Gripe of the day - What is yours?

[NTECUK]

Originally Posted by Red Herring

Oooo, that's a bit sweeping. You make it sound as if medicine is an exact science and there is a treatment on the shelf so sort out every complaint. How about if it is the job that is causing the issue?

Worn out knee joint. (ostio arthritis)
Fix temporary flush out the rubbish and smooth off the bone.
10-15 year fix
Fit a new one.
Done job.

Don't do it. Can't get out to walk or walk the dog, ride my push iron. Get fat (this is already an issue after 1 1/2 years wait.
Get heart desiases diabetes etc. It's going to cost more.

[kaivalagi]

Does he think you need a desk job? For gawd sake, your chosen profession has not caused it...so, just ditch everything you've worked towards for a sitting down job cause they don't want to do a proper job? That's how that reads to me

[NTECUK]

Originally Posted by kaivalagi

Is this your knee? So just standing up in your job role for a lot of the time working on vehicles is not the right thing to be doing for your legs? Am I over simplifying? What actions in your job can seriously cause you problems...assuming it's your knee of cause!

While I can understand standing and walking around does wear it out more and lifting the odd wheel etc is probably more than a office job involves.
Suggesting at 52 I'd get a job in a office doing whatever is a joke.
I do understand they shoot horses. Maybe this is his next suggestion.

[kaivalagi]

Gotta be the most justified gripe on this thread so far!

[Red Herring]

So what reason have you been given for not doing it? Orthopaedic consultants generally have a fairly good idea of what they are doing and if they are not prepared to give you a knee replacement at 52 years old then there is usually a good reason for it.

[NTECUK]

Too young honest...... 52
He actually said that I need to look at the next ten years.
He also said that having don the clear out and profile of the joint he had not been very successful.
Well put me in touch with someone who can.

[Red Herring]

I'm sure he also explained to you then that a knee replacement is a major operation and not one that can be necessarily repeated successfully due to scar tissue. This is why they will generally leave it until there is no other option. The fact that he wasn't very successful with the work that was carried out may not be a reflection of his ability, it could just as easily be down to the state of your knee. Cleaning out the joint is never going to replace the worn cartilage, it may simply help relieve some of the symptoms, sometimes. If only medicine was as simplistic as some people would have you believe.

[NTECUK]

Yes, some of this might have merit if it was the only option, but no.
My knee is like this

So all it needs is a procedure developed to put some sudo caltlidge back in.
I'm going to just ring the surgeon secretary who pioneered this and see if I can just get it done without a referral

[Red Herring]

Good luck.

[Richie]

My gripe of today is polish lorry drivers...... te one's that don't look in their mirros to see if any body is there and just set off very nearly taking the front end of my company car... had to reverse quickly was could see the trailer getting closer as he turned right infront of me... Ducking Idot =0/