Hi Nick,
One thing I know from experience is that if you se another OS they will ask for certain clinical and diagnostic testing to be done long before any surgery is performed. Thsi may include x-rays and /or MRI/CT/Ultrasound/bone scans. These will give a good indication of what may or may not be wrong with your knee. From this, and expereinced OS will tell you if you nedd a specific surgery, if you just have to live with the problem or if a scope MAY be possible with a view to it being more of an exploratory operation where they can see what's going on inside, maybe with flouroscopy as well to help during the surgery.
Until you have a lot of test results, nobody should tel you that you need a scope. At this stage the onyl person who is in a position to do so, is the OS you previously saw and who has treated you up until now. However, yo've had no testing of any sort done for so long now that things may have changed inside your knee, so repeat testing would ahve to be done to get an accurate diagnosis/prognosis.
Laura xx
I will phone up Alexander on Monday after work and will say politely sorry to bother you but whats the situation regarding my appointment with you, my right knee is not getting any better and has become a little worse and hurting now in other area and my right hip is sore at times please could you arrange an appointment for me to see Mr Green or any OS that you think is suitable for my knee problems ASAP.
I dont want to take my sister with me to alexander as she thinks my knee is fine just because some stupid junior doctor told her my MRI scan came up normal when it showed problems with the fat pad. My sister thought the ultrasound was an MRI scan of the knee so does not know much about knee problems and methods used to indentify them. All my other sisters live too far way to take me, so my mums the only one who can support me and knows I have a knee problem.
Nick :) {2009} :)
At work felt catching a couple of times followed by pain on the lateral side due to heavy lifting and happens when I done some lifting. At the gym I felt pain on the lateral side and medial side of the knee when I was on the cross trainer that happens more often then before. When I had a shower before coming to the library felt pain at the bottom of the kneecap on the medial side that looks swollen and think the swelling increased more so maybe the fat pad even more inflammed then it was before. The swelling is at the bottom of the kneecap so must be fluid inside the knee that did showed up on the MRI scan back in July last year. Also at work felt pain around the tibia area due to the swelling towards bottom of the knee and feel at this stage that its slowly getting worse and want to see MR Green soon or any other good OS.
Nick :) {2009} :)
Hoping you get that letter this week. If not, get bold and threaten to sick Nevella on them. One look at that HB and they'll be giving you anything you want. Hee Hee!
I have waited 8 weeks for this appointment as I booked it in December but at least I knew when it was.
I think it is much easier to wait if you know what is going on...
Great profile pic on Facebook Nick. Hope to see lots more pics. Nevella will teach you how to be a camera whore. She's the best.
Oh sure, use me as the bad example Nevella...Lenore waited too long and look what happened to her. Just kidding. I knew what you meant. It just sounds funny when I read it.
Nick, you've already said you want to be able to run again. You can't even walk as fast as other people and it effects your job every day. How much more incentive do you need? Your knee is making a huge impact on your life and you shouldn't put up with it! There! That's the last lecture I'll give. It's your life and only you can decide how hard to push to get your knee health and life back again.
Don't worry about the scope, the barber just cuts your hair, not really competent to give medical advice. Even though in times past they were! Yikes! They were the dentist too. Scary or what?!lol, i just had to comment on this. I still watch episodes of Little House on the Prairie and Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman. And there is the odd episode that shows someone needing dental work done and they go see the barber. that always makes me cringe! I've had 3 root canals and couldn't imagine having to get my tooth yanked out with plyers and no novocane. Or i've seen the old-school drills where someone has to step on a pedal to make it vibrate, but it of course never vibrated very quickly (holy pain, Batman!).
Don't worry about the scope, the barber just cuts your hair, not really competent to give medical advice. Even though in times past they were! Yikes! They were the dentist too. Scary or what?!lol, i just had to comment on this. I still watch episodes of Little House on the Prairie and Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman. And there is the odd episode that shows someone needing dental work done and they go see the barber. that always makes me cringe! I've had 3 root canals and couldn't imagine having to get my tooth yanked out with plyers and no novocane. Or i've seen the old-school drills where someone has to step on a pedal to make it vibrate, but it of course never vibrated very quickly (holy pain, Batman!).
maybe I am boring the other regular posters on my thread as I thought I would get congratulated in getting to see a OS as good as Mr Green. I have not posted on their threads for a while as I have been too busy on my thread and another thread on general section as I am helping out this guy from my area to see Mr Green and limited on internet use so thats the reason I not posted on Kitsty's Lenore's Nevella's and Farrah's threads so understand why they dont want to post on mine.
Nick,
You said yourself Dr. Green is one of the best. He listens to you and is treating you the best he knows how. If he thinks you need a scope I'm sure you'll get one. Meanwhile just relax and give the injection a chance to work. Try to take it a day at a time and don't get all wound up about what may or may not happen in the future. I know you've waited a very long time to get proper treatment but it sounds like you are now in good hands. I'm confident Dr. Green will fix you up one way or the other.
Meanwhile try not to overdo it and have a great weekend.
Hi All,
I found a way to get my anger and frustration out of my system with whats going on with my knee. I go on the cross trainer on the highest level for 20 minutes and this helps me let off my anger inside and feel a lot better after being on the cross trainer. I am going to get my GP to examine my knee show him the swelling and catching to prove to him its not in my head and need to see Mr Green ASAP as I know he will think the same way as me its not in my head.
Pin,
Quite often after any knee surgery the quad muscles (in the thigh) will get a bit weak and cause some pain. It may bother for a while until they get stronger. For some reason those muscles just don't like knee surgery. Did you enjoy the trip even with the knee bothering you? Sounds like it.
Milly
DAY 30:
I have done what my Physio told me to do and take ibuprofen tablets every 4 hours and ice my knee every couple of hours for 20 minutes. I have also been doing the muscle strengthening exercises 30 times about 3 times a day. Leg raises with and with out a raised towel under the thigh and raising leg while sitting down.
I will go back to the gym tomorrow 1 month after my surgery and do a low level on exercise bike and walking on the tred mill for 20 minutes on each machine as well as doing some upper body weights. Russ told me not to use the cross trainer just yet.
I really hope I can run again as I just added an old school friend on Facebook and said he remembers what a fantastic cross country runner I was at school and be disappointed if I still unable to run in a few months time as that was one of my main reasons to have the surgery so I can start jogging once again.
Knee still the same feel pressue and pain on medial side of knee if I bend the knee 90 degrees plus, the lateral side has been fine so far with hardly any pain at all. Thanks Kirsty the appointment went well yesterday with my Physio and he a lot better then Alexander.
Nick :) {2009} :)