At 3:00 P.M. I went to the new orthopedic surgery place. It's a big place with lots of doctors and helpers. My former orthopedic doctor was by himself with just four assistants.
They took x-rays and then I waited for the surgeon's Physician Assistant to examine and interview me. He said there were no alternatives to the total knee replacement, on the left side -- there's almost nothing left there -- and then he tried to show me pictures and plastic models of what they have to do during the surgery. I told him I was bothered by all that and he seemed quite disappointed.
He told me to get this operation done as soon as I can. When I asked for a more specific time frame he said do it in the next six to eight weeks.
My very sore right heel, that keeps me awake at night and makes me limp worse the the left knee, has tendinitis and (I wasn't clear about this) it's either hard to fix or the fix doesn't usually work. The podiatrist and the other orthopedic doctor said nearly the same. Or they didn't say much but really confused me.
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