Hiya,

My right hip has been subluxed for the last week/ two weeks or so and locked in spasm at about 140 degrees. Since then my knee has gone into spasm and is locked in a 30 degree upwards hyperextension (so my knee is bending backwards). The stupid leg is also shaking all the time and gone black with reddish patches from foot to thigh which is incredibly painful and at the moment I'd happily have it amputated. Although I have experienced this many times before I haven't found anything that works to reduce the spasm. Does anyone else have any ideas? We've tried increasing my muscle relaxants, large doses of diazipam, positioning, trying to bend my knee and hip (which no one can as they aren't strong enough). At the moment I'd willingly have it either amputated or put in plaster or just.. something!

Any ideas would be great. Normally my right leg is twisted around my left but in deciding to hyperextend it means that getting around the house in my wheelchair is almost impossible, the dogs keep tripping up over it (which just makes it hyper-extend even more) and it, alongside the horrific pain, is driving me nuts!

Many Thanks

Rosie xxx