Puzzled after visit to Consultant

Terryofcrete
Terryofcrete Member Posts: 2
edited 28. Nov 2023, 14:09 in Living with arthritis

Hi .. Hope all are as well as possible.

I have had severe mobility problems and have had constant pain in both knees for some time. I had an MRI done for the appointment with a knee specialist, which took some time to get.

I finally saw him and he is one of the leading guys well regarded, but he surprised me by saying I will not do surgery as I think it will improve with supervised exercises and the pain will stop. He said my age , 75, and my general health issues would make recovery quite difficulty as I live alone and would need convalescence. he recommended classes run by the National Wheelchair Association.

Pain definitely improving anyway without doing exercise and I can walk without pain , be it only a short distance.

I must say I'm surprised as I expected to be told I needed new knees !

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