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<blockquote data-quote="graj0" data-source="post: 659848"><p><a href="http://www.nhs.uk/choiceintheNHS/Yourchoices/consultant-choice/Pages/consultant-data.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.nhs.uk/choiceintheNHS/Yourchoices/consultant-choice/Pages/consultant-data.aspx</a></p><p></p><p>You can check the outcomes of procedures performed by 3,500 consultants at the URL above. For me, I also knew a lot about the surgeon just by googling, so I knew that he'd been doing this particular surgery for 17 years, that he had worked in Australia, hence his love of surfing and all sports. Also that he was a pioneer in using the particular knee replacement that I'm having. </p><p>The NHS had been telling me for the last ten years (at least) that I was too young for a replacement that might need looking at again in 10 - 15 years. So I looked for and found a prosthetic that actually carries a 30 year warranty and they only do that with FDA approval. The FDA might be American rather than British, but as the Americans tend to be far more likely to sue if it doesn't do what it says on the box, then I'm happy with their approval and a 30 year warranty.</p><p>I'm pretty sure that all our surgeons are extremely good at their jobs, we have extremely high standards, but looking at outcomes is interesting because there are other factors. Again, in my case, TKR as it's known in the trade (Total Knee Replacement) can have different outcomes because of the way different people approach physio. I personally know someone who didn't do as they were told physio wise and is still in discomfort and walks with a limp. I also know a lady(a very determined positive lady) who had her surgery a bit later and can jive like it's going out of fashion. I think it's fair to say that we have to make all sorts of effort to stay on top. With diabetes, we certainly know how true that is.</p><p>All the best with your surgery, you won't know yourself afterwards. I don't know how much pain you're in now, but keep thinking of life without pain or pain killers. I can see the butterflies, smell the flowers and hear the babbling brook already (or whatever tranquil scene floats your boat).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="graj0, post: 659848"] [url]http://www.nhs.uk/choiceintheNHS/Yourchoices/consultant-choice/Pages/consultant-data.aspx[/url] You can check the outcomes of procedures performed by 3,500 consultants at the URL above. For me, I also knew a lot about the surgeon just by googling, so I knew that he'd been doing this particular surgery for 17 years, that he had worked in Australia, hence his love of surfing and all sports. Also that he was a pioneer in using the particular knee replacement that I'm having. The NHS had been telling me for the last ten years (at least) that I was too young for a replacement that might need looking at again in 10 - 15 years. So I looked for and found a prosthetic that actually carries a 30 year warranty and they only do that with FDA approval. The FDA might be American rather than British, but as the Americans tend to be far more likely to sue if it doesn't do what it says on the box, then I'm happy with their approval and a 30 year warranty. I'm pretty sure that all our surgeons are extremely good at their jobs, we have extremely high standards, but looking at outcomes is interesting because there are other factors. Again, in my case, TKR as it's known in the trade (Total Knee Replacement) can have different outcomes because of the way different people approach physio. I personally know someone who didn't do as they were told physio wise and is still in discomfort and walks with a limp. I also know a lady(a very determined positive lady) who had her surgery a bit later and can jive like it's going out of fashion. I think it's fair to say that we have to make all sorts of effort to stay on top. With diabetes, we certainly know how true that is. All the best with your surgery, you won't know yourself afterwards. I don't know how much pain you're in now, but keep thinking of life without pain or pain killers. I can see the butterflies, smell the flowers and hear the babbling brook already (or whatever tranquil scene floats your boat). [/QUOTE]
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