MarvB
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So I guess this forum is a good enough place to post this as any...have any of you Hunt Talkers ever gone through a knee debridement and, if so, what was your results and recovery time? Between tree climbing (USFS), pole work (line and tele), and tearing it up and having surgery before (college sports decades ago) my left knee after last years hunting season looked akin to a grapefruit stuck in a pair of pantyhose . When I retired in December I went to three local Orthos to see about getting a replacement and was told by each that "it wasn't quite bad enough" yet to warrant said work (I could go uphill all day long but downhill with substantial weight on my back just killed me). After looking at the MRIs one of the guys (who was pretty highly recommended) said I was a good candidate for a debridement and joint lavage. I said WTF and went for it. I have since found out, through my buddy who does my PPT that debridements only run about 60-70% successful and he was surprised at just how much "cleanout" that the doc did given the fact that I had a lot of the meniscus removed the first time around when I tore things up. Now instead of the joint just hurting when I really tax it, it hurts just getting out of bed in the morning and that's 6 months post-surgery!
Been trying to go on hikes here 2-3x a week (though some are just exaggerated "walks") and am seriously starting to wondering how October in Salmon is going to be feeling.
Sorry for the long-winded post but am a tad frustrated at this time and looking for opinions from who may of been there/done that...thanks in advance.
MarvB
Been trying to go on hikes here 2-3x a week (though some are just exaggerated "walks") and am seriously starting to wondering how October in Salmon is going to be feeling.
Sorry for the long-winded post but am a tad frustrated at this time and looking for opinions from who may of been there/done that...thanks in advance.
MarvB