Thursday, March 17, 2011

Under the knife

I have been having problems with my knees for almost two years now. I can't believe it has been that long.

It happened because of my disability - five years ago, I had surgery that would make walking easier, but now I am not walking and I have grown since then. So the desired outcome of that surgery worked for a while, but now it's having the opposite effect and it was pulling my kneecaps in all sorts of directions.

Just so you understand what I mean, my kneecaps were about four centimetres above where they're supposed to be. That's a problem.

About five months ago, my knees started complaining, as they should. We wanted to have them sorted out so they wouldn't be a misery for the rest of my life.

But here comes the problem... the orthopeadic surgoen who had done every one of my surgeries retired last year. Now we had to find a new person. It's quite a long story, but we found a good one. Dr Craig Hastings.

We went to him just over a month ago. He decided that a good plan of action would be to do one knee at a time and release the hamstring transfer (the surgery I had five years ago) and release the quads. In theory, this should reduce pressure on my kneecap and they should go back into its rightful home. Now, we just have to wait to see if theory becomes reality. It looks like it is.

I have to go back to him in about ten days to take off the bandages and see if it has worked. If it has, then we need to fix the other knee. Fun times.

I'll write more news when I get more news.

xxx

4 comments:

  1. Hi Chaelz,

    I'm a radio producer with Radio Netherlands Worldwide. I'm writing in your comments section because I can't find your email anywhere.

    Can you pop me through an email at Belinda.Lopez@rnw.nl. I'd love to have a chat to you.

    Thanks,
    Belinda

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  2. So did the op work and is he a good surgeon?

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    1. YES I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO KNOW IF HE IS A GOOD SURGEON? ANYONE OUT THERE TO CONFIRM OR DENY THIS?

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  3. Craig Hastings is phenomenal - Highly recommend :)

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