scope

[Guest guest]

Pain is just one symptom of the damage, and does

not necessarily give a true picture of how badly

things are mucked up. Everyone's pain tolerance is

different. In fact, pain can be a positive thing, when it

keeps us from doing things that will make things worse.

(I'll resist further comment on this issue.)

;-)<br><br>If the resting you have done has allowed your

knee(s) to heal, then the damage may be a little less.

However, cartilage " heals " in a less than perfect way, so

the scar tissue doesn't have the same properties as

the original tissue. All of this will (should) be

evident to the doc when he views things through the

arthroscope.<br><br>Best wishes,<br><br>Joe B.<br>the bolanbiker

[Guest guest]

Dear All,

Thanks for your thoughts and prayers and now that I have rejoined the world

of the living I'll let you know how things went. They did scope me yesterday

morning and found a small variceal that they banded. They said there was

minor scarring from the previous procedures but this was to be expected. The

local GI doc has dictated a letter to my Hepatologist who was also on

vacation and I am just waiting to hear what he wants to do now. I guess I

feel better knowing this has been delt with again but it is just so

frustrating to know that it will probably happen again and again.

I've been very lucky in both times it has happened they have been minor

bleeds. What scares me is next time it may not and living alone I just worry

that I may not be able to get help when I need it. I have a 17 year old son

who spends most weekends and a lot of the summer with his DAD, so basically

I'm by myself a lot. This worries me. Taking the Beta blockers I guess have

helped but still with another bleed so who's to say. I'm just thankful that

this bleed was not severe. This is probably the scariest part of dealing

with the AIH. I just know how fast it can happen.

I'm sorry to ramble, but again want to thank all who kept me in your thoughts

and prayers. I'm going back to bed now. I feel like Rip Van Winkle.

[Guest guest]

Dear ,

I am so glad they were able to take care of the variceal bleed. I

think that would be very scary. I just want to say how proud I am of

you for being such a fighter and doing all you are doing to take care

of yourself. This may be too cost prohibitive but you mentioned that

you are alone a lot. They have those medic alert things some older

folks wear that alerts emergency people, I can't remember what they

are called. That might be a great present someone could give you,

your peace of mind is so important. I will continue to pray that you

won't have any more bleeds and that your platelets will be better as

well as your other numbers. This is when math is really important,

huh? I love you and appreciate so much how encouraging you are to so

many despite all you have going on in your life.

Love,

Ruth

> Dear All,

>

> Thanks for your thoughts and prayers and now that I have rejoined

the world

> of the living I'll let you know how things went. They did scope me

yesterday

> morning and found a small variceal that they banded. They said

there was

> minor scarring from the previous procedures but this was to be

expected. The

> local GI doc has dictated a letter to my Hepatologist who was also

on

> vacation and I am just waiting to hear what he wants to do now. I

guess I

> feel better knowing this has been delt with again but it is just so

> frustrating to know that it will probably happen again and again.

>

> I've been very lucky in both times it has happened they have been

minor

> bleeds. What scares me is next time it may not and living alone I

just worry

> that I may not be able to get help when I need it. I have a 17

year old son

> who spends most weekends and a lot of the summer with his DAD, so

basically

> I'm by myself a lot. This worries me. Taking the Beta blockers I

guess have

> helped but still with another bleed so who's to say. I'm just

thankful that

> this bleed was not severe. This is probably the scariest part of

dealing

> with the AIH. I just know how fast it can happen.

>

> I'm sorry to ramble, but again want to thank all who kept me in

your thoughts

> and prayers. I'm going back to bed now. I feel like Rip Van

Winkle.

>

>

[Guest guest]

It took me 2 1/2 to recovery

> I'm having a scope and a possibly lateral release in a few weeks on

my left

> knee. Cananyone tell me what to expect after the surgery? Like

recovery time,

> pain, etc?

> thanx

> iris

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

SINCERELY_Y wrote:

>

> It took me 2 1/2 to recovery

2 1/2 what? Weeks? Years? Months? :-/

/

[Guest guest]

In four days my knees felt better than they did before the surgery, but

everyone is different. It felt like the tourniquet around my knee had

finally been cut.

Mike

MT

scope

>

> I'm having a scope and a possibly lateral release in a few weeks on my

> left

> knee. Cananyone tell me what to expect after the surgery? Like recovery

> time,

> pain, etc?

> thanx

> iris

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

2 1/2 weeks?

[Guest guest]

sorry, did you have surgery on both at the same time? my os will only do 1

at a time. had you gone through a lot of pt to streghnthen your knees before? i

have been working out almost everyday for months and have gained a lot of

muscle. will that help in my recovery?

iris

[Guest guest]

i wish i could do mine that soon together. i cant afford to be out of work th

[Guest guest]

My doctor wanted to wait 6 weeks apart, but I talked him into 19 days apart

last April . The LRs took care of about 50% of my pain (more sitting and

laying down) I also had anterior interval release done with plica removal

after being diagnosed with plica syndrome ---six weeks apart with the second

one done a month ago. I do strongly believe it helps your recovery A LOT by

muscle strengthening beforehand. I walked two miles two days after my LRs,

but don't be discouraged if you are not able to do that much that soon. I

" believe " my main problems are taken care of, but I am still fighting fairly

severe chronic synovitis in both knees, probably because I had inflammation

for so long. My doctor and PT think I will still work through it with the

right PT.

Mike

MT

Re: scope

>

> sorry, did you have surgery on both at the same time? my os will only do

> 1

> at a time. had you gone through a lot of pt to streghnthen your knees

> before? i

> have been working out almost everyday for months and have gained a lot of

> muscle. will that help in my recovery?

> iris

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I understand. I was actually trying to get both done BEFORE my work got

hectic (farming). I was walking around 10 miles per day before I got my

stitches out. It got very uncomfortable with the stitches pulling so much.

Thankfully, my second OS didn't use stitches, or at least if he did, they

were self-disolving.

Mike

MT

Re: scope

>

> i wish i could do mine that soon together. i cant afford to be out of work

> th

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Mike Bernhardt wrote:

> My doctor wanted to wait 6 weeks apart, but I talked him into 19 days apart

> last April . The LRs took care of about 50% of my pain (more sitting and

> laying down) I also had anterior interval release done with plica removal

> after being diagnosed with plica syndrome ---six weeks apart with the second

> one done a month ago. I do strongly believe it helps your recovery A LOT by

> muscle strengthening beforehand. I walked two miles two days after my LRs,

> but don't be discouraged if you are not able to do that much that soon. I

> " believe " my main problems are taken care of, but I am still fighting fairly

> severe chronic synovitis in both knees, probably because I had inflammation

> for so long. My doctor and PT think I will still work through it with the

> right PT.

I'd like to hear more about your plica syndrome. I definitely have

some pretty decent sized plica's but so far the OS's and PT's that

have seen it seem to think they are not part of my problem...

/

[Guest guest]

It is a controversial subject since most people are born with plica in their

knees, but the difference seems to be when the plica becomes " thickened " or

undergoes fibrosis. Here is some extensive reading;

http://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=%22Plica+syndrome%22 & ie=UTF-8 & oe=UTF-8 & hl=en\

& btnG=Search

Knock yourself out .

Mike

MT

Re: scope

>

> Mike Bernhardt wrote:

>> My doctor wanted to wait 6 weeks apart, but I talked him into 19 days

>> apart

>> last April . The LRs took care of about 50% of my pain (more sitting

>> and

>> laying down) I also had anterior interval release done with plica

>> removal

>> after being diagnosed with plica syndrome ---six weeks apart with the

>> second

>> one done a month ago. I do strongly believe it helps your recovery A LOT

>> by

>> muscle strengthening beforehand. I walked two miles two days after my

>> LRs,

>> but don't be discouraged if you are not able to do that much that soon.

>> I

>> " believe " my main problems are taken care of, but I am still fighting

>> fairly

>> severe chronic synovitis in both knees, probably because I had

>> inflammation

>> for so long. My doctor and PT think I will still work through it with

>> the

>> right PT.

>

> I'd like to hear more about your plica syndrome. I definitely have

> some pretty decent sized plica's but so far the OS's and PT's that

> have seen it seem to think they are not part of my problem...

>

> /

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi joyce,

I too suffer with stomach distress and am having the scope done tomorrow : (

My symptoms are naseau, gurgling, kinda jumping im my stomach and burning in

the esophagus and stomach. Sucks that this is all part of the yeast beasty...

sue

Bee Wilder <beeisbuzzing2003@...> wrote:

Joyce wrote:

>

> I have been having stomach problems for a while now. I was just

> informed that I have to have a scope done on my stomach! Symptoms

are: nausea, constant activity of my stomach when there is no food, and

a feeling of getting very dizzy. I did have a med for ulcers but it

> didn't do anything but make me bloat to a nine month pregnancy size!

> Could I have irritable bowel syndrome? I have had a scope done 14

years ago with no problems seen.

==>Candida causes irritable bowel syndrome, but IBS occurs in the

bowels not in the stomach. The stomach, too, is greatly affected by

candida overgrowth in it, which is corrected on this diet +

supplements. Good fats recommended are extremely important for proper

digestion and for the strength and integrity of the stomach lining,

bowels, etc. and it also aids digestion. My revised article includes a

new section on Digestion, all of which should help your stomach, if you

are sticking to the diet and taking all of the supplements, and not

taking any other substances. Also see the Digestion Folder.

Bee

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[Guest guest]

Because of my doc being on vacation, I cannot have the scope done until

the 15th of next month. When I eat, about an hour later, I get really

dizzy and nauseous and my eyesight gets blurry. I know something is

happening down there.

My usual doc had me take Calafate for ulcers, but when I had severe

bloating from that, I was told that there was nothing else to do but

get a scope done first.

Is there something natural I could take to relieve these symptoms until

next month? I keep feeling worse. I cannot seem to handle fats at all

except for olive oil. I tend to eat less and less as these symptoms get

worse. I do not eat any dairy or eggs. I do manage to eat chicken and

beef with salads. Can't eat or use lemons because of the bad headaches

I get from them. Thanks.

[Guest guest]

>

> Because of my doc being on vacation, I cannot have the scope done

until the 15th of next month. When I eat, about an hour later, I get

really dizzy and nauseous and my eyesight gets blurry. I know

something is happening down there.

> My usual doc had me take Calafate for ulcers, but when I had

severe bloating from that, I was told that there was nothing else to

do but get a scope done first. Is there something natural I could

take to relieve these symptoms until next month? I keep feeling

worse. I cannot seem to handle fats at all except for olive oil. I

tend to eat less and less as these symptoms get worse. I do not eat

any dairy or eggs. I do manage to eat chicken and beef with salads.

Can't eat or use lemons because of the bad headaches I get from

them. Thanks.

==>Bismuth, i.e. Pepto Bismol, but alternate with Milk of Magnesia

to offset constipation caused by Pepto. Also do a search on our

messages for the one I posted for a herbal remedy for ulcers, which

is from Thorne Research called SF734.

Bee

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

A scope typically involves entering the knee with 3-4 incision points. From

there, a tiny camera is inserted to assess damage. Depending on what is found,

the surgeon may then perform other surgical work. It takes 45-to an hour, but

could last longer depending on what he or she may find. Mine lasted 1.5 hours on

each knee. It's a day surgery.

In my case, the surgeon simply 'saved down' fraying bits of cartlage that were

causing me inflammation and pain. He basically just cleaned up the area. I do

know that for extreme cases, like say, an ACL tear, a scope may not be sufficent

(I could be wrong).

>

> What all the the surgeon do when they do a scope.

>

> Thanks

>

>