Davie
Well-Known Member
I fell at work 2 years ago come this June tripping over a stupid office carpet saver that the chairs sit on. Well this one was rolled up on the floor as we were doing some remodeling in my office area. Got up to go file something, the phone on the desk rang and I turned around to go answer it and tripped over the stupid thing--left knee hit the exposed carpet spike, right one hit the hard concrete floor.
Long story short after I was refered to the first Orthopedic surgeon and seeing him for over a year and giving me those injections in your knees to improve the synovial fluid (which were painfull and did not help a darn thing) and 2 MRIs (one taken at a hospital, the other at his MRI office) on the left knee that showed nothing or at least reported nothing--should say the second one was done because I heard a pop in the leg with lots of pain--sure enough a stress fracture just below the left knee. Well this doctor said nothing more he could do with Workers Comp as I had arthritsis (sp) but he was more than willing to do a full knee replacement though my regular insurance - now what is wrong with this picture!!!
Friend suggested asking Dept of Labor for a change of physician and suggested someone to go to. They allowed me to change doctors--he is one of the best in the state. Went to see him on the 19th of April, had new MRIs done of both knees this time on the 27th. Took about a 1" stack of films to him to review.
When I saw him on the 2nd of May the bottom line was I have a Meniscus tear in both knees, the fluid the other doctor put in my knees has resulted in severe synovitis in both knees, a 2 cm loose body in the left knee, the right knee shows a dark spot they suspect is some type of hemarthrosis along with a 4.5cm ganglion cyst.
Now--my question--How did the other 2 MRIs on the left knee miss all of this???
Bottom line arthrascopic surgery on both knees to fix the medial menisci, bone scope and joint cleanup of all the "stuff" that is within the knee joint. First surgery is May 26th, will be off 10 days, 6-8 week recovery then do it all again on the other knee.
Guess my show season just went out the window, but at least the pain I've put up with the last 2 years will finally be gone.
You can't imagaine my anger at the other doctor. I'm tempted to call as ask him how much his liability insurance is and how much he wants to compensate me for what he put me through for the year of "he--double toothpicks" he put me though.
(replace the horse with a doctor)
2 years and it only took finding the right doctor and less than 2 weeks for answers.
Long story short after I was refered to the first Orthopedic surgeon and seeing him for over a year and giving me those injections in your knees to improve the synovial fluid (which were painfull and did not help a darn thing) and 2 MRIs (one taken at a hospital, the other at his MRI office) on the left knee that showed nothing or at least reported nothing--should say the second one was done because I heard a pop in the leg with lots of pain--sure enough a stress fracture just below the left knee. Well this doctor said nothing more he could do with Workers Comp as I had arthritsis (sp) but he was more than willing to do a full knee replacement though my regular insurance - now what is wrong with this picture!!!
Friend suggested asking Dept of Labor for a change of physician and suggested someone to go to. They allowed me to change doctors--he is one of the best in the state. Went to see him on the 19th of April, had new MRIs done of both knees this time on the 27th. Took about a 1" stack of films to him to review.
When I saw him on the 2nd of May the bottom line was I have a Meniscus tear in both knees, the fluid the other doctor put in my knees has resulted in severe synovitis in both knees, a 2 cm loose body in the left knee, the right knee shows a dark spot they suspect is some type of hemarthrosis along with a 4.5cm ganglion cyst.
Now--my question--How did the other 2 MRIs on the left knee miss all of this???
Bottom line arthrascopic surgery on both knees to fix the medial menisci, bone scope and joint cleanup of all the "stuff" that is within the knee joint. First surgery is May 26th, will be off 10 days, 6-8 week recovery then do it all again on the other knee.
Guess my show season just went out the window, but at least the pain I've put up with the last 2 years will finally be gone.
You can't imagaine my anger at the other doctor. I'm tempted to call as ask him how much his liability insurance is and how much he wants to compensate me for what he put me through for the year of "he--double toothpicks" he put me though.
2 years and it only took finding the right doctor and less than 2 weeks for answers.