Knee pain and discomfort, torn cartilage, tendon ligament damage

Hi the physiotherspy was useless and didnt help in any way, it was the electrotherapy and laser treament that i was seeing some progress with so i wouldnt be able todo that myself which sucks

So as I am reading this, you never actually went to physical. Therapy but opted for the other two treatments which were far mor expensive. There is often misconception about PT. Some see it as as waste of time and money because it isn't a laying of hands type miracle where someone tells ride and walk again and all is cured. Maybe another way to explain it is if you have a car that is out of alignment you are going to wear the tires out by cutting the rubber off one side or the other so you have to have the front end straightened and the wheels balanced. Therapy works much the same way. Everything in the joint gets realigned (muscles, tendons, ligaments, etc). Once this happens, healing starts. Going back to the car, if the damage is too severe from not being corrected early, then the tire has to be replaced (tkr) or other corrective surgery, ACL, mcl, meniscus, etc. The worst thing you can do is start doctoring yourself. Therapy takes time, patience, effort and struggles. Many people, me included, jump into tkr's thinking ,wow, surgery, another miracle. I'll get this baby whacked on and be back to my old self running marathons in 60 days. Ain't gonna happen my friend. It's weeks, months and occassionally years before they can ever walk correctly. Being young has its good and bad points. The good, you heal faster.......the bad, impatience. You want it now and you expect to be back in the chase immediately. I was a jock in my youth and in my era a torn knee or banged up shoulder or elbow was a bus ticket home and someone telling you to get a desk job as you were done. Today, if you listen to the professionals, do everything they say and take the necessary time you can make it all the way back. One suggestion, get to an orthopedic surgeon, fully explain your history again......even go to the extent of writing it down so you can edit and not miss a step........listen carefully to the diagnosis and prognosis and the rehab plan. Follow it to the letter. None of the " I'm young and I'll take this easy,quick route cause I know a couple of people that have heard about somebody who did it that way and were cured", otherwise you'll be the one getting the "get a desk job" advice. Then you'll wind up being the very old 50 year old that can't walk and spends their nights sitting up trying to get iutvof pain. I assume you came to this site looking for help. I am a 78 year old that made it to 65 before a tumor blew up and took my active life as I knew it. I am waiting for a staph infection to clear so I can have my 11th knee surgery. My condition us so rare that an or to practice of 8 surgeons had never seen a case. I was their guinea pig. Mistakes were made honestly and I have missed a lot of living, especially in the last 3 years. Don't spend the rest of your life regretting the fact short cuts were made. If I have misread your initial request and have gone out into left field with a recommendation, my apologies.

Oh ive done evrrything doctors advised me and followed up, as im young i want to get it sorted the best way possible to prevent further problems in the future and dont wish to take the easiest/quickest way just the right way that will be better for me in the long run, i just wanted advice really on how other people with similar problems have got on and what steps they were told to take before they got anywhere, i'm a hairdresser so i need to get it sorted in the best way possible because obviously i am always on my feet in my job. I dont think i explained my self very well before but yes im just trying and trying different things to get it better as the help ive been given or advise ive been given from professionals before hasnt eorked so fsr so trying to take it further .

Thankyou for your advise x

Hi thankyou, ive got an appointment with my gp next week andim going to try push to see a specialist and hopefully get somewhere and in the road to recovery. Will try keep updated how i get on. Thanks c x

Very best of fortune to you in getting diagnosis and effective remedy soon! Along with the formal medical treatments, other things can help though -  i think my tkr was helped  post op a lot with acupuncture for instance.

Thankyou, acupuncture is one thing i havent tryed, like i said the electrotherapy and laser treatment was gradually helping but i couldnt afford to continue with the treatment, so acupunture mabe something to look into for me, thanks

I'm fully retired now but have practised acupuncture for many years so am in the fortunate position of self treating,. Depending where you live average treatments cost about £35 to 40 per session, but it is always worth asking for a fee reduction - something i was often able to do for people so money wasn't a barrier. Good luck!

How often would you have to have the accupuncture treatment? Seems the same price range as the electrotherapy/laser treatment which i was having every week at first. Still something to look into thankyou x

Went back to my doctors today and I am being referred to an orthopedia knee specialist to fingers crossed ill hear something soon thanks x

Good...that's the guy you need to be with, I'm sure. Hope its soon

Thankyou, and thankyou for your advise before, hopefully ill ge tsome better answers soon: ) x

Yes thats understandable best to have some sort of consultation, thanks

One last thing - there is a governing body for acupuncturists called the British Acupuncture Council which guarantees proper training, insurance, code of ethics etc, so best to choose someone registered with them. You can find BAcC on line with lots of info. Best wishes

Only just seen this message thanks for your help! Ive been to the Drs again today and being referred to an orthopedia Knee specialist so fingers crossed ill hear something soon