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Here is my story, I am 44 turning 45 the 28th of June. I was injured at work in October 2011 taking a student to office. I strained so hard I tore my meniscus also hit my knee on the door.which I had MRI Ive tried injections I had Orthopaedic Surgery needless to say that hasn't helped. I have perment restriction at work which will follow me. My knee don't hurt, it bjust goes out without warning. Im thankful it don't hurt. but I have to hold on to buggy in store. or if walking in park I have to take ahold of my husbands arm with only 30 minutes of walking. I use to walk around block enjoy yardsales southern womens show I cant do that anymore because my knee not stable even with a brace.I push myself this has really impacted my life as well as my husbands.I go back to my surgeon on July17,2014 to let him know how the injection worked this time it hasn't, my family don't want me to have total knee replacement but I don't see any way around it. ive packed on some pounds about 20 but it the sameas it was the day it was injured. No lawyer will tounch it. To be honest I just want to walk,and shop as long as I want. NOT to when my knee goes out which is no more than 30 nminutes.it swells a brace don't work.any advice or tips. I work for the government . Just finished my BA psychology was working on becoming a behavior specialist I have permentant restriction cant work with students that are aggressive DUE TO MY INJURY!
I also was over 400 lbs. 4 1/2 years ago. I had the DS in November of 2009. I was using a wheelchair & a walker. It was terrible! I lost enought weight by Feb 2010 to get scheduled for knee replacements, We did the 1st knee in first part of June, the 2nd the end of Aug. It has been wonderful. I continued to lose weight (a total of 220 lbs over 18 months) and have kept it off. I have no knee pain or problems with them. My problem now is I have RA. but we are dealing with that. Good luck and I hope everything will get better soon!!!
Brenda
I have had osteoarthritis for several years. Yes, weight loss did reduce the pain, but the damage was done and I still needed knee replacement surgery. So, yes it can help, but won't reverse any cartilage damage done. As for your calves, I would suggest seeing a doctor about it. Your calves should not be that color and there could be a number of causes for the discoloration.
HI, I hope to have my surgery in Aug. and was wondering if anyone had relieve from their arthritis after their weightloss? My arthritis is so bad its hard to move. My calfs are like reddish blue I assume from the weight?
Okay so my knees, after years of 400lbs of me to support, are shot. I was hobbling around fine on Diclofenac (aka Arthrotec) and Tramadol (aka, well, Tramadol); I could even walk on my treadmill up to 30 minutes! Had WLS (VSG) last week and am off the two meds. Since I'm on Oxycontin, it's all good, but I'm terrified of afterwards. Apparently my two standbys are off-limits and I can tell you that during the seven days off them pre-surgery I was contemplating a wheel-chair. Honest to God, if I can't have something before I can get the two little horrors replace, I will be wheeling around or bed-ridden, which is not the great improvement in quality of life I was expecting (and promised, dammit!). Any experience anyone can relate?
SLEEVED 21 May 14 with Dr. B. Greene. Max weight 470 lifetime; 395 pre-op; goal weight 190. Current weight 217; 178 lost so far, 27 to go and keep off.
Omg, for me it is the worst pain EVER!!! I had my total knee replacement surgery in February of 2014. I am still in lots of pain!! I thought having s baby was the worst pain, wrong this surgery was. I am still in physical therapy and I see no progress. I can't walk right I have a hard time bending my knee cause it hurts. I have a indent in my leg that no one can explain why,I work hard in pt and at home. Oh my my leg is still s weather forecast, I can tell when it's going to rain my knee hurts so bad sll I can do id just lay in bed and CRY.
Omg, for me it is the worst pain EVER!!! I had my total knee replacement surgery in February of 2014. I am still in lots of pain!! I thought having s baby was the worst pain, wrong this surgery was. I am still in physical therapy and I see no progress. I can't walk right I have a hard time bending my knee cause it hurts. I have a indent in my leg that no one can explain why,I work hard in pt and at home. Oh my my leg is still s weather forecast, I can tell when it's going to rain my knee hurts so bad sll I can do id just lay in bed and CRY.
I am 3 yrs post op, down 210 lbs, and just had surgery for disk problems and stenosis. It sucks but I can tell you, Ive lost 25 lbs since being diagnosed and it does provide a little bit of relief.
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11/16/12 - Got my Body by Sauceda - arms, Bl/BA, LBL, thigh lift.
HW 420/ SW 335 /CW 200 
85 lbs lost pre-op / 135 post op
~~~~Alison~~~~~
I am in Pasadena California.well I didn't have surgery on the 12th but did get my surgery date of April 21st.. My insurance has greatly limited me on any options I have as far as where , who, how, any of my choices are. To be very frank, I have no other options than the one single surgeon they have offered me.so I either go with him or opt out. Which is making me very uncomfortable. But I have been in so much pain since 2006,that I would at this point even consider letting a blind man do the surgery if he said he could .my surgeon is Stanley Klein in Torrance.he has been doing this since the 80's. But the staff is so unorganized and under staffed.I'm getting more reluctant the closer I get. And don't know if I'm just getting cold feet or what.
