im faster Posted January 5, 2011 Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 Okay.. so over the past few weeks my knees have been progressively hurting more. I wake up in the middle of the night with awful pain. I can barley drive, it kills to squat down and get up. Over the weekend i went to the VA hospital for them. After 10 hours I was given some ibuprofen and told to make a appointment with the VA they took x-rays and guessed it was probably a torn meniscus in both knees. And to call and get a appointment with Orthopedics monday. I figured thats about all they would do.. i just wanted to make sure there wasnt something super serious. So i call Monday to Ortho and the girl says ill make sure someone calls you soon. So today.. still no call.. I called them and she gets my appointment.. MARCH 3RD!!!! are you fucking kidding me.. All i can say is FUCK YOU V.A. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2 Sweet Posted January 5, 2011 Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 Virginia? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil Posted January 5, 2011 Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 Not virgina you ass hole, and yes anytime you have a major surgery like that its always atleast a month out. With the va I'm sure they have 2 maybe 3 surgeons that can do that operation. My coach had an acl replacement and it was 6 wks out so he had to hobble around with a blown acl for 6 wks then almost 4 months after. Goodluck man rehab is a bitch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboNova Posted January 5, 2011 Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 Veterans Affairs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramsey Posted January 5, 2011 Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 You need to do physical therapy before acl or mcl work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
im faster Posted January 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 this isnt even surgery.. this is just for an appointment to find out for sure what is wrong.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casper Posted January 5, 2011 Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 Virginia? God bless the stupid people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patterson Posted January 5, 2011 Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 It's a government project man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitrousbird Posted January 5, 2011 Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 I never got why some military folks brag about their free health care. It might be free but if it barely works then it doesn't matter much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMeanGreen Posted January 5, 2011 Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 Mine is $460/yr for the family and I can go any damned where I want. Did I mention the insanely cheap co-pays? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casper Posted January 5, 2011 Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 I never got why some military folks brag about their free health care. It might be free but if it barely works then it doesn't matter much. And people think Obamacare is going to be this great thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evil8 Posted January 5, 2011 Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 Quit Bitching. You blew your knee out foot racing the Team Mullet track star in a parking lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2 Sweet Posted January 6, 2011 Report Share Posted January 6, 2011 God bless the stupid people. I didn't know what VA stood for, so the Virginia comment was my way of asking what it meant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirks5oh Posted January 6, 2011 Report Share Posted January 6, 2011 let me help you out. did you have a recent injury?? does your knee give out/buckle while walking ON AN EVEN SURFACE?? is the pain on the front of your knee, or the inside of the knee??? do you have difficulty going up/down stairs, crouching, squatting, or getting up from a prolonged seated position?? is the pain a dull, throbbing pain that hurts more as the day goes by, or is it a periodic, sharp pain that can happen at any time?? your family doctor should be able to order an MRI. that way you will know if you have a torn meniscus (which always needs surgery, by the way), or if you simply have chondromalacia patella (google it), which is what 75% of the younger patients i see have, when they complain of chronic knee pain not related to an injury. my advice is to take the ibuprofen as prescribed, answer my above questions, avoid stairs, squats, lunges, knee extensions, stairmasters, etc etc. concentrate on an elliptical machine, or swimming for exercise. and by the way, most VA docs are completely incompetent--they are government employess, afterall. that's a 'sneak-peek' at the future with obama care. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted January 6, 2011 Report Share Posted January 6, 2011 For the people happy with .gov healthcare passing.....just wait. I am sure there are good instance out there of government healthcare, but people are going to be pissed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
im faster Posted January 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2011 let me help you out. did you have a recent injury?? no does your knee give out/buckle while walking ON AN EVEN SURFACE?? no is the pain on the front of your knee, or the inside of the knee??? inside do you have difficulty going up/down stairs, crouching, squatting, or getting up from a prolonged seated position?? yes is the pain a dull, throbbing pain that hurts more as the day goes by, or is it a periodic, sharp pain that can happen at any time?? neither? not a throbbing pain and hurts more when kept in a bent or slightly bent position for a period of time.. or when trying to stand up they gave me 4 days worth and i took it... it did not do anything to help the pain that i could tell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
im faster Posted January 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2011 sounds like it.. im waiting for my fiance to do the test Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
im faster Posted January 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2011 well i had her do the clarks test i dunno ift it was done right.. but i didnt notice any pain.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirks5oh Posted January 6, 2011 Report Share Posted January 6, 2011 i haven't seen the video yet, but its likely chondromalacia. surgery is an absolute last resort, and patients can get actually worse with a knee arthroscopy. you need to work on strengthening your inner quad, with 'short arc quad sets'. also, concentrate on stretching your hamstrings out, and avoid aggravating activities. i will usually prescribe physical therapy for this problem, as well as a topical anti-inflammatory, or a prescription for mobic. if p.t., medication, and avoiding activities does not improve the situation, then i do injections into the knee joint. MRI's are costly. i'd try what i mentioned above, and resort to the MRI if you're having problems with the knee giving out, or locking up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
im faster Posted January 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2011 i did use a Capsicum cream i got a prescription for last year.. and it did seem to help.. but the burning was so bad i wont do it again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirks5oh Posted January 6, 2011 Report Share Posted January 6, 2011 voltaren gel is what i prescribe. its not a 'pain killer' per se. its just a way to get an anti-inflammatory to the area. like giving topical ibuprofen right to the knee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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