Hey everyone, sorry it took so long for me to post but I finally found out this morning from my OS that I do not need the cast or bone graft surgery.  THANK GOD!  Apparently the Cat Scan allowed him a better view he needed to see the bone was filling in better then he thought.
I will continue PT and see him again next month for a follow up.
Hope everyone else is well, and Happy Holidays.
Dave

Yay, just saw this! Good news! Hope the healing continues for you. Enjoy the holidays

Lottie 

Hello everyone, it has been a while!  I am still having issues with my knee!  Last I wrote, my tibia was not healing properly from my TTT, and there was talk of a full leg cast, or bone graft surgery.  Thank goodness at that time a CAT scan ruled those unnecessary.  Now, x-rays show that the bone is healed, but the top screw is actually pushing out of my tibia.  I am also having problems extending my leg from 90* with any resistance against it.  When I force through it, my knee cap jumps, grinds, pops and hurts like you would not believe.  If it was just noise and movement, I would not care, but the pain is crazy.  Then when I put my leg back to rest, it is the same thing until I get to the point where my kneecap is at rest.  Also with regular use, my knee begins to hurt from very little activity!
So, I have surgery scheduled for Thursday, June 7 to go in and remove the screws, and the OS wants to go into my knee arthroscopicly (is that a word) to see if he can clean anything up to help me move better and without the pain.  The results of this will determine if I need to have a kneecap replacement or pattellofemoral replacement I guess it is called.  One OS already says that that will be the only way for me to get my leg better.  The OS who is doing the surgery this week is the one who would do the replacement.
Has anyone here had this?  I need to start searching around the board again to get some info!

Hi Dave,
It's been a while since I was here, just happened on your post-op today.  I'm so sorry that things went south for you.  Obviously, you've had your arthroscopy and know more about your knee future. I hope it was, if not good, than at least better news! This has definitely been a long haul for you, and I wish you all the best!

Hey Lisa, thanks for the post!  How are you doing?  I remember your situation also, did you ever have the TTT, or anything else done?  Sorry if you posted about it, and I missed it!

I have my follow up tomorrow from my Scope and hardware removal last Thursday.  When the OS did the op, I had a spinal and was awake during the procedure.  He told me this was the third time he was in my knee, and the it is the worst it has ever looked.  There was more damage to the cartilage behind my kneecap, all the way down to bone again.  Also, scar tissue build up that was crazy, and he removed it all.  The screws from the TTT came out with no problem. 
I have a bandage covering my leg, and am wrapped from ankle to thigh with ace bandages.  I was told not to remove them at all until my first follow up.  Thank God I bought that full leg cast cover before my TTT!  I hate when I cannot shower!
So, my OS says that I will need further surgery, he mentioned Pattella Femoral replacement, Full knee replacement, or re-surfacing my pattella, and adding a button?  I have no idea what that is, but have not been looking on the internet too much.  I will talk to him tomorrow more in depth about the options.  But for some reason, he says he wants to wait to the fall before we do the next step.  That's not for like another 3 or 4 months!  I have no idea why???
We'll see what happens tomorrow!
Hope everyone else is doing well!
Dave

Sorry to hear you are having so many issues Dave.  I hope it starts getting better for you.  The knee replacement isn't so bad if you have to go through it.  Just rehab it really hard and you will get back to 100%.

My hardware is beginning to give me some issues.  I may need to have it taken out at some point but I am in no hurry for that.  I am finally back to normal (except kneeling, that hurts a bit) and it feels good to be able to go hard at the gym.

Hang in there. 

Hey Dave,
My surgery ended up being just a clean up, neither OS felt that a TTT was necessary, as my issue wasn't instability. Turns out I have  grade 4+ cartilage loss over most of the patellofemoral compartment, plus another major lesion over the medial tibia. Unfortunately, that takes me out of the running for a PFJR and will go directly to a full replacement. I'm in a buying time mode now, trying everything to reduce the pain and increase strength before the new knee. My Multiple sclerosis is causing problems, with leg weakness creating gait issues. Medicating like mad to slow it down and hoping it doesn't screw up my surgical eligibility!

Glad to hear your surgery went well, especially no new "cool" scars! There are some great people here who can tell you about their PFJRs, look for Millie and Karen. They are both really good resources for the surgery!

What was the recovery like for the hardware removal?  I am curious how long I would be laid up.

Hey Doug, sorry I did not see this sooner.  Honestly, because of how bad my knee itself has felt, I could not feel any pain or issues from where the hardware was removed, so I may be a bad source! 
I was told to baby my knee for a month, but I think that was more because of the things the OS did in my knee rather then the screws coming out.  Sorry I could not be of more help!

As for my knee, the pain continues...  I think it may even be worse then before this last surgery.  With any activity, even just moving around my house, my knee swells up like a balloon!  Whenever I flex my quad, I get a burning and shooting grinding pain all around my kneecap.  I am still in PT, and it kills me!  I know that I need to get my strength and ROM back so that I am ready for when my OS decides to send me for the PFJR.  I just need to get it over with!
Hope everyone else is well!
Dave