Surgery or Not ?
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I (now realise) tore my right (inside) knee cartilage playing tennis in January. My previous GP referred me to an orthopedic centre which I eventually got an appointment in July. I was referred for an MRI scan but must have got "lost" in the system and so now I'm paying for a scan on the 17th.
I can walk albeit very gingerly and get about with full knee movement but it's painful at night and I can no longer play any sport which I enjoyed.
Having googled as much as possible there looks a strong body of opinion that at 61 I won't get great benefit from surgery and that it may in fact lead to earlier possibility of knee replacement !
Also who is the best knee surgeon in the south west if I do go down that route ?
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larry43899 scoobyfan
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If it's just the cartilage it should be ok.
You may get told 61 is too young for a TKR.
I had the op 12 months ago and for 6 weeks it was great.
I'd walked out of the hospital after the op and started walking the day after, mountain biking after two weeks and then had a tentative jog after a month.
I returned to my job after a month which involves being on my feet all day and that's when it started going pear shaped.
I had a scan yesterday but if another meniscus op is offered I might say no
debz13 scoobyfan
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Good luck!
irish_linda scoobyfan
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Psychonurse scoobyfan
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sueisobel scoobyfan
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sueisobel scoobyfan
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warren78432 scoobyfan
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WHY CAN YOU NO LONGER PLAY A SPORT YOU ENJOY?
thanks,
Warren