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Re: Anyone have similar microfracture nightmare?
Posted By: drtjdel
Date: Sunday, 11 May 2008, at 4:26 p.m.
In Response To: Re: Anyone have similar microfracture nightmare? (Arizona_cripple)
> I've had 2 MRI's (Sept '07 and Jan '08)after my May '07
> surgery to determine what has gone wrong and according to
> Dr Cummings everything looks great (no infection ectc. . ),
> and lesion was convered. When he did a knee scope in Nov
> '07 he said things looked great. I've been told OATS or ACI
> is not an option for 2 reasons 1) I am grossly unstable and
> 2) the doctor's claim these procedure would not help.
> I'm beging for a TKR just because I can't find any other
> options. Here are the things I've had done post May '07
> surgery.
> 1) Femoral nerve block - provided 50% pain relief for about
> 2 hours
> 2) Sappanos nerve block - provide 70% pain relief for about
> 2 hours.
> 3) Acupuncture - no relief
> 4) pain psychologist - Dr Cumming's idea, to help dea lwith
> pain, which did nothing
> Currently TOCA (The Orth Clinic of Arizona) ahs refused to
> perform anymore treatment, since even though their doctor
> perforemd surgery there is nothin more they can d oto help.
> As stated by one of their docs, "We are like body
> mechanics there is only so much we can do."
> So I feel I've exhausted all options, and the only thing I
> see as ever getting my life back in a TKR. I' more than
> willing to try anything, but I don't know what else to
> do/try.
Just for completeness, have a shot of lidocaine in the knee. If your pain isn't from the knee, tkr won't help and you will have burned a huge bridge.
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