Just got off phone with the scheduler, 1st appt Aug. 29...find out when surgery is then. Been too long with pain in this knee for sure.
Finally got a Dr who says new knee...waiting on referral with orthopedic surgeon. May take a month or so to see them.
Sent from my SM-S916U using Crappie.com Fishing mobile app
Proud to have served with and supported the Units I was in: 1st IDF, 9th INF, 558th USAAG (Greece), 7th Transportation Brigade, 6th MEDSOM (Korea), III Corp, 8th IDF, 3rd Armor Div.
1980 Ebbtide Dyna-Trak 160 Evinrude 65 Triumph
Just got off phone with the scheduler, 1st appt Aug. 29...find out when surgery is then. Been too long with pain in this knee for sure.
Proud to have served with and supported the Units I was in: 1st IDF, 9th INF, 558th USAAG (Greece), 7th Transportation Brigade, 6th MEDSOM (Korea), III Corp, 8th IDF, 3rd Armor Div.
1980 Ebbtide Dyna-Trak 160 Evinrude 65 Triumphslowhand LIKED above post
Hopefully they can get you scheduled and fixed up soon. Living with pain is not good for anyone.
wannabe fisherman LIKED above postJamesdean thanked you for this post
I totally agree Dave
Sent from my SM-S916U using Crappie.com Fishing mobile app
Proud to have served with and supported the Units I was in: 1st IDF, 9th INF, 558th USAAG (Greece), 7th Transportation Brigade, 6th MEDSOM (Korea), III Corp, 8th IDF, 3rd Armor Div.
1980 Ebbtide Dyna-Trak 160 Evinrude 65 TriumphSuperDave336 LIKED above post
I'm in the same boat, waiting on a date to be set. Dr says it's a go but gonna put it off til October as a fishing trip in planned for last week of September and 1st week of October. Hope your replacement goes well.
Jamesdean LIKED above post
Thank you Grumpa, Likewise as well. I have to quit the smokes cold turkey, as the Dr says 85% failure rating due to nicotine...Donno, but a blood test at first conference with Dr to confirm. Then surgery date set...Find out then.
Proud to have served with and supported the Units I was in: 1st IDF, 9th INF, 558th USAAG (Greece), 7th Transportation Brigade, 6th MEDSOM (Korea), III Corp, 8th IDF, 3rd Armor Div.
1980 Ebbtide Dyna-Trak 160 Evinrude 65 Triumph
Hope they get you all fixed up
The love for fishing is one of the best gifts you can pass alongJamesdean thanked you for this post
My main problem has been dealing with the Veterans Administration. "Well, it looks like you have a little bit of artheritise, but it shouldn't be as painfull as your sayin'",. The frosting on the cake for me was a bit over 2 yrs ago my last,( I'm getting a new Primary now), Primary Care Physision sent me to a cancer specialist to evaluate what she said was bone cancer just above the left knee. It was not cancer but an endoama {probably miss spelled}, but this specialist was to do a 2yr study of it before the VA would do anything...every six months I took a 3hr drive for an x-ray and to hear...wait for it...it's not cancer...then drive back home. The kicker was 3 days before my last visit with the specialist, I had my annual visit with the primary... She walks in with her laptop, stops in the doorway, looks at my knee and says...wait for it....I sent you to see Dr. Rosenthall ,(the specialist) to get a knee replacement, why isn't it done...I lost it right there.
I had to explain he was just to evaluate it and see if it grew, moved or was dead...something that is in my file and she set-up...Finally got to an outside orthopedic specialist, looked at the MRI she, (the primary Dr.) had done over 2yrs before, and asked a couple of questions, felt on my knee, which the primary has never done, and refered me for surgery. I had , at the time of the MRI about 1/10th the cartlidge in my knee as is supossed to be there, and has been bone on bone for a long long time...Now to wait for the surgeon...
Proud to have served with and supported the Units I was in: 1st IDF, 9th INF, 558th USAAG (Greece), 7th Transportation Brigade, 6th MEDSOM (Korea), III Corp, 8th IDF, 3rd Armor Div.
1980 Ebbtide Dyna-Trak 160 Evinrude 65 Triumph