An Appointment With My Surgeon
[ Monday March 23rd 2026 at 5:05 pm ]
We talked over the fluid problem. Ultimately I need an operation to remove the seroma. My immune system has encapsulated my seroma with a fibrous capsule. You could think of this as a thin layer of skin. My body has identified the pocket of fluid as a foreign body. In theory my immune system is protecting me. However once this fibrous capsule has been formed it is a constant source of pain. The only option is to surgically remove it. My surgeon followed through with talking to a few of his plastic surgeon colleagues. There are surgical techniques in an attempt to prevent a new seroma from forming. We will arrange a surgery to address this.
A few days ago it felt like my April 2nd 2025 artificial hip injured me. We did an x-ray today. My artificial hip is how my surgeon left it. More likely than not a ligament that hasn't been used enough took a bit of damage. As well I injured a ligament in both of my feet from walking awkwardly. I own a physiotherapy ultrasound unit. Both problems can be reasonably treated with the use of physiotherapy ultrasound. Both problems announce themselves very well. But they aren't serious. My surgeon was thorough concerning both. We got into an anatomy discussion concerning both. I am satisfied with the explanation and that physiotherapy ultrasound will work to treat both.
My surgeon asked me to have my pain management doctor assess me for a type of knee sensory nerve block. I am not a candidate. The reason why I am not a candidate is complicated. It isn't worth repeating here. My pain doctor gave me the opportunity to ask questions. The upshot is that I understood and could defend this position with my surgeon. I was able to do so successfully with no emotion. I repeated the explanation my pain management doctor gave me.
Over the past 2 months my right knee joint has rapidly deteriorated. I have been living the same crisis that I faced in 2006 when the hip joint that had Legg Perthes disease stopped working as an adult. Even though I have 20 years of experience none of the strategies have worked. I have systematically tried everything about 6 times. Nothing has working.
The upshot is that surgery is unavoidable. It is being treated as a priority. It will happen within a few months. When I thanked my surgeon for helping me with my life I started crying. I really appreciate the opportunity to get this addressed. I would still like to make a better life for myself. The past few weeks have been incredibly physically challenging.