Last week Chuckie had an MRI done on her right knee. It sometime clicks, locks up and causes lots of pain.
We just got back from the knee surgeon, he said she has a torn meniscus. He wants to get in there and explore and clean up the tear. Can it be healed any other way??
Should Chuckie have surgery for her torn meniscus???
He says if we go to his clinic it will cost $600 we just have to pay the nurses the Government pays him.
Of course in Canada if we go to the hospital it is free. He can do it in the clinic this week or we can go on the waiting list for the Hospital it is about six months.
We can have about 150 Margaritas in Mexico for the $600 and Chuckie says wait til we get back in about six months and have it done in the Hospital day surgery. I don't want to rush her but should we do it now?
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George,
I had a torn knee meniscus 'trimmed' (loose tears fold under the meniscus causing clicking and loss of movement) Mine did not cause locking though.
It was an out-patient thing at a hospital and took an afternoon. After watching the whole thing on TV, the longest part was waiting for the local anesthetic wear off.
No pain at all involved and no real recovery time needed. I never felt my knee was THAT bad but the surgeon seemed keen to fix it before the tear got bigger. Like in your case, mine was "free" - but the wait far less.
The wait vs. the $600 decision should be a lifestyle impact (pain, inconvenience, etc) issue during the wait period. 150 margaritas could help with the wait.
Ian.
PS: mine was a squash injury and not due to bad swim kicking technique.
George,
I had a torn knee meniscus 'trimmed' (loose tears fold under the meniscus causing clicking and loss of movement) Mine did not cause locking though.
It was an out-patient thing at a hospital and took an afternoon. After watching the whole thing on TV, the longest part was waiting for the local anesthetic wear off.
No pain at all involved and no real recovery time needed. I never felt my knee was THAT bad but the surgeon seemed keen to fix it before the tear got bigger. Like in your case, mine was "free" - but the wait far less.
The wait vs. the $600 decision should be a lifestyle impact (pain, inconvenience, etc) issue during the wait period. 150 margaritas could help with the wait.
Ian.
PS: mine was a squash injury and not due to bad swim kicking technique.
