I was in a plane crash when I was 15, and broke my tibia right below my knee. Over time, the jagged tibial plateau wore away the cartilage. I had an arthroscopy and chondroplasty on my knee back in January, and I am having trouble accepting the results. Basically, they had to cut out over half the cartilage in my right knee, it crackles every time I move it, I can't do any athletic activities besides swimming, walking, or light aerobics, I will need a new knee in about 10 years, then I will have another 10-15 years on that, and then I'm either in a wheelchair or an amputee by age 45 - 50. And it hurts like hell. I take a lot of calcium and glucosamine every night which helps. Anyone out there who knows what I am dealing with and has any knowledge that might help?
2006-08-08
11:10:07
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Jesse B
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Injuries