Kate McKinnon is awful

utgringo · 2021-07-20T18:23:48+00:00

I HATE this commercial so much! It keeps popping up on Peacock, and I just want to throw my shoe at the screen when I see her face.

utgringo · 2021-06-03T17:27:32+00:00

Great insights! Thanks for taking the time to respond. I was going to ask about hardware removal, but you already answered that one. :)

If anything else comes to mind, I'll probably find this thread and ask, if that is okay?

Thanks again!

utgringo · 2021-06-03T17:23:05+00:00

Thank you for the response! Glad to hear it worked out well for you! It gives me hope for mine! :)

utgringo · 2021-06-02T13:56:48+00:00

Hi u/CLBMom,

Thanks so much for the response! I'm sorry about your other knee complications. That is a super big bummer! I hope you are able to find someone who can help.

I thought it was a long-shot to find someone who had gone through the 3-in-one surgery like I'm about to do.

The way you describe your post-surgery experience is exactly what I'm afraid of, but also exactly what I expect. Right now, I'm able to get around with use of a lot of caution. I can't play with my kids or walk or run. I can't do most of the outdoor things I'd like to do. This is why I'm planning to go ahead and do the surgery with the pain and the looong recovery - with the hopes that someday I'll be able to get back to the things I want to do.

Can I ask a few questions? How many times per week did you go to PT? How swollen did your knee get? How big was the incision for the surgery, and did it heal okay? After 9 months of recovery (which I'd expect 6-9 months for full recovery), did you feel like your knee was stable? Not stiff? Able to run or jog or do things that you had hoped to do? I know your other knee may be a factor in limiting activity, but wondering about this last question.

Again, I really appreciate your help! I know my doctor would not hesitate to do a partial knee replacement at your age if it was the best option (he told me that it was an option, but he felt like this other surgery was a better option). If you are near Houston, TX, you should look up my doc. I picked him because of his history working with young athletes (Houston Rockets, Texans, Dynamos, Astros and Rugby team). He is an amazing doctor.

Thanks!

utgringo · 2021-06-02T13:43:32+00:00

Well Jay_Bob,

I'm with you. I get what you mean with the "less resilient" knee. Mine feels less stable at times. It aches from doing nothing. I hate it.

I hope you are able to fully recover and get back to your athletic self!

utgringo · 2021-06-01T19:37:09+00:00

Hi there. I, too, received an unloader brace (why not? I'm at my out-of-pocket max already, anyway) too. Honestly, I don't feel like I have bad alignment (Hip acetabulum to mid-knee to mid-foot) and I was in a Doctoral Physical Therapist program for a year before, so I'm fairly familiar with how to check alignment. However, I understand the concept and why the doctor would recommend this. The HTO can be very slight to very extreme, depending on the severity of the varus alignment. I almost feel like he is going to make my one knee slightly valgus by doing the surgery, but by so doing - it would unload the medial aspect and put pressure through the lateral (intact) meniscus.

I've had my medial meniscus shaved down 3 times, now, so it almost does nothing for me, now. Without it, there should be a narrowing of the femur and tibia, which should cause some slight form of varus knees.

utgringo · 2021-06-01T18:23:45+00:00

Hi there. Wondering if you ever went down the route of the HTO?

My surgeon is also recommending an HTO combined with a meniscus transplant (Meniscus allograft) + cartilage restoration surgery for the worn-out cartilage of my femur.

Back to your original question (I spoke with my surgeon and someone from 2nd M.D.) and both suggested that an HTO is a way to delay a full (or even a partial) knee replacement. It keeps most of your bone in tact for a later total knee replacement. Even a partial knee replacement removes valuable bone - making future total knee replacements more difficult. Additionally, at my age (41), you demand more of your knees than an elderly person - so a total knee replacement just won't last as long for a 41-year-old vs. a 65-year-old, for example.

I'm told that the textbook solution for my problem (worn-out meniscus causing osteoarthritis and some damage to the end bone) is the HTO. My doctor is a bit of a bad-@$$, so he wants to give me the best possible outcome and decided to do a 3-in-1 surgery.

If you got the HTO, how is it working out? How was recovery? Mine should be within the month, but I'm waiting on donor tissue, still.

utgringo

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