Re: Tendon Ruptures and Knee Meniscal Tears

[Guest guest]

Hi --

I am so sorry about all the problems you are having right now -- I hope

everything goes great at the NIH on Thursday and in your surgery on the 15th. I

will keep you in my thoughts and prayers.

Love, Patti

Tendon Ruptures and Knee Meniscal Tears

Hi everbody!

I haven't written much since I joined the group recently. I still

don't know for sure if I have EDS. I go to NIH this coming Thursday

for a skin biopsy with the genetics clinic. Are there any other

tests to confirm it? Also I am having surgery on Jan. 15th to repair

a ruptured bicept tendon and partially torn supraspinatous tendon in

my left shoulder. Does anyone know if a cadaver tendon transfer

would be of more benefit to me than just tacking the bicept tendon

to the bone? Also just had MRI's of both knees. The left knee has

two tears in the posterior medial meniscus and body of the meniscus,

big one's and the patella is at a lateral angle. This is the third

time my left knee has torn. The right knee has a posterior horn tear

in the medial meniscus plus a medial meniscal cyst in the same

location, second time on this knee. Does anyone else with EDS have

recurrent tears in the meniscus's in their knees and recurrent

ruptured tendons in their shoulders and additional adhesive

capsulitis. There is soooo much popping in my left shoulder.

Extremely painful.

Thanks, Sincerely,

S.

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