HokieGCC
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- Jul 18, 2021
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Hi @patriciad,
I know you are right. I need to relax more. I have had much success recovering that I am grateful for.
On the x-ray question I had a lot of time to figure out the bulge. Both Docs are in and out in like 10 min. At most they look at an x-ray for 30 seconds. Typically, I am still asking questions as they are walking out the door. The x-ray file they give you has all the tools Docs use. You can take measurements and manipulate the image characteristics (contrast, zoom, brightness, ...). The bones are bright of course but all the soft tissue is observable too. I simply compared the image measurements with my real knee and pinpointed the bulge dead on center bulge. I am probably accurate to a mm on this.
Yea Doc1 has a good reputation. He fixed my wife's broken ankle a year ago and was excellent. I went with him because of course he does knees as well but we had direct positive experience. Doc2 has the best reviews I could find but I have no familiarity. They are in different practices.
I don't think I have an infection but sure wonder about a mis-alignment (bulge+wobbling knee).
I am wondering if he built the tibia plate first, then discovered I was going to be too lax and compensated by using a large femur component (causing the bulge). That would account for all the things I am seeing and experiencing.
I know you are right. I need to relax more. I have had much success recovering that I am grateful for.
On the x-ray question I had a lot of time to figure out the bulge. Both Docs are in and out in like 10 min. At most they look at an x-ray for 30 seconds. Typically, I am still asking questions as they are walking out the door. The x-ray file they give you has all the tools Docs use. You can take measurements and manipulate the image characteristics (contrast, zoom, brightness, ...). The bones are bright of course but all the soft tissue is observable too. I simply compared the image measurements with my real knee and pinpointed the bulge dead on center bulge. I am probably accurate to a mm on this.
Yea Doc1 has a good reputation. He fixed my wife's broken ankle a year ago and was excellent. I went with him because of course he does knees as well but we had direct positive experience. Doc2 has the best reviews I could find but I have no familiarity. They are in different practices.
I don't think I have an infection but sure wonder about a mis-alignment (bulge+wobbling knee).
I am wondering if he built the tibia plate first, then discovered I was going to be too lax and compensated by using a large femur component (causing the bulge). That would account for all the things I am seeing and experiencing.