Arthroscopy on knee

[harrythecat178]

I had it last December (2014), to help ease pain, stop the joint locking etc. Was off work for 6 weeks (base when you work for self), told my knee consultant at Harlow it was all they could do for me and I should consider changing my job!!

 

Got a second opinion at Hichinbrook hospital at Huntington, who said the joint has collapsed - keyhole made no difference, there is only one option which is a replacement knee.

 

I'm scheduled for surgery end of February. Getting a high tech ceramic knee. Won't be able to drive for 6 weeks, off work 8 - 12 weeks

 

But no more pain, no locking joint and a knee that will last 15 - 20 years....

I had first arthroscopy on right knee Sept 2007, okay for a bit , then a microfracture 2009, didnt really do any good and a double arthroscopy Christmas 2011. When they did the job, they gave a lubricant injection into joint at same time, this gives immediate relief but as the joint becomes more worn, it gives relief for less time

I had a total right knee replacement Jan 2013, done by the Visionaire method, see Google / Youtube for details but basically uses custom made cutting blocks to get bone cut angles exact and fitted a black coloured hard wearing knee joint

What I would say is a general anaesthetic for the arthroscopy so you can do it on a day job and a spinal for the replacement, you can have as much sedative as you want and dont have to see anything but I watched after sawing was over. My neighbour had a GA for his new knee and had a lot of pain afterwards where as I could feel the spinal start to wear off so could ask for more pain releif and kept it under control

3 years down road knee is 95% good but wouldn't have been still working if I hadn't had it done. Was back to work at desk after a week and near normal with light lifting after 5 weeks

[Mark Bolam]

Some really helpful stuff here fellas, thanks.

AHPP I'm still chuckling at your comment!

[Mull]

Some really helpful stuff here fellas, thanks.

AHPP I'm still chuckling at your comment!

 

 

A brilliant comment indeed!

 

No offence mr humphries👍

 

That's the way it is! As mr Hornsby would say!

[David Humphries]

My memory is awful. Remind me which one of you works in the public sector.

 

A brilliant comment indeed!

 

No offence mr humphries👍

 

That's the way it is! As mr Hornsby would say!

 

None taken, as you say, it is what it is.

 

In my defence the deep vein thrombosis I suffered meant my leg was swollen and pretty useless for a good couple of those weeks.

 

Standing in a line of OAP's for the next three months once a week getting klaxon and warfarin injected in to my stomach.........was fun

 

 

 

 

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[Breezeblock]

I've had both mines done they used to be so noisy when i was walking up the stairs in the house i used to wake the kids up the first one locked one day and i had to drive back with my knee locked at 90 degrees wife took me to hospital and they tried to straighten it out .it was the worse pain i ever felt the second one was done a couple of years later i found cycling helped me strengthen up again and i was off work 3-4 weeks

[Mark Bolam]

Quick update.

Had the op yesterday, but more involved than I'd hoped.

Washout, chondroplasty, and loads of microfracture.

Crutches for 4-6 weeks.

Pain is ok, doing very light physio already.

It's the little things that are annoying me already, like making brews and people calling me when I'm doing important research on Pornhub.

My wife has taken the kids out for the day, they were jumping on me and nicking my crutches.

[Jake Andrews]

Good luck with it all Mark, hope you get back to it soon enough. Just remember when researching, it may take more than one watch to get the gist of the story.

[Mark Bolam]

😂😂😂👍👍

[HertsWood]

My opp at Hitchinbrooke hospital on hold due to erratic heart rate - it needs to be steady above 55bpm but at pre-op was 34.....

 

Off to Papworth in May.....

[Mark Bolam]

Good luck with that mate.