Rosemary C Hyde PhD wrote:
surgery is increasing rapidly and dramatically. I wonder if anyone on
the list has experience treating after-effects of such surgeries>
My mother of approx 70 yrs, had a half-knee "replacement" surgery. I had
a friend who was administrator of an orthopaedic children's hospital at
the time, and she directed me to the best surgeon for the job. People
went to Cape Town from all over the world to get his quality work on a
knee - he specialized in this.
A short fellow who went about in khaki shorts, who had a good sense
of humour and no small amount of confidence in his own skill - he had my
mom walk away from him and back towards him. "Well Mrs Hulbert, you're
awfully knock-kneed on the right aren't you?" My old fashioned mom was a
but shocked at the cavalier approach of the khaki shorts and rude
knock-kneed suggestion compared with her own (useless) doctor's usual
cordial cup of Earl Grey tea and scones type consultation.
But I found out why so many people went to this surgeon. Mom was the
only South African of four folks he operated on next day. I have a poor
memory but I think his name may have been Erasmus.
The day after mom's surgery it went this way:
First I should mention half a knee requires a lot more skill than a
total knee as the artificial bearing half has to be set up in complete
balance with the other half - too thick or thin would be a disaster. But
this is less invasive when one half is still functional.
The day after the surgery I had a look at the surgery scar. It was
hard to find it! There was no swelling to speak of either. There was a
faint thin line down the center of the knee, extending some distance
above and below. An Op-site type transparent dressing was over the area.
I was amazed.
Also, mom was walking already! a little limp was there the first day -
but not a lot - and it was soon gone. I could hardly believe my eyes.
She never looked back. The knee was still fine when she died at age
84, and except that she could no longer sit on her legs as she was wont
to do to appear taller in a chair - you'd not know she had had any knee
work at all. (The knee did not bend quite all the way to allow that -
and the surgeon had warned her about it in advance.)
Her only other problem after the surgery was going through metal
detectors once in a while. She had to carry a letter of explanation
about why she "beeped", to cover the titanium involved.
So I suppose this is a testament to "replacement" surgery well done.
Homeopathy is perhaps only really needed when the mechanics is not so
expertly done?
In which case I'd use remedies according to what was damaged.
>
I've done both personally.
My first knee issue was helped by surgery, though it was not so much a
"replacement" as a major overhaul and redesign. I feel one small part of
it in bad weather - just the tendon over the patella which is split down
the middle so as to go half each side the kneecap when I bend the knee,
to help keep the patella from going sideways. I feel where the split
starts and ends in bad weather - it's like a built-in barometer. and it
fools doctors looking for a reflex reaction by tapping my knee:-))
It was physiotherapy that got me walking properly - about 4 years
later. The physio took only a week to get me walking well.
Many years later, after a fall carrying a heavy load down stairs, I had
a torn meniscus cartilage - same knee. No money for surgery at the time
- and I had the knee fixed by Reiki instead, courtesy of a kitten client
in Holland.
Not homeopathy, but still energy healing. It took 20 mins a day for 5
days to fix.
It's awfully hard to beat energy as a healing method.
But good quality surgery also has a LOT to be said for it.
NAmaste,
IRene
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