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Need Help -severe Osteoporosis &need for TKR
Joint Replacements | Last Active: May 3, 2022 | Replies (6)Comment receiving replies
Hi @marycb, you will see that I moved your most recent post to the conversation you started before that's on the same subject. We do this so that you can keep up with all like discussions in one place. I would also like to invite @kmart to the discussion since they had questions about this as well.
You can see their post here: Knee replacement/osteoporosis: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/knee-replacement-osteoporosis/
Questions to ask your doctor before knee replacement: https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000665.htm --------- Total Joint Replacement: Questions Patients Should Ask Their Surgeon: https://orthoinfo.aaos.org/en/treatment/total-joint-replacement-questions-patients-should-ask-their-surgeon
Mary, have you considered reaching out to Mayo Clinic for a second opinion?
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Hi, @Amandaburnett, thanks you for consolidating my two discussions. Hopefullly I will get some type of answer from someone. I have information on patient instructions and qustions to ask your surgeon, as I've alrady had a disasterous knee replaement followed by five more surgeries. I am thinking of reaching out to Mayo for an opinion on my left knee as, while I accept that it might not work, and the wheelchair my local ortho, I keep thinking he was sick of dealing with me. The doctor he sent me to in Baltimore, who he touted as really good - he's an Advanced Orthopedist - is not even listed in Baltimore Magazine's as a Top Doctor (not that all have to be put I prefer well mine to make a showing from time to time). My problem with Mayo is that my husband has a blood cancer he is being treated for here at home and at Johns Hopkins. Coming to Jacksonville might be difficult for me, so being able to talk to somone who had TKR and suffers from multiple risk factors including severe osteoperosis, or an initial discussion with a doctor who might tell me if coming to Florida is worthwhile or not would ease my mind and help me make an appointment. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP.