Thank you so much for answering my post. I can do all the things you mentioned. At the moment I am mostly sore and it hurts to roll over in bed or any sudden movements. There are times I do get short of breath. When this first happened it hurt so bad I couldn't even get up out of a chair by myself w...

Instead of talking about pain killers why not talk about why 3 knee surgeries has not taken care of the pain and why they all failed. I've beem down this road. I had severe pain down the back of my leg and first and arthroscopy was done and the pain was still there. Then I had a PKR and the same pai...

Has anyone here had an accident where they took a blow to their sternum. I have to use a walker to get around as I have had so many surgeries that I now have a balance problem. I had just answered the door and turned around to take a hold of my walker that was behind me when the walker started to ti...

This is not directly related to knee injury, but in a way it is a it is because of my knee surgery and multiple surgeries that I have an imbalance problem that causes me to fall, My doctor told me to never be without my walker because of this. I had my walker with me but let go of it to answer the d...

You are asking a question that you should be asking your doctor if you are concerned. There is no one here qualified to give a diagnosis.

Here is a letter I got from Beda this morning with an update. The letter is exactly as she wrote it spelllng , caps and all. I dont have a lot of time on hand, because you see I have this infection in my wound, and yesterday the doctor wanted to see it, and he called the surgical orthopxc3xa6dic ho...

Beda you continue to amaze me. I think from now on Beda will be able to continue telling you about her experience. I for one have never seen or known anyone who had an amputation to follow the story from day one and all the experiences that go with it. All anyone talks about is how they chose amputa...

Wel, I know why I hadn't heard from Beda for a couple days. I thought it was the infection but the following letter I recelived this morning tells it better then I could explain it. It has been so hot over here, and I am running around in my wheelchair as per usuual, but of course not everything is ...

I haven't heard from Beda since she wrote about the infection and I'm quite worried about her. For Beda not to write me she is very sick as you can see by the letter I posted she wrote me an hour after returning from the hospital. I will post more news as I receive it. [Edited by KNEEguru]

The latest news on Beda is she now has an infection.

Continuing on with Beda's story. Theres a couple of things that I know now I have left out, cos everything is just all one big 'happening' that is happening to me! First point. My stump is only 14cms long and they are not sure they can get a prothes of it with the ordinary use of a silicone liner. A...

I want to share a letter I got from Beda one hour after she returned from the hospital. I have her permission and will keep you posted as more news arises. 1 hour ago I got home from the hospital, where I was operated on last Tuesday without xdelay! They took all the surgery tests they take rountine...

I want to share a letter I got from Beda an hour after she returned home from the hospital. For anyone who thniks amputation of a limb is an easy way out when not necessary should really read this, 1 hour ago I got home from the hospital, where I was operated on last Tuesday without xdelay! They too...

Beda's surgery would be over now. I heard from her 1/2 before she headed to the hospital Monday for her surgery on Tuesday. When she is up to it she will probably write me from the hospital computer and I will keep you posted until she is able to herself. Let's all pray that this is finally the magi...

You are right Beda, some people cry wolf once too often. The thing I don't understand is how the same people don't catch on and keep answering these people. This is not helping these people but rather adding fuel to the fire so to speak. One has to be in a desperate situation like you to realize the...