west peel 22/1

[jimbosplumbing]

Headed out for my fisrt trip to peel in not great conditions, the only marks i had were the reef balls. Started my first drift, first bait down and a few taps and bang got my first fish a little grassy i think so back in she went. New bait down and i miss a good hit. Not another bite was had for about 2 hrs, headed back in as it was starting to get rather uncomfortable and my knee which i had woken up to with a little discomfort had now started to swell rather rapidly and the pain was increasing. we drifted around the canals for a little bit for just one grinner. By this stage i was in agony so decided to call it quits. After a trip to the gp and night in hospital found out i had bursitis. prettyy much an infection in a joint.

[Shagga]

Jimbo, that knee looks like it would give you hell.

[Lucky_Phill]

Bursitis is commonly caused by repetitive movement and excessive pressure (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pressure). Elbows (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elbow-joint) and knees (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knee) are the most commonly affected. Inflammation of the bursae might also be caused by other inflammatory conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rheumatoid_arthritis). Although infrequent, scoliosis (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scoliosis) might cause bursitis of the shoulders; however, shoulder bursitis is more commonly caused by overuse of the shoulder joint and related muscles.[1] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bursitis#cite_note-0)
Traumatic injury (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Injury) is another cause of bursitis. The inflammation irritates because the bursa no longer fits in the original small area between the bone and the functionary muscle or tendon. When the bone increases pressure upon the bursa, bursitis results. Sometimes the reason is unknown. It can also be associated with some chronic systemic diseases.


Treatment..........


Bursae that are not infected can be treated with rest, ice (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice), elevation, physiotherapy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physiotherapy), anti-inflammatory drugs (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-inflammatory_drug) and pain medication. Since bursitis is caused by increased friction from the adjacent structures, a compression bandage (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandage) is contraindicated because compression would create more friction on movement (passive and active). Advanced massage (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massage) therapy techniques can also be employed to help with the inflammatory process of bursitis.
Bursae that are infected (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infection) requires further investigation and antibiotic (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antibiotic) therapy. In cases when all conservative treatment fails, surgical therapy may be necessary. In a bursectomy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bursectomy) the bursa is cut out either endoscopically (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endoscopically) or with open surgery (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surgery). The bursa grows back in place after a couple of weeks but without any inflammatory component.




mmmm

I've been down this track with Traumatic events leading to this and similar conditions.

My treatment........ rest......

cause.. .....jumping out of the boat ( from about 5ft and Knee-boarding...) way too old to do both.


Bugga.






LP

[tunaticer]

Ain't bursitis fun huh?? A whole new level of discomfort leading to pain.

I get it about every two or three yrs for a week or so.

Last time I got some laser treatment for it and almost overnight it went away, much better then going through the entire bout again.

This is not laser surgery, it is laser treatment. The laser beam is set to a certain frequency that promotes blood flow through the affected areas which removes the pressure and agitation of the joint. My last Chiro did it but unfortunately he died not long after the last treatment. An amazing bit of kit those laser doovers.

Anti inflamatory drugs tend to lessen the impact, dont know about healing it faster though.

Nurofen Zavance tends to work as good as anything else in pill form.

[Mossy247]

Nurofen Zavance tends to work as good as anything else in pill form. ;);) Sorry couldn't help myself. :P

Mate that doesn't look pleasant at all. Good fun catching those grassie's and would of been good to wet a line, in salt water that is.

cheers & tight lines - MoSsY

[z50man]

i say soak in salt water at least 4 times a week , and if you have a fishing rod at the time thats ok .....

[wayno60]

Bursitis is commonly caused by repetitive movement and excessive pressure (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pressure). Elbows (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elbow-joint) and knees (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knee) are the most commonly affected. Inflammation of the bursae might also be caused by other inflammatory conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rheumatoid_arthritis). Although infrequent, scoliosis (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scoliosis) might cause bursitis of the shoulders; however, shoulder bursitis is more commonly caused by overuse of the shoulder joint and related muscles.[1] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bursitis#cite_note-0)
Traumatic injury (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Injury) is another cause of bursitis. The inflammation irritates because the bursa no longer fits in the original small area between the bone and the functionary muscle or tendon. When the bone increases pressure upon the bursa, bursitis results. Sometimes the reason is unknown. It can also be associated with some chronic systemic diseases.


Treatment..........


Bursae that are not infected can be treated with rest, ice (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice), elevation, physiotherapy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physiotherapy), anti-inflammatory drugs (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-inflammatory_drug) and pain medication. Since bursitis is caused by increased friction from the adjacent structures, a compression bandage (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandage) is contraindicated because compression would create more friction on movement (passive and active). Advanced massage (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massage) therapy techniques can also be employed to help with the inflammatory process of bursitis.
Bursae that are infected (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infection) requires further investigation and antibiotic (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antibiotic) therapy. In cases when all conservative treatment fails, surgical therapy may be necessary. In a bursectomy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bursectomy) the bursa is cut out either endoscopically (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endoscopically) or with open surgery (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surgery). The bursa grows back in place after a couple of weeks but without any inflammatory component.




thats it, your now Dr Phill

[ddobson]

That would have to take your mind off fishing mate. I woke up with a massive swollen big toe last week after a trip in the bay in huge swell and has still got pain in joint but yours is looking bad there. Damb i thought it was like mine and i could work out what i was. We thought a spider bite, in grown toe nail but nothing but a huge swollen toe. I hope they sorted it out for yah. Crap thought there was something going around in the water there for a second lol. Cheers DD.....

[jimbosplumbing]

Cheers everyone for all the tips, yeah hasn't been pleasant, still not 100% no pain now, just very strange feeling. It was all good aslong as i stayed on top of the pain meds. ah well at least the weather has been very average so i haven't missed out to much fishing.
Was I correct in saying that that was a grassy.
Ddobson could yours be gout?

Cheers Matt

[Mossy247]

yep Grassie.