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Posts: 1744 06/20/08 9:26 AM |
I third the MRI. I had a torn ACL for 18 months before I had mine done (thanks to the ER doc and my family practice guy). Any malpractice guys here
I was able to golf, jog, hunt and play softball on the torn ACL. The MRI will tell you what you need to know. Until then you'll be stuck with all us internet doctors. |
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Posts: 214 06/20/08 10:32 AM |
I wouldn't say malpractice, slimm. ER and family practice just are vastly underqualified to make a diagnosis.
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Posts: 1745 06/20/08 10:41 AM |
was a joke. In that case then they should refer there patient to a more specialized person. If you don't know, dont make shit up; send it up the ladder and
get the right answer.
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Posts: 1847 06/20/08 11:49 AM
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"I have found that family practice doctors are as useful as the garbage man when it comes to diagnosing sports injuries. I'm with others, see a knee
specialist and get an MRI done. An MRI will tell you a lot more than an xray will. "
The extent of the exam she did (the x-ray, and checking stability of the knee) would have identified an injury requiring urgent attention, I think. As someone who bitches about he cost of health care, I'm happy to try her conservative approach for now. I know and trust this doc, and she has proven to have decent judgement WRT referrals. She is regularly rated as one of the top in the Cities in her field. That said, I agree that she's probably not the best to do a sports injury diagnosis- it just isn't her specialty. She's just not going to get all that excited that my knee is a little owie when I run when she's dealing with a whole panoply of issues during the day- some very serious. My conclusion: try it her way for a month or so, and save myself the present time, cost, and effort of getting an MRI. If it bothers me on returning to running, then I'll head off to a sports medicine specialist. |
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Posts: 216 06/20/08 12:31 PM |
I have been to family practice doctors that specialize in sports medicine and their diagnosis has been wrong every time. Take it for what it's worth. An
MRI (and surgeon/specialist to read it) will save you a lot of time and effort with a bit of an investment on the front end. Most insurance companies will pay
for the specialist (excluding co-pay) with a referral from your regular doctor. Just my 2 cents.
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Posts: 1848 06/20/08 12:52 PM
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I think I don't need a referral to go to a specialist, so long as they are "in network". If the knee remains bad, I'll head straight to a
sports med guy instead of back to my FP doctor.
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Posts: 1746 06/20/08 1:26 PM |
The extent of the exam she did (the x-ray, and checking stability of the knee) would have identified an injury requiring urgent attention, I think. As
someone who bitches about he cost of health care, I'm happy to try her conservative approach for now.
My family practice doc took an x-ray and did stability test as well. The stability test the specialist performed was not in the family practice's repitoire though and she immediately knew what it was then sent for the MRI to confirm. Fam practice docs are often under pressure to not order more test than they have too. Go get the MRI; you won't regret it. At least you'll know. |
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Posts: 10 06/20/08 1:30 PM |
I thought I had a meniscus tear because of a locking feeling in my knee. Turns out that I had cartilage issues around my kneecap. I had to have a microfracture
surgery to replace the missing cartilage. I also had a lateral release to prevent further damage. For your sake - I'm hoping it's a meniscus.
My Sports Med doc was booked out 6 weeks so I went to a PA to get the MRI study out of the way. Once the results were known I was fast-tracked through surgery. |
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Posts: 1701 06/20/08 1:40 PM I don't know the answer, I'm just asking that's all. |
Slimm21 wrote: Unless you don't have medical insurance . . . in which case you'll regret paying for an MRI. I hope you find out what's ailing you NL. I had a lot of left knee issues for years. I had 2 MRI's done and the ortho's never pinpointed any problem. They told me that it was either chondromalacia and/or arthritis. I still have pain when I run a lot (or too fast when running distances), and I was forced to stop playing basketball. The cutting and starting/stopping were too much. I would play on Monday and be limping until Thursday. Now, I can run and even when it is painful I'm good to go after a little rest. You should go see a specialist. And be prepared to see more than 1. The first orthoquack I went to see sent me for an MRI. He established in our first exam (pre-MRI) that my knee was very stable so the ACL was not at issue. When I met with him after the MRI, he said to me, "How long have you had a torn ACL?" Umm, hello McFly . . . you're the fucking doctor--you tell me. After telling me that the MRI did not show that I had an ACL he told me that it's possible it's just the angle of the machine and assured me that my knee was too stable to have an ACL injury. I found a different ortho when I needed a return visit a few months later.
"Not to mention I defend things that are absolutely ignorant"
MrLogic - 5/7/07 |
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