Just a little note. I have had four arthroscopic knee surgeries in the last year, synvectomies being a part of at least two of them. I came through the surgeries very well, but inflammation kept coming back and I was worse a month after the surgeries than I was 3 days after the surgeries. I finally ...

You need to talk to your doctor. Generally they try NSAIDS first, then injections for joint pain and inflammation. Generally injections are short term solutions that just take care of the symptoms of a problem.

I think in many cases (I'm sure in mine) it is done simply to relieve pressure and inflammation. As in yours where it is part of a whole plan of attack, It may very well be the best initial plan. Hopefully, it will be all you will need done again. :) My knees feel more normal than they have in years...

Between working 8 hours a day and going to schoo, for 7 hours i never have time to just rest. Sorry for venting rigth now and going off on a tangent here. Well hope everyone else is feeling good! Lauren Maybe that is part of the problem, you just need to slow down a little :-\. The combination of m...

Thanks JimB and Cari, I trust my OS enough to know that if he were not confident in his ability to do a TTT he'd make arrangements to send me elsewhere. I know this isnt something to be rushed into, I just wonder why so many Os's are doing these things and mine just won't consider it... maybe cause...

It is a very difficult decision that's fer sure. The transplant my OS is talking about is an "open" procedure and not a scope. At first I thought it was the procedure where he takes some of my own and they grow it in a lab then put the new stuff back in but it's not. Aparently with the ca...

Here is a recommended list of professionals from this site;

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Thats the problem when those of us in our '40s have problems like these. Our bodies don't heal like they used to, and doctors don't want to do procedures that are normally reserved for those a little older than us. We are in kind of a "twilight zone".

I have thought long and hard about this, and it really boils down to what you want and if you feel comfortable with your OS. If you are leaning towards PKR, I would research the device thoroughly as many had a high failure rate and some are not well proven yet. Good Luck!!

If you have any doubts about your PT, dump him or her. Take it from experience. DON'T waste your time and money on someone who is only hurting you more. If you are not comfortable with the PTs available locally, here is a program that I believed helped me more than the first three PTs I went to; htt...

FWIW I agree you should trust your OS, but if you have any doubts get a second opinion, and maybe a second or third. The first OS I saw recommended a patellectomy and TTT. While I "may" ultimately end up with a TTT, I am glad I never got, and never will get, a patellectomy. Maybe I will no...

After consideration of other posts, I have changed my vote. I agree a LR might be done, but should be done as part of a total solution. My first doctor did a partial LR on my right knee along with removing some plica. He then did a full LR on my left knee. My second OS finished the LR on my right kn...

So whats my other option? Do noting and stay like this? I just got home from skiiing this weekend, wait let me correct that, I didnt ski, everyone else did! Not to much fun when the purpose of your vacation is to ski, and you dont! My mom and dad will back up and choice i make. I just don't knoww h...

IMO if nothing else, he should have given you some conservative exercises to do at home. I remember about 12 years ago I had tendonitis surgery on my elbow. When I went in for post-op with my OS after two weeks, my elbow was stiff as a board. My OS got kind of cross and said I should have been exerc...

I received partial relief from LR and don't regret doing it at the time, but am still looking for a return to a modestly pain-free lifestyle. I was wondering as to the experiences of others.