Sharp pain in my knee
- Thread starter Speicher
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OP
OP
- Location
- Next door to Mr Benn at No 54
It is very painful for me to kneel on my left knee. It is also painful to push a heavy trolley round a supermarket. A trolley with a mind of its own, and slippy floors is a recipe for disaster according to my left knee. Needless to say I take full advantage of on-line grocery shopping. 
Not a lot really can be done until you need replacement parts
- Location
- Glasgow
I think they don't consider you for joint replacements on the NHS unless you're at least 60.
This because the replacements only last so many years, they want to avoid spending money on us twice in a lifetime
This because the replacements only last so many years, they want to avoid spending money on us twice in a lifetime
RWright
Guru
- Location
- North Carolina
I had Osteochondritis dissecans when I was about 20. It is rare but what you described sounds a lot like what happened to me. I had surgery and it has been good enough since ( 35 years or so) to get me by doing most of the things I wanted. My surgeon did tell me that I would never be a marathon runner. I already knew that though. 
I think OCD is even rarer in older adults. I just thought I would mention it. Good luck getting your knee straightened out.
I think OCD is even rarer in older adults. I just thought I would mention it. Good luck getting your knee straightened out.
OP
OP
- Location
- Next door to Mr Benn at No 54
I already know that I will never be a marathon runner, so that will not be a disappointment.
I think they don't consider you for joint replacements on the NHS unless you're at least 60.
This because the replacements only last so many years, they want to avoid spending money on us twice in a lifetime
I'm not sure about now - but in the old days they could only do it twice. With a life of 10-15 years for an artificial joint they wanted to wait until you were unlikely to outlive 2 goes. What they used to do was insert a metal pin in the end of the bone and glue it in. Then for the second one they just cut the bone off and put in a longer pin. I once remember hearing about a guy with his first hip where they messed up and put in the wrong ball joint. So they cut off the bone and put in the longer pin without telling him. Unfortunately that meant he'd had both his chances at once. If he came back later needing a new one it wouldn't have been possible.
