I finally got tired of my knee being in pain so I went back to the ortho I was seeing last year. I asked him what was next, thinking we were going to be talking about knee replacement. He said, let's get in there and clean it out! So, that's what we are doing.
He's going to scrape down the rough edges, remove any debris and if it makes sense he will release the kneecap. He said that would be really unusual but he wanted to mention it in case he needs to do it. From there we will know if more needs to be done.
This is the first surgery I've had since getting my tonsils out when I was 17. I'm not nervous but I have a month to stew on it and think about all the things that can go wrong.
I live by myself so my brother is going to do hospital duty and make sure I'm ok after I get home. Dr. said I'd be mobile that day but of course I'm a little concerned about being alone and in pain. I'm TERRIBLE about asking for help so I imagine I'll just suffer. He will be picking me up for Christmas day so at least I'll get out of the apartment.
For those who have been through arthroscopy, tell me about recovery. How mobile were you? If I make sure my paths are clear around my apartment (it's pretty small) will I be OK? How can I set myself up to be comfortable? I'm thinking I'll sleep on the couch because my bed is really high and getting in and out might be tough.
Any info you can share I'd appreciate it. I asked in the tri forum but surprisingly didn't get a lot of response.
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Jen
"In order to keep a true perspective on one's importance, everyone should have a dog that worships him and a cat that will ignore him." - Dereke Bruce
He's going to scrape down the rough edges, remove any debris and if it makes sense he will release the kneecap. He said that would be really unusual but he wanted to mention it in case he needs to do it. From there we will know if more needs to be done.
This is the first surgery I've had since getting my tonsils out when I was 17. I'm not nervous but I have a month to stew on it and think about all the things that can go wrong.
I live by myself so my brother is going to do hospital duty and make sure I'm ok after I get home. Dr. said I'd be mobile that day but of course I'm a little concerned about being alone and in pain. I'm TERRIBLE about asking for help so I imagine I'll just suffer. He will be picking me up for Christmas day so at least I'll get out of the apartment.
For those who have been through arthroscopy, tell me about recovery. How mobile were you? If I make sure my paths are clear around my apartment (it's pretty small) will I be OK? How can I set myself up to be comfortable? I'm thinking I'll sleep on the couch because my bed is really high and getting in and out might be tough.
Any info you can share I'd appreciate it. I asked in the tri forum but surprisingly didn't get a lot of response.
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Jen
"In order to keep a true perspective on one's importance, everyone should have a dog that worships him and a cat that will ignore him." - Dereke Bruce