The Knee, One Year Later

Tomorrow  is the one-year anniversary of the rebuilding of my right knee by Dr. Andrew J. Feldman. The surgery involved a high tibial osteotomy, an ACL recision, and a microfracture. When I saw Dr. Feldman three months ago, he was very pleased with the result. The...

The Knee, Six Months Later

Today marks the six-month anniversary of my knee surgery. All in all, things are going very well. I had my last visit with my surgeon, Andrew Feldman, two months ago. At that time, he was very pleased with my progress, saying that I was ahead of where most patients...

On Two Feet Again

It’s now been ten weeks since my knee surgery, and everything is going beautifully. The x-rays pictured above were taken three weeks ago during my third post-op visit to my surgeon, Dr. Andrew Feldman. (At the left is a side view, at right a frontal view.) He...

Five Weeks On

It’s now been five weeks since my knee surgery, and things seem to be going well. This morning I opened the brace up to 90 degrees of flexion. I can bend the knee 80 degrees without too much difficulty and will be working on those last 10 degrees this week. I...

Second Post-Op Visit

I had my second post-op visit with Dr. Feldman yesterday, and the news was all good. We took another X-ray, and Dr. Feldman said it looked great: the tibia seems to be knitting together nicely, with no sign of any slippage. (Slippage? Who knew that was even possible?)...

Imperial Follow-Up

A representative from Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield called today. Apparently, they need to be convinced that the use of the EBIce Cold Therapy Unit is not an “experimental” treatment.