PRP Medicale Advise

Here is my experience with PRP. About 12 years ago I tore my meniscus in my right knee during my krav maga class. I had surgery to repair the torn meniscus, but as Yankee said, "that's just kicking the can down the road", as arthritis is eventually going to set in. Surgery brought some relief but my knee was not the same as it was. About 5 years ago the pain in my knee reached a point where I new I had to do something so I tried PRP injections. It did alleviate a lot of my pain but not all of it. I would say that it brought about enough relief that I would consider it successful. I just need to accept that my knee will probably never be 100% better. I would try PRP again if I ever need to.

 

I go to Dr. Kevorkian..........

 

You might want to ask for a refund.

 

I been having some knee pain for a while now.i can still walk and stuff,but on occasion my knee gets really stiff.

for example if I'm driving for a long time I have to pull over to stretch my leg.its the same thing if my leg is extended for a long period of time ,Il have to bend it for some time.dont really know what it is

 

I figure if you can still pop up on your board without pain and surf, life is good enough...if you can't, it's like living death.

I'm still dealing with that bike accident that bonked my kneecap over a year ago. Some of the pains I was having have diminished, but still can't bend my knee all the way...and can't pop up on my board without searing pain. Feels like my tibia was slightly twisted and it's stuck in that position. I can still walk slowly (my gait looks normal...but doesn't feel normal), but can't do any PT to strengthen my legs.

I've been seeing an orthopedic dr. Guess you never really know how good a doctor is, but he claims to have the most experience of anyone in my area (the arthroscopy patients in the lobby seemed happy). We've tried everything non-invasive, so exploratory arthroscopy is next. He's also going to do a MUA (manipulation under anesthesia) to hopefully pop my leg back into position. Waiting for them to call me back with a date is torture in itself.

 

Yank.....
I injured it october...being doing rehab....swimming no surf...
But it just not improving...so I'm biting the bullet...

I tell you what was the worst moment..when the
****ing numb nuts mri/x-ray tech slammed
the mri shoulder scan attachment into my
Shoulder...I thought he dislocated it...


The pre- surgical rehab is really helping..
It's just my bicep tendon subluxation...
When it slips out of the bicepital groove...
When I reach up for the screen
For the overhead video..
Oh..that's a moment...
I see stars and swear in illocano...
4 of my students are pinoy....so they get a big kick out of that...
So i have that going for me..

 

+1 That sh*t is crazy!

 

now I'm getting worried, thanx

 

Man, I'm glad it wasn't your time, sorry to hear about your experience, I can't imagine...

 

Yeah, I once had such a routine GI procedure (1989) that I ended up in the ICU with sepsis, on high power double antibiotic combination. Got up to pee in the middle of the night, dropped to the floor with hypotension, etc, etc......
Lots of fun......yeah right.
Other than at night, my wife did not leave my side the whole time............

 

Good thing your bro' was there yank (and in barry's case his wife). It is good to have an advocate in these situations. The medical staff, no matter how hard they try often can't read or handle the patient, so someone with familiarity needs to step in.

 

DAMN! That's intense yank.

It's crazy. People tend to trust hospitals and doctors. But you can't. Doc says you got to get cut open for whatever procedure. Don't trust it. Get 2nd, 3rd, 4th opinions. Just because someone's a doctor doesn't mean they are 100% right all the time. And stories like yours prove it. Crazy to think about

 

Aint that the truth! My wife was almost killed by the nurse once. She is deathly allergic to Bactrim and Sulfamethoxazole and it is written right on her arm band or w/e they give you at the hospital so that they can scan it before giving you anything. Well, the nurse just gave her the Sulfa anyways and her body shut down immediately and she almost died. They had to give her something to make it come right back up and it caused her kidneys to fail. Close call but she made it through.

 

Scary stuff. We trust our lives with people we don't know from a hole in the wall. Just because of some degree.

 

Yep, makes you think. But thankfully some of them truly are great at what they do. Not all of them are bad, but you have to be careful for sure.