I hope to have it sorted/fixed in the next few weeks once these guys work out who's going to fix it. But they have made me wait too long. What used to be my knee is now a giant ball of mash potato for a lack of a better phrase. Therefore I have decided that if I don't hear from them tomorrow I am taking my butt down to the Emergency Room to check myself in and I won't leave until someone helps me. It's become that desperate.
The story is I had a giant cell tumor removed in my early twenties and had major surgery in which they removed my tumor along with the bone it was wrapped around and replaced it with a donor's bone, which they got from the "Bone Bank" mind you! I had never heard of one of those but apparently they exist. They then cemented it in. I have had a few arthroscopic surgeries since then, but they told me if I could hang until I was 40 they would do a knee replacement. In the meantime the arthritis has hit me so hard this year. I have a torn meniscus in two places, hardly any cartilage left, a Bakers cyst behind my knee and a bunch of bits and pieces floating around the cement. How rude.
Please forgive me for being a stick in the mud and I don't mean to bring anyone down. I just didn't want you thinking I'd vanished off the face of the Earth.
I hope you're all happy to stick around. Wish me luck! I'm sure I'll be back on my feet in no time! Just don't tell me to break a leg.
Megs x
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duh, of course we will stick around! i just hope you are feeling better soon!
duh, of course we will stick around! i just hope you are feeling better soon!
Oh my love!! No wonder you are feeling desperate. My husband has torn his miniscus twice in one knee, and had arthoscopies both times. Last wk he had major surgery on his other knee to repair done serious ligament tears. It's a long rd to recovery unfortunately. I say check yourself in and don't leave too- good plan! You hv certainly been more than a patient patient! Big hug! Hope it all gets sorted for you ASAP! Kate x
How hard and horrid for you, hope they get there act together and do something! Prayers that it all gets fixed soon!
Wow what a journey you have had. I agree, pop yourself down to that Emergency and don't leave until you have some action plan. I do have one suggestion though, find something to do to keep your mind busy. Be creative, something you can do from the couch. Stave off that evil depression and anxiety okay? Much love...
Good luck!
Wow, your post educated me about the possibilities. I'm so grateful for my "just okay" knees. And I hope you'll have a successful surgery when it comes.
Oh your poor old thing that sounds terrible, what a lot of pain you've had to put up with, that's just not on and I hope you do get it sorted asap.
xx Karen
Meg, I was thinking about you today and thinking how I hadn't seen anything on line from you. I clicked on your blog and found you had posted about your knee problem. I must have missed that post. I do hope it all goes well for you. x
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