Over the past 5 years, I’ve seen 3 different orthopedists (2 in the same office with the same philosophy). One orthopedist was immediately ready to give me a new knee. I’m not.
I went back to Dr. Hopkins this summer because he tells me what I don’t want to hear, and keeps me moving an active. My left knee went out in June, and I had Exfluxa injections in both knees. Left knee isn’t bothering me, but the right knee went out on Saturday with the cold.
He did an steroid injection though I already had some good range of motion after two leg workouts, walking in the pool at the gym and warning up. I feel even better with the steroid injection and we’ll see how dog class goes Wednesday night.
Sadly, this will probably be my last appointment with him, but he is handing me off to the other orthopedist I’ve seen in his practice. He’s retiring.
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