RECOVERY-ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY
RECOVERY-ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY
It's been over two weeks since I had arthroscopic surgery and I'm in the best healthy shape ever! I'm glad I had the surgery. My left knee is stronger than ever. I feel great! I hyperextended the left knee March 13th 2006 on the job. It's been very painful for the last nine months. I've had a history of knee surgeries. I had a total right knee replacement in December of 1999 and thereafter complications. The surgeon had me a week in the hospital and three weeks in a nursing home. The leg swelled up like a large balloon and the pain was unbelieveable. I worked through the pain with both traditional and non-traditional healing methods. I wrote a chapter about the total knee joint replacement in my first book "I Dare to Heal with Compassionate Love". The name of the chapter was "The seam between heaven and hell".The hyperextension occurred on the job. I applied for workers compensation and was able to obtain coverage. I used non-traditional methods and worked when terrible pain. I refused to obtain medical care outside of the structure of workers compensation. I have limited private health insurance and as we know health care in the United States is extremely expensive.
I used many alternative methods to obtain relief. The methods included: connected circular healing breath, primal/primordial sound, peer counseling (rc.org), and the myriad manifestations of emotional release. I used supplements including: traumeel gel, arnica 200ck, liquid msm, glucosamine, and chondroitin, ice therapy, magnets, acupuncture, tai chi chih, support groups, and meditation. I had no success with healing. The alternative methods helped but did not resolve the issues. Arnica 200ck is one of the strongest homeopathic medications used to alleviate the pain. Traumeel Gel is used to decrease the swelling. I began limping and the pain just increased. The pain radiated from the left knee to the lower left side of the back. The pain would wake me early in the morning. I began to take Darvocet prescribed my the surgeon. Darvocet has two extra strength tylenol and has a synthetic opium. The Darvocet helped with relaxation but didn't alleviate the pain.
The insurance company refused the surgeon's request for a MRI. I wrote an appeal because of my experiencing a limp and the severe pain. The insurance company granted permission for the test. The MRI showed a torn medial meniscus. I had the surgery and used ice and the other alternative methods of healing subsequent to the procedure. I recommend msm, chondroitin, and glucosamine.The surgeon notified me that torn tissue had jammed into my medial meniscus. The surgeon had removed the excess tissue and trimmed the meniscus. The pain was intense and thank goodness it's over.
