once again like always +1 on fiirkan. Dude peg thanks for being there for me and if YOU ever need someone to go vent to I am always open. just wanting to let you know that. hope you make the decision in your best interest and hope it is a good one. which I am sure it will be. Hope you get better and all and just be safe on that other knee.

 

my old boss had a knee replacement... he didnt stay off it..and is having complications...soo just... stay off the knee and u should be good

 

what did you do to it in the first place? I have a problem with mine right now too, I think its in the ligiments, but the stupid doctors keep telling me its patella-femoral syndrome, but my symptoms arent right for that, I think they are just jumping to an easy answer. But if I were you, I would try the alignment first, since it seems to have the best outcome, even though the chances of it working arent as good.

 

I agree with sacs. What do you have to lose at this point? If it works, great. If it doesn't, try the replacement.

 

right. even with the months of therapy, it is the least invasive, and if it works, youll be close to normal, but with all the other options, youll be a lot worse off if it doesnt work, if the realignment doesnt work, then youre back where you started.

 

yes thats true but if it doesn't work it will be a year before i can get the replacement oh what happened is a truck had its tailgate down and backed up into me at a old job i had

 

You mean they have to find a replacement knee cap from another person? I thought they made artificial ones, the same way they make new hip joints (for example) out of plastic, titanium, and silicone.

My grandmother, years ago, had both of her hips replaced with the kind I just described. As a then 70something year old lady, her recovery was pretty remarkable and, had she actually kept to her physical therapy/ physical rehab routine, would have fully recovered.

Maybe, what might be the best option is to go with the low-invasion pain relief procedures and physical therapy and spend some time really tracking down an eminent specialist at a major university hospital who can confidently perform a more serious, permanent procedure.

To be honest, I don't want to talk crap on where people live or come from, but in my experience the best surgeons and specialists are usually found in major cities. Just as an example, my niece had a serious internal infection that her local pediatricians at their small rural hospital totally slept on and failed to treat adequately. They wound up having to chopper her 3 hours into Pittsburgh to have her surgury corrected and finish up her treatment.

Just remember that even though someone's a doctor and they're wearing the white coat, they could have passed med school with a C-. It's always worth it to do some research and maybe even travel to find some quality medical professionals.

All of that aside, good luck to you. You absolutely will make the best decision for yourself.

 

My sister had her kneecap removed after her wreck last year. She does good without it, the only time she has trouble is when she goes up and down stairs. But other than that, she does good. Hope it works out for ya man...

 

Damn Peg im sorry. I hope whatever you choose will have a great out come. I think Sacs made a very good suggestion.

 

thats no good man, could be worse tho right...

my uncle doesnt have a kneecap he shattered it to dust in a car accident and they just removed everything, he does pretty good, iv never noticed him struggling with anything, he even kept on playing baseball

it coulld be a different thing all together tho but which ever you chose, have confidence in your doctor and rehab/physio routine and chances are itll end up in good shape