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Total Knee Replacement - my experience might help you
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<blockquote data-quote="GinaMcD" data-source="post: 1388584" data-attributes="member: 29106"><p>Would love to know what the procedure is as it sounds promising. In the past their only option seemed to be "microfracture" -- essentially drilling microscopic holes into the bone to induce "bleeding," then keeping all weight off the knee long enough for scar tissue to form in place of the cartiledge. It cost my husband nine months of his life, much of it spent in a passive motion machine. Less than six months after the doctors declared him fit to return to normal activity, he was in just as much pain as he was after the surgery. A follow up MRI showed the procedure had no lasting benefit. All this was to delay knee replacement surgery as he was deemed too young for it, despite the fact he was in agony, so much so that he traded his Concours for a Harley! In the end, he was traveling around the country on his new FJR just three months after the first knee, and the HD was sporting a "For Sale" sign by the time he had the second one done.</p><p></p><p>They do say it takes about 12 months to feel normal again after surgery, and he found that to be true. He had his done 12 months apart (both at the end of March -- conveniently timed to preserve the bulk of our riding season) and that worked out well. He's now eight and seven years post-op and still kicking himself for waiting as long as he did.</p><p></p><p>All the click-clack stories remind me of the sign prominently posted in the grungy little auto repair shop we used to take our cars to - "We don't fix noises!"</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GinaMcD, post: 1388584, member: 29106"] Would love to know what the procedure is as it sounds promising. In the past their only option seemed to be "microfracture" -- essentially drilling microscopic holes into the bone to induce "bleeding," then keeping all weight off the knee long enough for scar tissue to form in place of the cartiledge. It cost my husband nine months of his life, much of it spent in a passive motion machine. Less than six months after the doctors declared him fit to return to normal activity, he was in just as much pain as he was after the surgery. A follow up MRI showed the procedure had no lasting benefit. All this was to delay knee replacement surgery as he was deemed too young for it, despite the fact he was in agony, so much so that he traded his Concours for a Harley! In the end, he was traveling around the country on his new FJR just three months after the first knee, and the HD was sporting a "For Sale" sign by the time he had the second one done. They do say it takes about 12 months to feel normal again after surgery, and he found that to be true. He had his done 12 months apart (both at the end of March -- conveniently timed to preserve the bulk of our riding season) and that worked out well. He's now eight and seven years post-op and still kicking himself for waiting as long as he did. All the click-clack stories remind me of the sign prominently posted in the grungy little auto repair shop we used to take our cars to - "We don't fix noises!" [/QUOTE]
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