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Re: Anyone have similar microfracture nightmare?

Posted By: drmark
Date: Thursday, 15 May 2008, at 6:36 p.m.

In Response To: Re: Anyone have similar microfracture nightmare? (Cripple in Arizona)

> I'm not sure? I agreed to an ACL operation and he said he
> would clean up anythign that he saw then, but microfracture
> was never mentioned.

> I've reported a complaint to the Arizona medical board with
> Dr Cummings for two reasons. One, I was given a procedure I
> was not told could happen during my 3rd ACL surgery. Two,
> even though he claims the microfracture surgery worked (but
> ACL failed), and since he cannot figure out why the
> microfracture has put me in so much pain, he and TOCA have
> refused to doing anything else.

> Unfortunately, all OSs doctors in the Phoenix area refer me
> to Dr Carter who is associated with TOCA and thus will not
> me.

> I'm in a bad situation since, I really can't fly in my
> condition, and driving distances is painful to attempt to
> see other doctors outside the PHX area.

You are not disabled enough that you can't travel. People in way worse shape than you travel all the time. The airports and airlines have to make themselves available for disabled people.

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