YEAAAAAA!!!!
I am scheduled for October 6, 2015 in the afternoon. He does his revisions last because the take longer. I got in that soon because they had a cancellation.
Well the exam and follow on discussion went well. I saw the PA first, he was shaking his head concerning the patella. He said he thinks the previous surgeon did a release and now I have this funky Patel laying over even further than it should and catching on the upper component. OS comes in later, tells me he spoke to my original OS again. Right off the bat he said we are looking at two options, which he uses will depend on what he finds. First is the spacer replace and re-align patella, second is replacing the upper component with a realignment. And correction of patella tracking and tightening knee joint with a combination of spacer and offset of new component. He gave the usual warning about blood clots, infections and thus. He said he likes the implant I have and will probably use the same if he changes out the upper component. I have to get a CT scan done so he can asses and check alignment and evaluate rotation issues he says. Have to do all the preop testing again with my primary. He said most of his revisions do very well, but there is always a chance of other issues, once again the usual warning.
I think with what I am doing, fixing the patella and looseness is the best outcome. I am looking so much forward to this surgery and recovery. He said he would be glad to address my other knee, but let's get the other fixed and well. I well, just thought I'd ask if I could get a bi-lateral. I think this will be a good fix and I will come back to him for the other too if all goes well.
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