Don' TTT and Carticel implant update

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Just got back from my 4 week post op checkup.

The Good:

Doc is not concerned by my lack of flex in the knee. I am at about

40 Degrees and he gave me the go ahead to start working harder on

the bending. He wants me to hang my leg over the edge of a chair

and let gravity do it's work.

OS also wants me to start working on straight leg lifts, straight

leg lifts abduction and adduction. (Side to side)

OS want me to keep the CPM 6 - 8 hours a day for another 3 weeks.

OS is sending me to PT twice a week.

We took Xrays I posted them inthe pictures section. Everything is

still in place and looks good.

The Bad:

He took no pictures during surgery. Bummer.

Insurance will not cover the cost of the CPM for the additional 3

weeks. Go figure. The insurance will gladly pay 40 or 50 thousand

to have the surgery but won't pay the lousy $300 to help with the

recovery.

Conclusion:

All in all, I am relieved to have this visit done and am looking

forward to making my knee bend.

I still have pain around the knee mostly on the left side of the

knee and at the top edge of the TTT location. I have not rally been

able to tell anything aboutt he Carticel implant site, but I do not

have pain from that location at this point.

There is a BIG difference between the CPM and bending without the

CPM. I was at 55 degrees in the CPM for 3 hours last night. But, I

could only get to 40 hanging my leg over the edge of the exam table.

(and it HURT) With the go ahead to work harder on ti, I think I

will get more flex rather quickly. We will see.

Later

Don

[Guest guest]

What ... No Pics!!!

How are we all suppose to see inside your leg and check out the OS's

pretty work???

This is good from another perspective ... at least if there were no

cameras then Don's privates won't be all over the Internet!!!

Keep posting every few weeks so i can see how you are repairing ..??

>

> Just got back from my 4 week post op checkup.

>

> The Good:

>

> Doc is not concerned by my lack of flex in the knee. I am at about

> 40 Degrees and he gave me the go ahead to start working harder on

> the bending. He wants me to hang my leg over the edge of a chair

> and let gravity do it's work.

>

> OS also wants me to start working on straight leg lifts, straight

> leg lifts abduction and adduction. (Side to side)

>

> OS want me to keep the CPM 6 - 8 hours a day for another 3 weeks.

>

> OS is sending me to PT twice a week.

>

> We took Xrays I posted them inthe pictures section. Everything is

> still in place and looks good.

>

>

>

> The Bad:

>

> He took no pictures during surgery. Bummer.

>

> Insurance will not cover the cost of the CPM for the additional 3

> weeks. Go figure. The insurance will gladly pay 40 or 50 thousand

> to have the surgery but won't pay the lousy $300 to help with the

> recovery.

>

> Conclusion:

>

> All in all, I am relieved to have this visit done and am looking

> forward to making my knee bend.

>

> I still have pain around the knee mostly on the left side of the

> knee and at the top edge of the TTT location. I have not rally been

> able to tell anything aboutt he Carticel implant site, but I do not

> have pain from that location at this point.

>

> There is a BIG difference between the CPM and bending without the

> CPM. I was at 55 degrees in the CPM for 3 hours last night. But, I

> could only get to 40 hanging my leg over the edge of the exam table.

> (and it HURT) With the go ahead to work harder on ti, I think I

> will get more flex rather quickly. We will see.

>

> Later

> Don

>

[Guest guest]

No Pics???

I do have the x-rays:

http://new.photos./panteradon/album/576460762332246964

Later

Don

On 11/14/06, aussie7007 <no_reply > wrote:

>

> What ... No Pics!!!

> How are we all suppose to see inside your leg and check out the OS's

> pretty work???

> This is good from another perspective ... at least if there were no

> cameras then Don's privates won't be all over the Internet!!!

> Keep posting every few weeks so i can see how you are repairing ..??

>

>

> >

> > Just got back from my 4 week post op checkup.

> >

> > The Good:

> >

> > Doc is not concerned by my lack of flex in the knee. I am at about

> > 40 Degrees and he gave me the go ahead to start working harder on

> > the bending. He wants me to hang my leg over the edge of a chair

> > and let gravity do it's work.

> >

> > OS also wants me to start working on straight leg lifts, straight

> > leg lifts abduction and adduction. (Side to side)

> >

> > OS want me to keep the CPM 6 - 8 hours a day for another 3 weeks.

> >

> > OS is sending me to PT twice a week.

> >

> > We took Xrays I posted them inthe pictures section. Everything is

> > still in place and looks good.

> >

> >

> >

> > The Bad:

> >

> > He took no pictures during surgery. Bummer.

> >

> > Insurance will not cover the cost of the CPM for the additional 3

> > weeks. Go figure. The insurance will gladly pay 40 or 50 thousand

> > to have the surgery but won't pay the lousy $300 to help with the

> > recovery.

> >

> > Conclusion:

> >

> > All in all, I am relieved to have this visit done and am looking

> > forward to making my knee bend.

> >

> > I still have pain around the knee mostly on the left side of the

> > knee and at the top edge of the TTT location. I have not rally been

> > able to tell anything aboutt he Carticel implant site, but I do not

> > have pain from that location at this point.

> >

> > There is a BIG difference between the CPM and bending without the

> > CPM. I was at 55 degrees in the CPM for 3 hours last night. But, I

> > could only get to 40 hanging my leg over the edge of the exam table.

> > (and it HURT) With the go ahead to work harder on ti, I think I

> > will get more flex rather quickly. We will see.

> >

> > Later

> > Don

> >

>

>

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