Olyoutside
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I am a 40 y/o female. I had an active youth and adulthood, ski racing, soccer, mountain and road biking, running, etc- and injured my knee several times with a high mechanism of injury. So the injuries healed initially, but then 2 years ago, I ended up with bilateral swelling and pain and real difficulty with squatting and climbing stairs- and came to find out that I had chondracomalacia in all three compartments of both knees.
I did steroid and PRP injections, and had a scope meniscectomy and debridement of the left knee in Feb. I’ve also been doing PT religiously
The injections seem to be keeping the swelling in my right knee at bay somewhat and I have pretty good strength in that leg but my left knee is a bit of a mess. I just can’t seem to bear weight through that 45-90 degree range without pain and swelling
Where I used to be able to run 10 miles at the drop of a hat I now struggle through four once a week, and I pay dearly when I over-do or when I run hills.
I have constant swelling on my lt knee. The Dr can remove between 15 and 40mls of joint fluid on any given day. I also always have pain. Sleeping, stairs, using the toilet!!!! Getting out of bed is always painful and I have catching throughout the day
My Orthopedist and OS agree On an OATS for me of 3 or 4 3cm patches of cartilage plugs.
It’s a long backstory but here’s my question: I’m nervous I’m going to LOSE mobility, not gain through this surgery. Do you think my fears are warranted?
I am currently running. Not a lot, not fast, and not without repercussions, but I can do it, and I’m not going to cause any “catastrophic failure” by doing it. I can ride a bike but it hurts, and getting out of he saddle is very painful
I’m also worried that the location of my lesions isn’t totally normal. The surface is the articulating region at about 45-90 degrees. It isn’t where my leg is straight (this is why I can run). I worry about peeling away the edge of the graft because of the location
So my question I guess, is for those of you familiar with this procedure, what do you think my risk is for losing mobility post recovery considering my age (40) the large amount of graft (4*3cm and all compartments), and the location of graft (45-90 degree articulating surface)
I’m running now. I want to keep doing a little bit of that down the road someday and standing up on my bicycle pedals from time to time!!!! I live an active life. I have two small boys, I coach soccer, I am a media producer. Being active and outdoors is my life
I have also not tried Synvisk or stem cell. Worth a shot?
I did steroid and PRP injections, and had a scope meniscectomy and debridement of the left knee in Feb. I’ve also been doing PT religiously
The injections seem to be keeping the swelling in my right knee at bay somewhat and I have pretty good strength in that leg but my left knee is a bit of a mess. I just can’t seem to bear weight through that 45-90 degree range without pain and swelling
Where I used to be able to run 10 miles at the drop of a hat I now struggle through four once a week, and I pay dearly when I over-do or when I run hills.
I have constant swelling on my lt knee. The Dr can remove between 15 and 40mls of joint fluid on any given day. I also always have pain. Sleeping, stairs, using the toilet!!!! Getting out of bed is always painful and I have catching throughout the day
My Orthopedist and OS agree On an OATS for me of 3 or 4 3cm patches of cartilage plugs.
It’s a long backstory but here’s my question: I’m nervous I’m going to LOSE mobility, not gain through this surgery. Do you think my fears are warranted?
I am currently running. Not a lot, not fast, and not without repercussions, but I can do it, and I’m not going to cause any “catastrophic failure” by doing it. I can ride a bike but it hurts, and getting out of he saddle is very painful
I’m also worried that the location of my lesions isn’t totally normal. The surface is the articulating region at about 45-90 degrees. It isn’t where my leg is straight (this is why I can run). I worry about peeling away the edge of the graft because of the location
So my question I guess, is for those of you familiar with this procedure, what do you think my risk is for losing mobility post recovery considering my age (40) the large amount of graft (4*3cm and all compartments), and the location of graft (45-90 degree articulating surface)
I’m running now. I want to keep doing a little bit of that down the road someday and standing up on my bicycle pedals from time to time!!!! I live an active life. I have two small boys, I coach soccer, I am a media producer. Being active and outdoors is my life
I have also not tried Synvisk or stem cell. Worth a shot?