Knee Update
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Originally Posted by DawnMarie
Originally Posted by Jim's Gem
Great news!!!
Mine, however, is torn and I will have to have surgery, after tax season!! Second time on same knee in less than a year, yuck!!!!
Mine, however, is torn and I will have to have surgery, after tax season!! Second time on same knee in less than a year, yuck!!!!
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DawnMarie, My knee was really swollen after my injury and got worse after surgery. I did PT and ice packs, etc. to get very little results. Until a nurse told me to fill little dixie cups with water half full and freeze, ever 1 1/2 hours put your leg flat on the couch with a towel underneath and gently rub the ice cube from dixie cup all around the knee (front, back and sides). It is super cold but worked 100% better than ice packs. Doing this religiously for 4 weeks helped much better than PT. But for you doing this with the PT should put you on your way to an extra speedy recovery.
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Originally Posted by mmonohon
DawnMarie, My knee was really swollen after my injury and got worse after surgery. I did PT and ice packs, etc. to get very little results. Until a nurse told me to fill little dixie cups with water half full and freeze, ever 1 1/2 hours put your leg flat on the couch with a towel underneath and gently rub the ice cube from dixie cup all around the knee (front, back and sides). It is super cold but worked 100% better than ice packs. Doing this religiously for 4 weeks helped much better than PT. But for you doing this with the PT should put you on your way to an extra speedy recovery.
Thanks for the tip!
#18
Yep. Got my MRI bill today. I didn't realize I'd be dishing out $2,200 for them to tell me that they didn't see anything in the MRI.
Now, my physical therapist thinks that it missed a problem with my MCL. Blah! When will this knee be fixed?!
Now, my physical therapist thinks that it missed a problem with my MCL. Blah! When will this knee be fixed?!
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Yikes!! Those babies are expensive!!! I've had quite a few done recently (5 in last 3 years) but my insurance pays for them. Of course it has to get approved ahead of time etc....
Hope you can get it figured out and feeling better.
My DD#1 tore her ACL last July. It has been a long haul. She had surgery in October. Doc said it will take 9 - 12 mos before she has it all the way back again.
Hope you can get it figured out and feeling better.
My DD#1 tore her ACL last July. It has been a long haul. She had surgery in October. Doc said it will take 9 - 12 mos before she has it all the way back again.
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