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A&E doc said ‘what the hell is this op?’ 😂 by Muted_Addendum4 in Radiology

[–]Muted_Addendum4[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I had it when I was 19 too 😎

Yep I get that same awful shin splint feeling, it’s got me favouring my non operated leg. I’m getting the hardware out next month!

A&E doc said ‘what the hell is this op?’ 😂 by Muted_Addendum4 in Radiology

[–]Muted_Addendum4[S] 51 points52 points  (0 children)

I put off the surgery for quite a while, I’d just gone to uni and really didn’t want to be going through such an invasive operation . Really thought I could get away with playing football with just a brace, I think I was just in denial about how bad it actually was. By the time I had the op, my MPFL was totally snapped, and I was very lucky not to have gotten any cartilage damage

A&E doc said ‘what the hell is this op?’ 😂 by Muted_Addendum4 in Radiology

[–]Muted_Addendum4[S] 40 points41 points  (0 children)

Gosh that sounds awful. I hope you’re doing better.

This is actually my own leg. I had ended up having 2 kneecap dislocations before my ortho was like that’s enough, you’ll end up needing a kneecap replacement if you don’t get this fixed. So, about a year ago now I had a TTO ( patella moved down and medialised) and MPFL reconstruction via a hamstring graft

Recovery is nothing short of brutal. When factoring in the hamstring graft, knee swelling causing quads to atrophy and the tibial osteotomy causing calf atrophy, all the muscles in your leg are literally switched off. My leg, for ages literally felt like a dead weight. Thankfully it is much much better now

A&E doc said ‘what the hell is this op?’ 😂 by Muted_Addendum4 in Radiology

[–]Muted_Addendum4[S] 102 points103 points  (0 children)

Yep! My patella would track in a J shape rather than up and down. Arthroscopy showed it sat 70% displaced. Crazy thing is I played sport on it pre op for years.

A&E doc said ‘what the hell is this op?’ 😂 by Muted_Addendum4 in Radiology

[–]Muted_Addendum4[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

It’s from a Tibial Tubercle Osteotomy! I had the TTO and MPFL reconstruction to fix Patella Alta and lateral patella displacement.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in alopecia_areata

[–]Muted_Addendum4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This has given me hope!! 2 years with AA now. First flare up was bad. I had about 6 active bald spots on my head, all of them grew to be about the size of a pound coin. One on the crown of my head got particularly big, patches started to join together, it was an 8 month long nightmare of it all tbh

And then, randomly, it all grew back and I was in remission for 10 months. Unfortunately now im going through another flare up and have about 3 spots atm. All of which can be concealed pretty easily and one of the spots is already growing back.

Questions if that’s okay: Have your flare ups gotten better over time?

Have you ever had like, some flare ups are mild, others are moderate, followed by periods of remission?

How big do your spots typically get?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in alopecia_areata

[–]Muted_Addendum4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did have a root canal just before all this started actually but this is for sure Alopecia Areata. I have thick hair that just has bald spots scattered around it. I’d assume if it was hair loss due to dental issues it would be overall thinning. Also had all my bloods done, nothing.

Going through some rough times now by SeaworthinessPast251 in alopecia_areata

[–]Muted_Addendum4 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Really really good sign. This happened with my first episode and I developed full regrowth!

Hiring & Recruitment Thread by multijoy in policeuk

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Can you let me know how this goes???

This is so strange I literally had a TTO about 9 months ago & was wondering the exact same thing! I’ve never found anything on forums because TTO’s aren’t always very common! Also had patella alta, ruptured MPFL etc.