[Artemisia] malkins surgery update

[Sondra Gibson]

All I can say is ditto what Maire said.  I'm that friend who had both knees
replaced, and I'm 52.  There's someone else on this list who has had
multiple knee surgeries and I sure don't remember her having any pre-surgery
PT.   The pre-surgery PT that I went through had *nothing* to do with my
knee.  It was to be sure that I had enough upper body strength to function
with *both* knees being cut on.  Too old at 40??!!  That's bulls.... opps!
And so what if the x-rays are old.  Take new ones!!  That's what they did
with me on my pre-surgery day!!  X-rays can determine if your knee can be
reconstructed or if the arthritis is too advanced.   Mind you, living with a
damaged joint for a long period of time greatly increases the chance of
arthritis in that joint.  So the longer you wait, the worse it may become.  

Gefjon  

> Goodness, how frustrating!
> And frankly, it sounds like they handed you a huge load of...(oops, 
> maire, family list, remember)...uhm, fertilizer.  I've never 
> heard such 
> nonsense! (let alone such nasty rudeness--who the f..., uhm, 
> just what 
> do they think they are doing in the medical profession, if 
> not helping 
> people?)
> I was pushing 40 when I had my first knee surgery (the ACL 
> replacement), 
> and, well, over that when I had my second.  And there is no 
> way on god's 
> green earth that I could be anything except, well, large.  I don't 
> remember pre-surgery PT coming up for me, ever, although I 
> know it did 
> for a friend who's had both knees replaced recently.  And I certainly 
> had post-surgery therapy!
> The only times I've ever heard age being brought up as an 
> issue in joint 
> surgery is with replacements--they often stall on those 
> because there's 
> a limit to how long the replacement parts can last.  It 
> sounds like you 
> seriously need a second opinion.  Is this something you can 
> get through 
> the VA? (I'm a complete and confirmed civilian, so I have no idea how 
> these things work, governmentally). If it was a job-related 
> injury, why 
> not pursue it through Workman's Comp?
> --maire, sympathetically
> 
> Georgia Foster wrote:
> 
> > I have just had the most frustrating day.  I was told to 
> report to the 
> > Department of Veterans Affairs in Salt Lake City for a 
> Surgery to repair 
> > torn and damaged ligaments in my knee that were the result of an 
> > unfortuitus landing at the Trout Creek Fire ... 15 months 
> ago.  Part of 
> > my very cool job involves workining as a Wild Land Fire Fighter.
> > 
> > The journey to the VA is 2.5 hours or 189 miles.
> > 
> > When I got there, I was told that the sugery had been 
> cancelled.  The 
> > reasons given were all insults, delivered in an insulting 
> tone by a lad 
> > young enough to date my daughter.
> > 
> > 1) reconstruction is rarely recommended for patients over 
> age 35.  (I 
> > will be 40 in February)
> > 
> > 2) I have not had any kind of official pre-surgery therapy 
> (of course, I 
> > run 2.5 miles in 30 min, three days a week, I lift weights 
> three days a 
> > week, I swim recreationally with my children at least three days a 
> > week.   In 18 months I have lost a total of 112 pounds.   
> None of this 
> > counts as presurgery therapy, and obviously none of this shows 
> > dedication to improving my physical health either.
> > 
> > 3) If I am not willing to undergo presurgery therapy ... then I 
> > obviously can not be trusted to follow through with post 
> surgery therapy.
> > 
> > 
> > he also pointed out that the x-ray and MRI are almost a 
> year old.  At 
> > that point I lost control of my facilities.  I informed him 
> that the day 
> > those were read... I was added to the surgery schedule.  
> The reason the 
> > things are so out of date is because it has taken 10 months 
> to get a 
> > surgery date.
> > 
> > He indicates that because of my advanced age, the 
> degenerative disease 
> > (aurthritus) in my knees likely precludes the possibility of 
> > reconstructve repair.
> > 
> > The jist was ... I should buck up and stop being a snivling 
> old biddy.
> > 
> > The end result... Malkin is NOT having surgery tomorrow.
> > 
> > I would like to thank all those who send well wishes my 
> way.  Your kind 
> > thoughts and prayers are very much appreciated.
> > 
> > 
> > Cheers
> > 
> > Malkin
> > Otherhill
> > Artemisia
> > 
> > "It is a damn poor mind that can only think of one way to 
> spell a word" ...
> > Thomas Jefferson
> > 
> > Jo (Georgia L.) Foster
> > jo_foster81 at hotmail.com
> > 
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