Friday, November 6, 2015

MRI Results

Dudes... I do indeed have a torn labrum in my shoulder, and I do indeed also need some cartilage clean up in my left knee.
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  1. Craig FletcherNovember 6, 2015 at 6:41 AM

    So basically that means I need TWO surgeries. So now we are trying to figure out if I do both at once or stagger them. Both at once costs less money, but recovery would be awful. Can't really use crutches with your shoulder having been dug around in. Doc said that (and showed me) the shoulder will not improve with PT, and my knee.... well that's another story. Basically I need a knee replacement someday, but we are trying to hold that off. We compared my 2010 MRI to this one and the radiologist explained that significant increases in deterioration have been observed. Right now my left knee locks up sometimes and unlocking it hurts insanely... he can see why that is happening. A flap of cartilage from my lateral miniscus catches on a "condyle" of my lower lateral femur, and it just gets stuck. Unlocking it causes this big shudder feeling, makes me dizzy, break out in a sweat, and hurts insanely. So, yay for me! I'll do at least one of these this year because we are at our insurance deductible. Probably do the shoulder first, then wait, then do the knee next year. Good thing is is benefits enrollment season, I am going to enroll in a lower deductible plan for next year. Well, that's that. No overhead stuff, he says that will just mess up the tissue more.

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  2. JustinNovember 6, 2015 at 7:09 AM

    That is rough! Sounds like you have a good doctor thought and that is super important. I would think really seriously about doing both at the same time and just be done with it. Usually with the knees the rehab and walking starts right away, as you unfortunately already know from your experience with knee surgeries.

    Good luck and I hope all goes well. There are some great article on recovering from injuries in the cross fit journal, you might want to check some of them out.

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  3. UnknownNovember 6, 2015 at 8:11 AM

    That's a bummer, on your knee us it a debriedment or will they repair the flap? That's the difference on the need for crutches.

    What are they doing to your shoulder?

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  4. Craig FletcherNovember 6, 2015 at 9:20 AM

    You're getting all medically on me Jason. Dr. Andy Parker is quite renowned, he did my ACL in 1998 and it is still holding up well. Justin I'll check out the articles... Jason, I think just "trim" the flap... and shoulder is a torn labrum, so it's arthroscopic, will take 4 months to be able to lift as normal, and I'll have to wear a sling for a month.

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