Re:Doctors (Surgeons)

[Guest guest]

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I would like to know what went wrong since I am considering right knee

replacement myself! If you have the energy to tell me about it, I really

want to hear. As for depression, a friend of mine had both knees replaced a

couple of years ago, and although everything went " swimmingly " as far as her

knees, which are fine now, she went into a terrible depression which she

took many months to come out of. She had severe restless legs and was on a

medication for that, and no one knew that stopping this medication for the

surgery was going to cause her even more severe pain, which lasted for many

days. Now she is wondering if the anesthesia caused her depression, too.

I am very sorry to hear that things went so badly for you. I want to avoid

this happening to me! Please let me know why you are so mad at the surgeon.

claire

Callahan Goodman

Hello Everyone,

I haven't really posted anything since my surgery on March 13th

because I really don't trust these surgeons anymore. They say they

can do this, that, and the other when they can't make any promises.

I have had it. I'm better off then I was but I had hoped for more

and I'm very discouraged now.

I am keeping myself pretty much homebound now. I don't want to go

anywhere or do anything. I have so much I could be doing in my house

but I have no motivation. I do go out to visit my shrink once a week

because I am on suicide watch. I'm tired of living. I want my life

back the way it was before I had my first knee replacement on this

right knee. That just isn't going to happen. Not only do I have

this on my mind, but I also am already grieving for my mom who is

dying a slow and very cruel death. Then I go out on June 10th to

meet my oldest daughter and my granddaughter for breakfast because we

hadn't done that for a long while, well this idiot in a red pick-up

truck decides that he's going to blow right through a non-working

traffic signal because there were so many power outages. A few more

seconds into the intersection and I wouldn't be typing this on the

forum. Well I'm still alive but I'm living that morning over and

over again. My car has been fixed but I'm very nervous to drive. Why

are there so many idiots driving on the roads? Don't drivers know

that when a traffic signal is out, it becomes a four-way stop!!! Yeah

right, NOT!!!!! Well I'm happy for all of you that have had

successful knee replacements, guess you just found the right

surgeons. I'm plain tired of trying anymore. Sorry to bore all of

you.

from Michigan

[Guest guest]

and Everyone Who Responded to My Post:

I appreciate everyones input on this and of course I'm trying many

many things to bring myself out of this depression and the ugliness I

feel towards Orthopaedic Surgeons.

This being my second right knee replacement (with many surgeries in

between on this same knee), I've just had it. All the

recommendations that people gave to me and my husband, this doctor is

so good and yes, this doctor did such good for my mother, well " Thank

you but No Thanks " anymore. I've been through physical therapy and I

can't count (even if I had 20 or 30 hands) how many times I've worked

with a physical therapist. Unless the scar tissue stops forming at

the rate that it does.......I'm screwed!!! I am also a special case

because of the pain that I suffer, low tolerance for pain so finding

the correct medications to help me is almost impossible unless I have

a double knee nerve block all the time and even through

rehabilitation.

No more surgeries even though yesterday, I went for probably my 8th

check-up since having my knee surgery March 13th. This date was my

birthday and I had such hopes for a good recovery this time and hopes

in being able to walk like a normal person again. It didn't happen.

I have another check-up on September 10th and at that time, the

doctor will probably suggest that I go into the hospital again for

Arthroscopic Knee Surgery to loosen up the scar tissue (which is my

problem, it forms too fast)and do a manipulation and then admit me

and put me on the CPM machine. Please...........can't they come up

with something better then this???? This is a de'javue(sp). My pain

is constant again and the doctor wants to get my pain management

specialist involved again but I'll tell you one thing, if they want

to put me on Oxycodone and Methadone again, there is no way I'm going

to take it. Here again, can't they come up with something better

then this????? I really don't know what else to say. I do have

hobbies that I like but with no motivation, I'm not going to do those

things I like to do. Believe me, the depression has taken over my

mind and my brain, all I can think about now is putting myself out of

my misery and everyone else out of their misery from hearing my

complaints. Yes, I've been seeing " Shrinks " , they don't do any

good. I have just recently started seeing a new woman close to home

but you know what? I find someone I feel comfortable talking to but

I have to drop $50.00 each and every time before I leave the office.

This really sucks!!! They say " it is all in the way it is billed " If

they bill as " out-patient " , it is $50. $$$$$, this is all doctors or

shrinks can think about, I don't think it is about the patients well-

being. If it was about my well-being, well I might feel a bit better

about going. Yes, my husband doesn't mind paying the money but that

isn't what it is about. I'm tired of the entire situation. My

problems go deeper then what I'm discussing here and I won't get into

anymore of it.

Thank you, all of you who care and especially to my good friend Lynn,

who has been by my side for the past well almost three years. We met

here on the forum and we've been good friends ever since. The

depression is taking over and unless someone ties me down pretty

soon, I'm afraid it is going to do me in.

The people who used to " care " on this forum, gave me all sorts of

hope, and then stopped writing to me, well good luck to you also.

Have a good day.

:-(

>

> ,

>

> I would like to know what went wrong since I am considering right

knee

> replacement myself! If you have the energy to tell me about it, I

really

> want to hear. As for depression, a friend of mine had both knees

replaced a

> couple of years ago, and although everything went " swimmingly " as

far as her

> knees, which are fine now, she went into a terrible depression

which she

> took many months to come out of. She had severe restless legs and

was on a

> medication for that, and no one knew that stopping this medication

for the

> surgery was going to cause her even more severe pain, which lasted

for many

> days. Now she is wondering if the anesthesia caused her

depression, too.

>

> I am very sorry to hear that things went so badly for you. I want

to avoid

> this happening to me! Please let me know why you are so mad at the

surgeon.

>

> claire

>

>

> Callahan Goodman

>

> Hello Everyone,

>

> I haven't really posted anything since my surgery on March 13th

> because I really don't trust these surgeons anymore. They say they

> can do this, that, and the other when they can't make any promises.

> I have had it. I'm better off then I was but I had hoped for more

> and I'm very discouraged now.

>

> I am keeping myself pretty much homebound now. I don't want to go

> anywhere or do anything. I have so much I could be doing in my

house

> but I have no motivation. I do go out to visit my shrink once a

week

> because I am on suicide watch. I'm tired of living. I want my life

> back the way it was before I had my first knee replacement on this

> right knee. That just isn't going to happen. Not only do I have

> this on my mind, but I also am already grieving for my mom who is

> dying a slow and very cruel death. Then I go out on June 10th to

> meet my oldest daughter and my granddaughter for breakfast because

we

> hadn't done that for a long while, well this idiot in a red pick-up

> truck decides that he's going to blow right through a non-working

> traffic signal because there were so many power outages. A few more

> seconds into the intersection and I wouldn't be typing this on the

> forum. Well I'm still alive but I'm living that morning over and

> over again. My car has been fixed but I'm very nervous to drive.

Why

> are there so many idiots driving on the roads? Don't drivers know

> that when a traffic signal is out, it becomes a four-way stop!!!

Yeah

> right, NOT!!!!! Well I'm happy for all of you that have had

> successful knee replacements, guess you just found the right

> surgeons. I'm plain tired of trying anymore. Sorry to bore all of

> you.

>

> from Michigan

>

>

>