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Chronic Pain | Last Active: Oct 12 1:15pm | Replies (6)Comment receiving replies
@mrmacabre So why did you need 5 knee operations? There must be something we can learn from that I would think. But, back to the HLA types - the medical specialists are making strides in terms of offering new types of HLA formulations. That's what I'm after - one type of reformulated HLA that will last longer than others, and I don't care if insurance pays for it or not. I don't favor a knee specialist offering the bare minimum in terms of treatment for pain (HLA). Has the orthopedic profession reduced their concentrated effort on just knee replacements, hip replacements, shoulder replacements, etc.?
Another example of "new procedures" is GAE - "Genicular Artery Embolization" wherein the blood flow to the lining of the knee is blocked, to reduce inherent inflammation. An Interventional Radiologist is the specialist who uses x-rays and other imagery to treat the pain with surgery. It's meant to treat knee osteoarthritis.
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@laughlin1947 I needed to have surgery to repair a torn meniscus in BOTH knees in 2010, but put the surgery off until October of 2011. I was still working at the time, so they did both of them at the same time. I was only out of work for 5 weeks before going back to my job of driving a truck on a delivery route for Office Max. It was a very physical job that I did for almost 17 years before I had to walk away from my job and "retire" in July 0f '15.
I've been retired on permanent disability ever since. After my retirement, I had to have 2 more surgeries on my left knee for the same reason, torn cartilage before they did a partial replacement in 2018. I was hoping for a total replacement, but it didn't happen.
As of right now, I'm having a lot of pain in my right knee that needs a total done, but my orthopedist wants me to lose 30 pounds first, kinda hard to do when I can't walk or stand for more than a few minutes due to the pain in my hips, knees, and feet. My left knee is still giving me problems, even with the partial.
I think that I'm done with specialists like orthopedists and neurologists, all it does is cost us money that we don't have, and it never fixes anything. The pain is always there, and I don't see it ever getting any better.