Messed up my knee

trailramdan

trailramdan

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I have been fighting my injury for awhile now and Tuesdsy I re-injured it. I don't have insurance and I have been off work, and short hours for almost 2 months so money is tight now. Wish me luck going through paper work soon to see if I can't get my knee fixed and move on. Hope it all goes well:mellow:
 
toomanytoys

toomanytoys

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I tore some stuff in mine, I have the medical report somewhere at home. Forget now.

But the only option given to me was surgery. I didn't want surgery. And not to scare you, but it scared the crap out of me. My cousin who was 23 went in for a standard knee surgery, she got out of the hospital and fell over dead with a blood clot. I said no surgery for me!

Squatting about killed me, omg. I'd have to fall over, straighten my leg back out, and lay there before trying to get back up. I babied it for over a year. Watching what I was doing, moving carefully, not running(which wasn't hard to avoid). Now its fine. Only bothers me when its REALLY damp out, or REALLY cold.
 
trailramdan

trailramdan

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Well i feel a pop every now and then, and i cant straighten it out feels real stiff and the backside of my knee. I can now walk around now but by walk i mean hobble slowly lol....i dont like the thought of surgery at all. But not sure what to dk. I will be 30 next week and i hate to have knee problems the rest of my life. With my car hobby and tinkering on my other toys it really limits me. Not sure what other options I have left. Been going on for 2 years or more off and on
 
toomanytoys

toomanytoys

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trailramdan said:
Well i feel a pop every now and then, and i cant straighten it out feels real stiff and the backside of my knee. I can now walk around now but by walk i mean hobble slowly lol....i dont like the thought of surgery at all. But not sure what to dk. I will be 30 next week and i hate to have knee problems the rest of my life. With my car hobby and tinkering on my other toys it really limits me. Not sure what other options I have left. Been going on for 2 years or more off and on
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I feel your pain with that, I'll be 30 in January. I baby my knees now a days. I used to just jump off of stuff, no more of that.
 
buckeye

buckeye

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So, you can't straighten and posterior joint pain.

Medial or lateral, in other words, inside or outside.

Sounds like a meniscus tear. RICE, rest, ice, compress, elevate.
Ibuprofen 800 mg 4 time a day.
 
buckeye

buckeye

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Meniscus tears generally don't heal. Unless they are torn from the capsule,lining of the joint. If torn through the meniscus itself, then you do a partial menisectomy.
Sounds like this is recurring problem. More than likely the protocol we would follow, xray, nsaids,injection, and physical therapy.
When those fail, mri. Results of that determine the next step.
In your case, sounds like arthoscopic partial menisectomy.

If you develop increased calf pain and swelling, go to your nearest er. Bad things can happen with that. Think blood clot.
 
trailramdan

trailramdan

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The doc i talked to on the phone told me since i have battled it for a couple of years to wait to do my paper work and see what kind of help i can get with no insurence yadda yadda
 
maverick1

maverick1

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#19
Had a total replace last July. Been fighting it for many years and the pain and discomfort got unbareable. Painful operation but boy what a difference. No reason to be in pain all the time.
Good luck.
 
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