your ‘x rated’ knee…wish I had one of those. ? I’m in one of those silly moods ?

Predictive text strikes again. And yet, for once, seems very suitable!

I need both knee and hip replacement. I too get shin pain told its all part of the painful package.
Also ankle plays up.

Orthopaedics appointment pre op this week.
Can't wait to get sorted. Already had one hip done so I know what I'm letting myself into.

MayBee70 - I love your ‘x rated’ knee…wish I had one of those. ? I’m in one of those silly moods ?

Calistemon

^Sometimes you can get inflammation of the patella tendon that connects to the top of your shin.^

Interesting! No-one has mentioned that before.

Whenever I Google pain in shin bones it comes up with that.

I had my knee x rated years ago and my doctor said, blimey, whose knee is that. It was that bad then! It gets worse when I do more walking. I had a few weeks recently where someone else was walking the dog and the pain went away. I haven’t walked anywhere today as the weather is awful so I’ll see if it hurts tonight. I don’t think doctors know much about knees and joints to be honest. I may see an osteopath I used years ago: he was the one that got me walking again.I don’t really want to go anywhere while the infection rate is so high. And I must keep a diary for a while. It’s the shin pain that confuses me. I know several people that have had knee replacements recently and I wasn’t aware of any of them having knees worse than mine. It’s frustrating that I stopped going to the gym because of covid because I was using machines to strengthen my muscles.

I had a private MRI to find out the cause, then saw an NHS consultant. Just wear and tear (just???) so no operation needed, but I can have steroid jabs if I want.

It's Catch 22, isn't it.
Walking helps (probably)
Walking hurts.

I find an electric heat pad helps, as does ibuprofen gel (not together, though). If it's really bad, I wear a Tens machine. I still walk a lot. The pain in my leg and knee is from disk problems in my back, nothing wrong with the knee itself.

Sometimes you can get inflammation of the patella tendon that connects to the top of your shin.

Interesting! No-one has mentioned that before.

Yes! Sometimes you walk slightly oddly when you have knee problems that can lead to pain in the joints and nerves of the lower leg and even your hip or back.

Sometimes you can get inflammation of the patella tendon that connects to the top of your shin.

Could it be sciatica? I have the same.

If your knees are painful it can make you walk differently and could result in sciatica which can cause pain down the shin. You may need an X-ray to find out what is going on.
I agree, go to see your GP (if you can get an appointment), they may recommend you for physiotherapy and further investigations, although I don't know how long the wait is where you are.
I'm still waiting ......

I think you need to see your GP and get it checked out, it might be something unrelated to your knee.

I really want to do everything I can to avoid a replacement.

Sorry to hear you're in growing discomfort over your knee.
I have a friend who has had a knee replacement but it hasn't settled since 3 years now. The conventional follow ups have given her no relief. Good on you for considering the CBD oil. As with all natural products it works individually so try it and see.