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Offline airjaw

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Re: Hello and Welcome to osteochondral defect Forums
« Reply #15 on: June 20, 2009, 01:48:35 AM »
ok, keep us posted!

Just some advice.. try to do as much research as you can before letting any doctor cut into your knee. An athlete like yourself has to be very careful about how to heal this injury.
I'm guessing they will do microfracture surgery, which is where they drill tiny holes in your bone to let blood out, which forms scar cartilage. This is the surgery Andrew Bynum, Amare Stoudemire, etc. had. The success rate is iffy. Some athletes respond well and some don't.

In my experience, my microfracture surgery (on my ankle) made my ankle worse, and I'm relatively young too (24).
I'm looking into stem cell injections from a company called http://regenexx as my next option. I don't trust surgery anymore.

 
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« Reply #16 on: June 20, 2009, 10:39:14 AM »
Ok will do
What would be a good site to go to cuz all the ones that I've tried us all the doctor terms that I don't understand

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« Reply #17 on: June 21, 2009, 05:50:34 PM »
Try healthboards.net, kneeguru.
http://www.kneeguru.co.uk/KNEEtalk/index.php

KneeGuru has a lot of information that you could find by going through the forum threads.
Don't be afraid to Ask a lot of questions, people there are helpful.

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« Reply #18 on: June 25, 2009, 11:12:45 PM »
Sorry bout not getting back to you sooner but I've been busy.  So I found out at the docs that I have a rare case of OCD and that it is my knee cap and not my knee also that I might have a torn minicus. They are going to scope me first then if they have to they will open me up. Well the big days is less than a week away.
Later

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« Reply #19 on: June 26, 2009, 04:41:17 AM »
good luck. do they record every scope procedure?

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« Reply #20 on: June 28, 2009, 11:18:45 PM »
Thanks and I don't know what you are trying to ask me

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« Reply #21 on: July 02, 2009, 11:33:05 PM »
Well I had surgery yesterday and when I was awakend they gave me the best news ever I DONT have OCD or a torn miniscus. All it was was that I had too much cartalige and some of it was loose. They said it would be a 90 min. proceder and it only took half an hour. To they just scoped me and cleaned out and smoothed out the cartalige.  The pain isn't to bad at most it is a 4. The worst part is now the stiches are starting to itch and I can't take off my bandage untill tomorrow sometime. Well that is all for now talk to you later.

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« Reply #22 on: July 03, 2009, 03:12:43 PM »
nice lucked out.

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« Reply #23 on: July 03, 2009, 08:31:09 PM »
nice to hear Sportsman. Hope your recovery goes well.

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« Reply #24 on: July 09, 2009, 07:55:21 PM »
Hi! I'm a 27 yr old female who has had a problem w/ my left ankle since high school.  I was a cheerleader and took gymnastics so I always just thought I had a "weak ankle".  It would swell, get a sharp pain in it, was instable, and certain activities like running, dancing, or single leg calf raises were difficult to do w/out discomfort.  This past Fall, I went to an orthopaedic surgeon who did an MRI and said I had a huge OCD, 18mm, to my left medial talus and that I would need an OATS graft but he did not know how to do that procedure.  He recommended I search for someone on the internet who might specialize in it.  He said he did not want to go in and scope/drill as he was afraid I would be more symptomatic afterwards and still require an OATS graft.  I found Dr. John Kennedy w/ The Hospital for Special Surgery in NYC who pretty much specializes in it.  He called me and said due to the size of the lesion and that I was still relatively young, the OATS graft would be the best way as anything else would ultimately fail.  I live in Indiana so going to NYC was going to be difficult and he did not take my insurance so I found another surgeon in the Chicago area, Dr. Jeffrey Senall w/ OAD who performed my surgery on June 9th of this year.  They had to perform an osteotomy of medial malleolus (sp?) or pretty much saw thru/break the end of my tibia bone to access the talus where they cleaned out the defected caritlage and bone.  Then, they made a 2-3 inch incision in my left knee and took out two graft plugs of cartilage of which they placed in my ankle joint and then screwed back the bone.  I had staples in my knee (9) and ankle (11).  My entire left leg was wrapped w/ bandages, compression wraps, etc. for 4 days post op which made it difficult to do anything as I couldn't bend my knee at all.  At my 4 day post op appt, they put me in a lower leg cast for 6 weeks NWB (non weight bearing).  And they immediately had me doing my own physical therapy w/ my knee which I do 2x a day.  I already have most of range of motion back in it and my incision is healing nicely.  It hurts to lift it still with the weight of the cast. I am only at 4.5 wks and am so ready for this cast to come off.  I had my staples removed at 2 wks so I no longer felt like Frankenstein.  I must say it hasn't been the easiest road, overall.  The pain is tolerable...it's more a huge discomfort of anything.  Sleeping has been really difficult as I find it hard to get comfortable but I'm a light sleeper.  I have had episodes where I get really hot, nauseous, and a bit faintish but the doctor thinks I'm sensitive to the medication.  One of the hardest things is that being immobile can be mentally challenging as you feel cooped up all day and a bit trapped.  I wouldn't recommend this surgery for anyone that won't have people to help them.  My husband has been really great through all of this and my mom and sister help out and try to keep me company which helps the mental aspect.  I had to have people help me shower, go to the bathroom, etc.  I am so ready to be back to normal.  I did take off work for 6 weeks as I don't see how anyone is comfortable enough going back to work.  I still get swelling in my leg when I'm upright for longer periods.  I get my cast off next Friday and then will be in a boot for another 3-6 wks PWB.  I will also start physical therapy of my knee and ankle in 2 wks.  I pray all of this was worth it as I couldn't imagine going through this again.  I will keep everyone posted on my progress though and if anyone has any questions, please feel free to ask.  I know I wrote a lot but I just wanted to provide my experience with people in case it is of any help.  Best of luck to everyone,
Meg

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« Reply #25 on: July 09, 2009, 10:15:11 PM »
keep us posted. and keep your head up you will do fine

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« Reply #26 on: July 13, 2009, 12:35:50 AM »
Well this will be sportsman last post becuase he doesn't have OCD and I thought I should tell u what they did.  I just found out on Friday that I had a little piece of my cartalige out of my knee cap. They would have tried to put a screw in it but it didn't have any bone connected to it.  My acl and miniscus are good.  My dr. Said that I have bad knees tho and the worst that he has seen and to make matters worse I'm only 17 and he has seen these types of knees in 50 year olds.  I'm lucky to only have one knee done.  I do have good news tho I am feeling much bettr than before my sugery and I'm walking normal on itand I might get to play some football.  I really like what you guys have done with this whole support and thanks for all that wishes and I know they came through. 
Thak you all

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« Reply #27 on: March 10, 2010, 11:09:35 PM »
Hi! I haven't had surgery and i have OCD in both of my ankle joints, its mostly severe in my right. I can't run or walk long distances. When it hurts the most I try to sleep and I put an ankle brace on, maybe even take an asprin. That usually helps me.

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« Reply #28 on: July 27, 2011, 02:10:14 PM »
I am looking for a specialist for OCD of the knee in SOuthern CAlifornia.

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« Reply #29 on: July 16, 2012, 04:56:20 AM »
This is sad, but I can feel his pain. I'm not suicidal, but I really can't see how I can continue to have a life with the pain I've been in for the last 4 days since my post-op OATS anikle has suddenly gottne much worse.



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