Lookingfothelp
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- Joined
- Feb 11, 2020
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- United States
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- Female
I am a 43-year-old female who was accidentally injected with 30 mg of epinephrine into my knee cavity during a meniscus surgery. I now have AVN in my femur, tibia, and patella. I was on crutches for seven weeks with no change in my lesions. It has been suggested to me by one doctor that I do a core decompression in hopes to create new bone growth. This doctor said she could not tell me the chances of it working since my situation is so unique. Another doctor said that due to the questionable likelihood that a core decompression would work and the fact that I have retorn my meniscus and have cartilage damage that I should do a knee replacement instead. I am struggling with whose advice to follow. Meanwhile the pain is getting worse. On the one hand, I cringe at the idea of multiple surgeries if I were to do a cord decompression and it didn’t work. On the other hand I am aware of the repercussions of doing a knee replacement at a my age. It sounds like the revisions are even worse than the initial knee replacement, need to be done more often, and have a lower success rate each time. Any input from the group would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.