@vtanderson thank you for the prayers. I hope this makes sense when I say this, the Doctor Who did my knee was really good. I absolutely have no problems with my knee. It’s my thigh and shin. OM!!! The pain in my thigh from the tourniquet he used. I also got a nerve block and a spinal shot. I think it’s called an epidural. I did not know about the tourniquet until after I had the surgery. I started talking to mature people who have had their knees done and I was told they never had a tourniquet. I am black and purple from the tourniquet I didn’t even know someone could be this black and purple there’s no blue no yellow. Completely black and purple. My leg looks dead. I am having a hard time healing because my thigh muscle feels as if it was crushed which it was crushed an my nerves spazzing hurts. I can’t get my brain to tell my thigh muscles to contract because they feel dead. If that makes sense they’re not alive. I don’t know if anyone has had this problem using a tourniquet because everyone I spoke to never had a tourniquet used on them. when I go to get my right knee done I am going to ask if he has to use the tourniquet if he says yes, then I will go someplace else. I will go to Beth Israel, I don’t have much time to make decisions. I saw the Dr and was in surgery a week later. It had to be rushed.
I still wouldn’t have known to ask about a tourniquet even if I had time or perhaps I would have research total knee replacement if I had the time because that’s what I usually do when I need something done. My opinion from what I went through, I would NEVER do a tourniquet EVER again. Besides my knee being great the communication was bad. It’s good your Dr gave you papers and told you what to do. I think Dr’s should have on their websites a place where the PT can go to a drop down box find the procedure they are having and have ALL the info we need for before/After the procedure. After reading it we can sign it if the Doctors want to cover themselves and we can print a copy or when we come into the office to go over everything the secretary can print it for us to ask questions. I don’t know, my opinion. Thank you for the prayer. I will let you know once I find out. I’m glad I found this connection some of the people who have responded have been so kind to me. I’ve never joined a support group before. Mostly because of the scary stories. Even with my husbands young onset Parkinson’s I had to stay away from them. Too much for me. Here has been a blessing for me. People have been great. I appreciate the kindness. 😊