1). Total Knee Replacement surgeries are becoming increasingly common, not because doctors are recommending them more often, but because patients are choosing to live pain-free. Knee arthritis is not a disease per se, but an aging process occuring due to wear and tear. While they are most commonly performed on elderly patients (fifties in females, sixties in males), age is just a number. Patients with conditions like Rheumatoid arthritis may need the surgery as early as their 20s, while others choose to undergo the procedure even in their 90s with the purpose of improving their lifestyle. Whatever the age, the goal is to help patients live their lives to the fullest.
2). There was a time, my life was a song The patella, femur and tibia, they all got along I ran, I jogged, I danced with such poise But soon they began to make some noise Crack, pop, grate, what’s all this fuss The doc saw my knee, said crepitus They rubbed each other the wrong way Good ol’ cartilage couldn’t keep them at bay Femur told the patella you are always in my face Why don’t you realize I need some space? The quadriceps tried to mediate but soon got worn The ligaments would have tried but they were already torn The big burly synovium now laughed in glee My knee swelled up in this unusual melee I tried many things but all in vain Oh say hello to chronic pain Some Chinese healer stuck needles into me My neighbor told me try physiotherapy I even got a bee-sting, if you get the gist Then someone suggested “rheumatologist” Did he do better it’s really hard to say Let’s leave doctor-bashing for another day Maybe it’s time to slow down in life How I dread the thought of going under the knife Symptomatic treatment isn’t it just a lure C’mon science buck up, where is the cure?