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Re: knee replacement
Posted By: aggiecatcher2
Date: Tuesday, 26 August 2008, at 12:26 p.m.
In Response To: knee replacement (kathryn irby)
> Sorry I haven't posted in a while. So here's whats been
> going on. As you know I have had 7 knee surgeries, the most
> recent one was L. knee ACL Revision on March 12th. Well my
> right knee started acting up again. So my ortho doc ordered
> a CT scan. The scan revealed that I had severe knee
> osteoarthritis. My ortho doc thinks the previous ACL
> Surgery caused the sudden onset of the arthritis. Well Dr.
> Zys tried the steroid injections (they didn't work, then
> the Synvisc ( I developed a severe inflammatory reaction to
> the stuff, so they had to withdraw the injections). He sent
> me to Dr. Daniel Cooper, who is the head physician of the
> Dallas Cowboys for a second opinion. They couldn't do
> anything. Then he referred me to pain management. The pain
> specialist tat he referred me to was only in his office on
> Tuesdays and thursdays, and my school schedule is so hectic
> that there was no way I could schedule an appt. to see him.
> Anyways it looks like Dr. zoys may have to bite the bullet
> and perform the knee replacement even though Im only 27.
Wow, that's pretty scary for 27. Good luck, I hope you get some relief soon. Hang in there.
Messages In This Thread
- knee replacement (views: 146) -- kathryn irby -- Tuesday, 26 August 2008, at 11:14 a.m.
- Re: knee replacement (views: 148) -- aggiecatcher2 -- Tuesday, 26 August 2008, at 12:26 p.m.
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