Surgical removal of patellar tendon ossicle, adult Osgood Schlatter's disease #6

[areyu93]

hey buddy was this a removal of the actual lump?

I am 18 and my osgood healed up 2 years ago, but of course it left those sharp lumps in both knees. I cannot kneel and i refuse to be this way for the rest of my life.

Im hoping my health insurance will cover it but i have enough money saved if they dont. i wont to be finally rid of this bullshit.

[areyu93]

@areyu93 and if it was a removal of the actual lump, how did they do it? im guessing they cut downward through the tendon to access the lump and then shaved it off or something?

[trulysick86]

I'm thinking about moving to Canada so i could get the free surgery.... 10 years of this is too much

[IvanAndreevich]

@trulysick86 Just go to Turkey or some other place. It's only <$5K there, which is reasonable.

It's not free here. You pay ridiculous prices for EVERYTHING, in addition to stupidly high taxes.

[AbsintheReverie]

Hey, good job on posting these videos. I don't know why the doctors try to discourage people from having the operation because in my experience it fixed the problem when nothing else ever did. Of course I had to wait until I had finished growing before they would even consider it but even then they were hesitant about doing it. Now I can run and squat and finally do sport again after almost 10 years. It's just unfortunate for those sporty kids and teenagers that there isn't a quick fix.

[MrEuler0]

how much did it cost you

[IvanAndreevich]

@MrEuler0 I'm in Canada, so that's included in my taxes. The taxes are high, so it's a lot. Probably over $5K.

[ekdahl67]

I'm 43 years old and had the surgery 3 days ago efter having problems for a long, long time. I finally found a doctor that seemed to know what he was talking about and created some confidence. I hope the recovery follows yours (although the difference in age is significant) since it right now hurts a lot and it feels like a long way to full recovery. How long did it take for you to be able to walk again?

[IvanAndreevich]

@ekdahl67 I got off the crutches after 2 weeks, but I would say 3 weeks until I could walk fairly normally.

Best of luck for you.

[LittleBrightLED]

@IvanAndreevich

Why is the bump still there?

[IvanAndreevich]

@LittleBrightLED Scar tissue. It's going away veeerry slowly. Doc said it would take 6 months or even longer to go away completely.

[MrJscotti]

do you have a picture or video of what it used to look like before? I'm 29 and still have a large bump which becomes painful when exercising. im scared to get the surgery because im afraid it will never be the same

[IvanAndreevich]

@MrJscotti I have photos which I took right before the surgery. I will post them later when the knee is healed and I make a conclusive video about the whole experience.

Did you have an x-ray to verify that you have a fracture? It could be tendinitis, or many other things.

[MrJscotti]

@IvanAndreevich yea i had an xray last year its a calcium deposit of bone which was left over from my osgood schlatters 12 years ago that is causing the lump and pain on the tendon

[kittycat1234CN1]

@MrJscotti I have exactly the same age and the same symptom as you. Really want to remove those big lumps.But my doctor won't do that...

[kittycat1234CN1]

looks very good!

[IvanAndreevich]

@kittycat1234CN1 Feels even better. Ran 14 km yesterday, no issues.

[kittycat1234CN1]

looks very good!

[kittycat1234CN1]

looks very good!