Okay, so I met up with the good Dr. Shell in NYC. I tell him I'm feeling better, stronger, walking better, etc. "However, Dr. Shell, I just wanted your opinion on an MRI I got on India. The doctor over there said it's a partial tear that can be managed with rehab."
Sure, let's take a look. actually, let's do some physical manipulation first.
Why not? So I lie down on the bench, and he tests my knee. then he tests my right knee. Then he tests my left knee pretty forcefully, yanking and tugging on it. Even I can tell that the left knee has some "give" compared to the good, right knee.
"Yeah, there's definitely some looseness here." says he. Well, sure, I'm thinking, but isn't that more like an 70-80 percent tear?
Then he takes a look at the mri scan. Doesn't spend too much time scanning the scan, as it were. "there's nothing here," he asserts. For a one-hundreth of a second, I grow hopeful thinking he means there's no tear here. But what he means is that there is no ACL here. Damn.
Then he shows me a couple of panels. On one, he says, you would see the ACL right here, but there's nothing. On the other one, he says, "you would see...well, you do see something here, but it's useless, it's not functional."
Case closed. After that, we have a nice chat about my options for surgery. He seems really confident and competent, so part of me is already resigning itself to surgery at the end of June. But, another part of me thinks back fondly to those days of acupuncture needles. Did they really have no effect.
The Indian doctor, Dr. J, did say that the MRI I have in hand shows improvement from a complete tear, and if his system works, he expected 80% to a full healing of the ACL in 6 weeks of physical therapy. According to that timetable, then, I should be doing another MRI at the end of April or early May.
So that's what I'm going to do. Wait out another month. Get another MRI. Show it to another doctor, just to get an opinion that is unbiased from any previous reports. Now, while I feel better, I am nowhere near feeling like I can start running or playing tennis. But in a month, I am hoping to feel more inclined for sporting activity. I think that will be a telling sign, even before the mri.
So I'm going to post (4) weekly updates, until the next MRI report. Cheers to one and all!
Sure, let's take a look. actually, let's do some physical manipulation first.
Why not? So I lie down on the bench, and he tests my knee. then he tests my right knee. Then he tests my left knee pretty forcefully, yanking and tugging on it. Even I can tell that the left knee has some "give" compared to the good, right knee.
"Yeah, there's definitely some looseness here." says he. Well, sure, I'm thinking, but isn't that more like an 70-80 percent tear?
Then he takes a look at the mri scan. Doesn't spend too much time scanning the scan, as it were. "there's nothing here," he asserts. For a one-hundreth of a second, I grow hopeful thinking he means there's no tear here. But what he means is that there is no ACL here. Damn.
Then he shows me a couple of panels. On one, he says, you would see the ACL right here, but there's nothing. On the other one, he says, "you would see...well, you do see something here, but it's useless, it's not functional."
Case closed. After that, we have a nice chat about my options for surgery. He seems really confident and competent, so part of me is already resigning itself to surgery at the end of June. But, another part of me thinks back fondly to those days of acupuncture needles. Did they really have no effect.
The Indian doctor, Dr. J, did say that the MRI I have in hand shows improvement from a complete tear, and if his system works, he expected 80% to a full healing of the ACL in 6 weeks of physical therapy. According to that timetable, then, I should be doing another MRI at the end of April or early May.
So that's what I'm going to do. Wait out another month. Get another MRI. Show it to another doctor, just to get an opinion that is unbiased from any previous reports. Now, while I feel better, I am nowhere near feeling like I can start running or playing tennis. But in a month, I am hoping to feel more inclined for sporting activity. I think that will be a telling sign, even before the mri.
So I'm going to post (4) weekly updates, until the next MRI report. Cheers to one and all!
My acl didn't heal!! Wasted my time and money!!
ReplyDeleteI read somewhere on the net that Dr. Jatin Chaudhary can heal ACL TEAR without surgery using some magical needles. I read he healed the cricketer Yuvraj Singh's ACL TEAR.So, In the hope of healing my leg without surgery I went to Dr. Jain Chaudhary. I got to know that it will be a 21 days treatment, daily fee for the treatment would be Rs.1000(21000 for 21 days hellllll) and food supplements worth (Rs. 20000 to 30000).
I just wanted to heal my knee so went with the treatment. Now day by day I didn't feel any improvement in my leg. I kept telling the doctor that my leg is not improving, but he was like you will start feeling the improvement in your leg today. After 21 days of treatment, he wanted me to go for an MRI(5K to 7K) but I didn't because my leg was in the same state as before the treatment. I followed everything he suggested month on month and it's been more than 8 months and my leg DIDN'T HEAL. Since my leg was not healing, I went for MRI to see the position on my knee and MRI shows the same Partial ACL TEAR! All my money and time wasted.
All in ALL:
Either he is fooled me or He just care for Celebrities like Yuvraj Singh.
If you had the same experience with this doctor do reach out to me lets work together to educate people about this doctor.
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One of the most common knee injuries is an anterior cruciate ligament sprain or tear.Athletes who participate in high demand sports like soccer, football, and basketball are more likely to injure their anterior cruciate ligaments.
ReplyDeleteIf you have injured your anterior cruciate ligament, you may require surgery to regain full function of your knee. This will depend on several factors, such as the severity of your injury and your activity level. ACL injuries often occur with other injuries. For example, an ACL tear often occurs along with tears to the MCL and the shock-absorbing cartilage in the knee (meniscus). Most ACL Tear occur in the middle of the ligament, or the ligament is pulled off the thigh bone. These injuries form a gap between the torn edges, and do not heal on their own.
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