If the knee brace isn't going to be something I can put on
effectively, won't relieve pain, may make walking more difficult or
dangerous (especially up stairs), and the surgery has a reasonably good
chance of success, yes. The cost isn't something I take lightly, but
overall quality of life with the two options is something that needs to be
considered. Surgery shoud be the last option, but any orthopedic surgeon
worth his/her fees should have explained all the options up to and including
surgery. If Trisha's doctor hasn't done that, I'd suggest she get a second
opinion. I didn't mean to say that Trisha shouldn't consider a brace, just
that there are reasons that it might not be the best option.
On 9/6/07, Chester Worwa <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> So, you'd rather have lots of surgery that costs
> thousands of dollars and may not even help the
> situation and lots of recovery time over a knee brace
> that costs a few hundred dollars that can be warn when
> needed.
>
> --- "Kendall D. Corbett" <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
>
> > Chester,
> >
> > A brace keeps the joint mostly immobile, making
> > walking difficult. It might
> > not relieve the pain from walking either. I don't
> > know whether flexibility
> > and manual dexterity are problems for Trisha, but I
> > know I couldn't put on a
> > knee brace. Depending on the type Trisha needs,
> > they can also seriously
> > limit clothing options.
> >
> >
> > On 9/6/07, Chester Worwa <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > >
> > > If a knee brace would keep the knee cap in place,
> > then
> > > why have surgery?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Kendall
> > >
> > > An unreasonable man (but my wife says that's
> > redundant!)
> > >
> > > The reasonable man adapts himself to the world;
> > the unreasonable one
> > > persists in trying to adapt the world to himself.
> > Therefore, all progress
> > > depends on the unreasonable man.
> > >
> > > -George Bernard Shaw 1856-1950
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