Good old "Murphy"....

[SVNET]

Ohhh boy,

I really hope that everything get sort out with that need, I think you should definitely consult a different specialist
for a second opinion and maybe another surgery.

My brother has develop a condition where one of his knee now fills up with fluids, swells up and he can't walk, so
every time it happens he now has to go to the Doc, they stick a needle and take the fluid out. I tell him to keep on
doing that, its a lot better then a bad surgery procedure.

Anything that moves, all joints eventually becomes an issue...

Take it easy man.

Rest up.

 

[SlimeTime]

My brother has develop a condition where one of his knee now fills up with fluids, swells up and he can't walk, so
every time it happens he now has to go to the Doc, they stick a needle and take the fluid out. I tell him to keep on
doing that, its a lot better then a bad surgery procedure.

I used to have that yearly, they'd do the same thing......stick a syringe in the knee, remove the plunger & let the fluid drain out into one of those kidney-shaped puke pans (don't even know if they use those anymore?). It's been so swollen they've had to cut my pants leg open to get to my knee.

lol.....well, at least it's "fixed" now, so I won't have to do that any more :roll:

If I were your brother, I'd find a good sports med doctor who takes care of athletes, and find out what he can do at this stage for his knee. It's not going to go anywhere but downhill.

ST

 

[FishingBuds]

If I were your brother, I'd find a good sports med doctor who takes care of athletes, and find out what he can do at this stage for his knee. It's not going to go anywhere but downhill.

ST

Good advice ST, makes sense to me

 

[Popeye]

All I can say is I am one lucky son of a gun. I've got my medical problems but the Navy treats (and cures) their patients and documents the living daylights out of any complaint. Now, when I retired all I had to do was take my 1 1/2" thick medical record to the VA, fill out a claim form, be seen by 6 specialists and get X-Rays of my back, shoulders and knees (all previous injuries documented nine ways to Sunday) and wait for their disability rating. I was given a disabilty rating of 90% and I still get around pretty good. I get all my medical care through the VA and I've never had any problems with them at all. Knock on wood...

 

[SlimeTime]

I get all my medical care through the VA and I've never had any problems with them at all. Knock on wood...

I hope it stays that way for you....I know some who haven't been as lucky.

ST