New Knees

Oct 26, 2011

Three years ago, I met with a very cocky orthopedist. I believe he was twelve, I was certainly old enough to be his mother. During my encounter with said cocky youngster, I learned I had the onset of arthritis in both knees. We did not have much discussion about measures to make changes, he was all to happy to do "needle therapy"...something I was not willing to participate in. My thought was numbing the pain doesn't eliminate the problem (now THERE's a book seller!).

Last summer, I met with a very round orthopedist.

He had the audacity to suggest I undergo gastric bypass surgery as a resolution to my knee problems. It didn't matter I had been researching the procedure for quite a few months by the time this particular appointment came around. I was completely offended anyone in the medical profession would be so blatantly blunt.

The fact he was as round as I was at the time really chapped my chubby cheeks.

Yet, I had weight loss surgery on May 17th, and have been doing well. My knees still bug, especially the right one. So after jumping Jack with my trainer a few weeks ago, I managed to really torque my right knee. Oddly, I made an appointment with the round orthopedist for next month (because my sarcasm knows no bounds). I did meet with my regular physician and had an MRI.

I found out the arthritis grew since I met with the cocky orthopedist. From "onset" to "tricompartmental osteoarthritis" (plus some other stuff). I was completely bummed when I received the news. Although arthritis would have been inevitable, my carrying around so much excess weight (aka: severely obese) accelerated the condition. Total knee replacement isn't an "if" for me, it will eventually become a "when".

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