I had Dr. Nguyen remove a Morel Lavallee Lesion from my leg that occurred after a fall that fractured my fibula. The fibula healed in 3 weeks but orthos and my primary here in the villages said the surrounding trauma was a hematoma and would shrink on its own. 18 months later I was still nursing it. If I was active and without keeping it elevated it would enlarge during the day and hurt. When I got my appointment with Dr, Nguyen about a knee replacement he took one look at my leg and said it was not a hematoma, needed surgery and drained. Yesterday it was done on outpatient basis in Orlando. He said he could have put his entire forearm into the sac that was removed. No drain needed to be installed. My leg is wrapped up for 5 days and so far, no pain. I'll update. Both knees to be replaced, one in July other in Oct.
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