Okay, what is it with barometric pressure and my bad knee?

Factual Questions
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I understand weather changes and barometric pressure variations.

What I don’t understand is why does my knee give me fits whenever the pressure rises? I have had surgery on this knee (twice, arthroscopic) and I wonder, is it because the bursa is more sensitive to changes in pressure? Does the membrane become less flexible after it has been punctured?(via surgery) Is it the inflation of the joint during surgery that causes the pain later? It’s been thirteen years since my knee surgery, and the pain has increased slowly over the years.

Most importantly, is there any damage that is being done as a result of the pain? I can tolerate any pain I know won’t cause damage.

Stiff and wondering…

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Not an answer, but Cecil discussed the phenomenon in this column.

One hopes that might jog a few memories.

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Though it doesn’t clear it up, at least I know SOMEONE was thinking about it besides me. If Cecil doesn’t know, I guess I’m out of luck!!!

B.

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What I don’t understand is why your knee pain is increased when the barometric pressure * rises * . Usually this happens when it falls.

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i always get dull headaches and feel queasy when the pressure changes -so does my daughter and ex wife

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Hmmm. I have an old knee injury from skiing that reacts the same way. My SO is a doctor & pretty much gave me the same answer as Cecil…nobody knows why, really. He acknowleges it is a real phenomenon, though.
I don’t think the pain is indicative of further damage, Billy. I’ll tell you that the older you get the more noticeable this may become, though! (Speaking as one tottering on the edge of middle age.)

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No, no, no.

I too always thought my head hurt whenever there was a storm. Turns out there was a storm whenever my head hurt.

Somehow the pain in your knee causes changes in barometric pressure.

Simple and a lot more empowering, yes? Maybe you like your solutions better than mine, but which one is more likely to produce X-Men, huh? It’s mine, isn’t it?

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This explains a lot. It so happens that once a week or more, I drive under a streetlight which burns out. Maybe my knee is responsable for the weather, and my driving is responsable for electrical disturbances. Come to think of it, I’ve never been able to wear a purely mechanical watch (I magnetize 'em) and several members of my immediate family have been struck by lightning in my presence(though thankfully not fatally).

You’re X-men theory is starting to bear some weight. That, and the loss of John Lee Hooker and Chet Atkins within such a short perod, makes me think it’s the apocalypse.

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I know if my ankle hurts that it is going to rain in a day…(had surgery there a long, long time ago)… yep, you found your own human baromether (Sp?)…
I believe it is because of the humidity building up, that is why doctors recommend dry region if you have joint problems (and others) cause humidity makes it worse…