My husband is having his knee scoped again in 9 days. This will be his 9th. The doctor told him he was a good candidate for knee replacement.
He’s not yet 50 and refuses to even consider it. He deals with constant pain and does not use narcotics.
I am sending this atricle to him tomorrow. Thank you for posting it.
He’s brave ... sure hope a good
option awaits him, and you’re
welcome.
I wound up with a meniscus allograft - a cadaver transplant - on my 4th scope. They find a complete meniscus that is a close match for size and geometry, and its anchored in with bone plugs (so it’s like having to heal up a broken leg as well as deal with a scope). Blood-type match, so very little chance of rejection.
Took about 16 months to get back to pre-injury level of pain, but it was worth it.