Doctor in the house?

On Sep 16, 9:19*am, wrote:
On Tue, 15 Sep 2009 23:50:25 -0700, "Calif Bill"
wrote:







"Frank Reid © 2008" wrote in message
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Uh, kinda got a broken knee. *Just kinda. *Torn meniscus (we all know
that one) and a "fissure in the trochlea." *One, I didn't know I had a
trochlea (evidently it's the end of the femur). *How did I get it?
Well, what is the one piece of "no impact cardio" exercise equipment?
Can you say elliptical? *I know you can. *So how the hell did I crack
my knee on the elliptical? *I don't friggen know.
Before the MRI, the doc sends me out to get a brace. *Its
uncomfortable and makes it difficult to walk. *Okay, maybe that's what
its for. *4 days later, I realize they put the son of a bitch together
wrong and the inner bar/hinge mechanism is in backwards and it won't
let my now swollen knee bend. *I spent the day at the Husker football
game on Saturday with my leg bent into a damn pretzel and really
uncomfortable.
Finally, the doc calls and gives the results of the MRI and says "we
got to get you into a ortho surgeon fairly quickly."
Now that I've finished whining I'll have a beer now.
Frank Reid

Do not know about the fissure, but the Doc scoped my torn Meniscus 5 weeks
ago. *Feels better than the good knee most of the time. *I recommend getting
a walker instead of the crutches. *I had one at the house for my mom, and
coming back from the surgery center, they put a nerve block in the leg, so
not as much sleepy stuff needed for me. *Leg does not do what you tell it to
do. *So when I fell getting up on the porch I could lay on the top of the
walker and save myself. *Being 6'4" and 250, I doubt wife could lift me, and
would have had to call 911. *I was able to go boogie boarding in San Diego 3
weeks later, and road the bike a little too far. *But was easy surgery.. *He
cleaned up some of the arthritis in the knee while in there.

I've had _considerable_ experience with knee injuries, both "minor," where
'scoping wasn't necessary or suggested, and "major," where at least one doc
wanted to 'scope, and I've rehab'ed W/O 'scoping three times (but I've been
'scoped, too). *Still rehabbing the latest - one orthopod wanted to 'scope, one
said "let's see what you can do w/o it" - knee works, "healable" damage healed
(ligaments, tendons, "bone bruising," etc. - a white zone injury itself really
can't "heal"), in the quad/muscle restrengthening process. *A couple of
questions: it appears that the doc who put you in the brace is not a orthopod -
is that correct? *If so, who - the original doc, the radiologist, an orthopod,
or ??? - is recommending the 'scope - I don't mean who told you, I mean who
actually recommended it? *And two, what kind of tear/injury to the meniscus are
you being told you have and where? *Wait...two more - private or VA? *What's
your opinion on getting a second opinion from (another?) orthopod? *I'd not
agree to a 'scope without having an orthopod I trust go over the MRI with me,
but, as always, YMMV.

Jesus H. Christ! Wouldn't it be a LOT simpler to just say "I have
nothing to say"?

g.