Joined: 01 Mar 2007 Posts: 2 Location: St. George, Ga
Facing Knee Replacement Again Posted: 03-01-07 16:30pm
Hi everyone
Just a brief history. I have had 3 tkr
all on the same knee due to loosing. The
last time I was at the orthopedic surgeon
he told me that the other knee would have
to replaced. The cartilage was completely
gone in my left knee. He told me the
bones were actually rubbing on each other.
I also have a big bone spur, were his
exact words.
I have had quite a few knee infections in
the right knee and am a little concerned
about a repeat of the same thing in the
left knee.
Would appreciate any comments and
suggestions.
Thank You
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yogahoneybunny
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Joined: 04 Jan 2006 Posts: 888 Location: Strumica, Macedonia
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Posted: 03-15-07 11:31am
Do you have pain?
If not, why surgery?
Also, I've heard that there exist new
injections for replacing
cartilage...although I'm not sure what
they're called. You might investigate
more before committing to going under the
knife again. In naturopathic medicine,
invvasive techniques are generally the
last resort.
