Pain and swelling after cold laser
September 17, 2008 by catnboot
At 8 weeks since surgery, I am at long last walking in the boot. Walking like Frankenstein at a wedding but walking. So much freedom to have use of my hands. I have been to PT 3 times and the last time she used a cold laser treatment. I haven’t been in pain but after the last treatment the lower part of the incision is red, swollen and hurts intermittenly. Kind of a sharp pain. I can’t sit with my bad leg crossed over my right leg. Sometimes it just hurts no matter where I put my leg.
I went to the doctor’s office today and they think it is a internal stitch that my body is treating like a splinter. They didn’t think the cold laser had caused it. Hmmm…. Coincidence? Has anyone else had anything similar?
Hi Catnboot,
Have just checked out one of my posts, I had exactly the same, I had ultrasound and the laser treatment and when I went back for next appointment mentioned about the pain, my physio thought it was a stitch which had not dissolved and was ’spiking’ the scar. The stitch issue did resolve itself eventually but it was quite a few weeks later but it has gone now. I think it really is just a coincidence, I actually found the laser better than the ultrasound, but I only had it 3 times.
Fairly sure it will ease.
Annie
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