Actually a question, not a comment: I recently went to an orthopedic specialist in Austin, TX due to pains in my left knee. After X-rays, the doctor said that my left knee no longer had ANY on the meniscal cartilage left (basically bone to bone).
He said that a knee replacement was inevitable but he also suggested that I put it off as long as I could due to my "young" age (45 yrs.). His reasoning for this suggstion was that if the replacement was done and I was relatively active with normal range of motion (and pain free) that the knee would probably wear out much quicker than if I were older and less active. I am currently on an arthritis/inflamatory medicine prescribed by him. He suggested I try this to see if the pain would subside and allow me to put off surgery. The pain is still there somewhat but it is tolerable (or I've just gotten used to it).
My question is: since my knee has no meniscal cartilage left, wouldn't I risk damaging it further by delaying surgery?
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