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Updated news on knee!

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paula42200
paula42200

Back to orthopedic office today. Saw the P.A.

Concur's about total knee replacement, but wants to do another scope surgery and scrap the knee and bone for removal of arthritis. Finally someone who cares about helping me, not placing me on pills.

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  • mary7663
    mary7663 paula42200

    Posted

    Why Surgery twice?  It can all be done at the same time. Part of a total knee replacement is cleaning up the tibia and femur for new implant. Needless expense, pain and suffering.
    • paula42200
      paula42200 mary7663

      Posted

      Totally agree with you, but at least this dr is willing to help me right now. All the others just wanted to put me on pain pills. All the doctors said there was another meniscus tear, but not one of them wanted to touch it. Today, since the inside of the left knee is wear I'm having the chronic pain. Thus, the meniscus tear, fix it and try to get me back to a normal life.
  • mary7663
    mary7663 paula42200

    Posted

    I am happy for you getting help.  Yikes, I just feel for you having to go through knee surgery twice.  Good Luck. 
  • TrudiD
    TrudiD paula42200

    Posted

    Oh Paula,

    We're all cheering for you. You can now look forward to running thru the green grass of summer smile

    Trudi D

  • luz301
    luz301 paula42200

    Posted

    As long as mri show meniscus tear....then a cleaning might help.......but maybe in the future you might kneed TKR

    Good luck!!!!

    Did my total knee...Jan. ..doing better now

    • paula42200
      paula42200 luz301

      Posted

      Thanks, this will be number 7 arthroscopic and arthritis scape for me. But I was also informed that tkr, would be down the road.
    • mary7663
      mary7663 paula42200

      Posted

      My options this time were scoping (might not help), partial knee (might last five years) or go for the total and be done with it. It was my choice.

      The stories I am hearing here make me feel very very fortunate to live where I do.

  • susan89127
    susan89127 paula42200

    Posted

    Hi Paula, so glad you are getting some treatment at last. I know what you mean

    about permanently on tablets. I have been on painkillers for two years and this

    worries me. I have had one athroscopy, a partial knee replacement and

    I am now waiting for another athroscopy, all on the same knee. I have

    just been waiting and waiting. Every different procedure requires a

    long waiting time, as on NHS. My life is at a standstill. I still am on crutches

    and I worry about the impact on my body with the constant use of

    painkillers. The end result could possibly be a full knee replacement, which will

    be more waiting. My life is on hold and at 60 it seems my life is wasting

    away.

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