Anyone have similar microfracture nightmare?

Patrick, thanks for the link. It looks like this is just ACL injuries, but I'll post anyway.

p-dubs_uw, thanks for the encouragement, but I've been to several surgeons, and they have no answer. Most OSs will not see you after another OS an performed surgery. I've contacted the Steadman-Hawkins clinic, and have been denied as a patient.

At first all of this just seems like a nightmare I'm going to wake up from, but I haven't been able to wake up. I'm currently begging OSs to give me a TKR (knee replacement) but no one will. I've been stuck in this condition for coming up on a year, and I know my knee is getting wose, but I can't find any OS that will do anything to help me. I don't think they purposely will not do anything, but I think they do not want to pick up someone else's (another OS's mess).

I just ask PLEASE if anyone has had any type of experince similar to this, let me know. I don't know how much longer I can live like this, with no hope of anything changing.

Yes, I was very strict with my NWB for 8weeks. CPM machine (8hrs a day for 6 weeks), and all PT. When I was given the green light to walk on my knee at 8 weeks, I felt an extreme pain in the knee area that was not there before. I'm close to 1 year post op, and still walk about 70% of the time using crutches. It has ruined my life, and my OS (Dr Cumming TOCA in Arizona) refuses to perform a TKR, but also claims there is nothing he can do. He claims the procedure worked perfectly and there is no reason I should be having this pain.

I'm bascially just stuck in this condition, and have really given up all hope of it changing. What really frustrates me is that this is a surgery I was not told about prior to going in the surgery. I'm just hoping someone has had a similair experience and can point me to something.

I hope your doing better...it sounds like it was a nightmare. On Dec 31 I had r knee acl allograft and I also found out after surgery that he did the microfracture. I am only less than a month out from surg but some things beside the pain concern me. One being the needles feeling in my foot and the shin pain also the pain along the r side of my thigh above my knee....and the cold calf and foot. Did you go through any of this after your surgery? I am using crutches no weight b for 6-8 weeks. Did you start to give up the crutches at 6-8 weeks and then what... you couldn't walk or do you need crutches to walk? Would like to hear what the first month or two was like for you. Take care and thanks.

I am curious........how are you doing now???? I am the same age and in the same boat.....having Synvisc injections now and feeling GREAT!!!