orthoscopic knee surgery

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I had orthoscopic knee surgery in 87 long before I learned of the AP. I got

to watch the video that the Dr watched to do it. It was very interesting to

see. It looked like a cave with stalactites except they were soft. The Dr

just vacuumed them up. I could walk just find as soon as the anesthesia

wore off. Of course what is wrong with yours maybe totally different than

mine so it may not be so effective. However it started swelling again very

quickly...at least with in one month and from that time on has continued to

swell every 10 days. Sometimes it isn't very much and sometimes it is VERY

swollen but ALWAYS every 10 days for around 3-5 days. Why?? no Dr has ever

known.

The last 6 months I have been on cipro and have noticed a great improvement

in my knees. They still have their spells but they are only 2 or 3 days

and in between......NO fluid. Before it was only part of one day that was

Totally fluid free, if that. Usually not. Usually there was some but

didn't really bother me.

Cari

AS 10/83 AP 4/97

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>From: M Carroll <LCARROLL@...>

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>Hello group,

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>For over a year I have had a severely inflammed knee and probably have only

had about 10 decent days with it during this time.

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>I have tried various antibiotics, herbs, vitamins,and nothing will budge

this knee. It is so inflammed in the right side to front that the back of

the knee is also in rough shape.

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>The ortho wants to do orthoscopic surgery and remove some tissue but I

don't understand how that will help when it is the inflammation that is

killing it.

>Has anyone had orthoscopic surgery on your knee? If it doesn't let up soon

I am going to have to go to the big guns of medicine and I never wanted to

do that. Before the doxi I didn't ever think I would have to ( neither did

my doctors)now it is a differnt story.

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>The other day the pain and stiffness I had on walking or moving it left but

went to my ankle .I felt like I had a broken ankle and had to use crutches

for a day but the ankle pain let up comletely within 24 hours and it ran

back up to the knee and has become stationary again.

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