Met with the second surgeon this morning, the one I originally had an appt with before I met with Dr C. I'll call by her nickname Dr CC. Just to be funny I guess.
She's also a runner and I had high hopes that this would translate into a better "click" of connection. It did! She was still surgeon-ishly blunt and straightforward, but too all the time to explain, examine, ask, although I didn't get all the way through my October 2016 stories. She could pinpoint motions that caused pain and explain why they hurt, she pointed to a potential tear and fluid accumulation in the MRI, and theorized that the fall last May in Greensfelder was what caused the damage.
Good news in that I don't have inherent hip deformities, bone problems, bad angles, etc. Also that I'm active and otherwise healthy, it will help with healing. She can see what looks like the tear, it will be tacked down to the bone with sutures and she made it sound straightforward to do.
On Monday I happened to meet LC walking between buildings -- she said that for her knee surgery she needed to know what the surgeon would tell her sister or a friend in terms of whether or not the surgery is a good idea. Dr C didn't do that at all for me, but Dr CC did! Without me asking, I nearly laughed out loud when she said that as a fellow runner she understands the concerns about surgery but also the desire to get back to normal life. She said that I've done what I can with PT and recovery, and need to do something different.
She reviewed briefly how the surgical cuts would be, what the post-op and recovery would be like. Since I'm older it will take longer to heal. About 2 weeks non weight bearing then a taper back into walking. Upright no-resistance stationary bike same day or day after surgery. About 15 days then pool work. Didn't specifically mention PT but I'm sure it's in the plan. As for running, younger patients tend to get back at 3 months, but maybe longer for me. Hiking and elliptical on the agenda too, as possibilities for exercise.
As with Dr C, she said I can take time to think about it. I've already thought about it. I wonder if this is a pre-planned thing like a waiting period to consider this option?
Where am I right now? Waiting for a CT to get scheduled. I don't need to see her again, just get the CT then call her coordinator to schedule surgery. No mention in this visit about how far out scheduling is.
Funny thing she said at the end, that she doesn't "need to do this surgery on me", that's she's "busy enough already". Ha!
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