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Originally Posted by 784caroline
You can call it what you want, but I Had 2 Total (not partial) knee replacements by Dr Nguyen. There may be a few doctors around the country who claim they use this method but Dr Nguyen is the only one in the immediate area using the side method.
Cannot disagree in getting a second opinion, BUT the opinion should be more than do I need a full knee replacement or not. The issue is how are you going to do it. From that perspective, I would HIGHLY suggest talking to patients in the waiting rooms or the Therapists treating these people and find out how they are doing....what pain did they experience,,,,how quickly were they able to get back to their basic functions.
Just curious..what alternative would you suggest based on your dental hygienist experience??????
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I am also and anesthesiologist assistant, worked in a, what I would now call, a dental mill. A service offered was to put the patient under general anesthesia and do all needed dental work at once. They employed a full time anesthesiologist. Is going under general safe...NO, was it necessary..NO, was the dentistry the best...NO.
However, to them it was the only option as they would not have it done otherwise.
Patients came from all over had a full mouth extractions and new dentures inserted and were out the door in 2 or 3 hours. Prior to that the protocol was to go to the hospital for 2 days. Well, one day a man had his full extractions, denture inserted, had vitals checked and cleared to be sent home. He DiED after arriving at his house.
I guess I just don't understand having a full knee replacement, which is considered major surgery, and walking out the door a few hours later. What is the rush? Is this good medicine? How about the hospital, check the reviews on Healthgrades, and while your at it check the reviews for Dr Ngeuen. If he is so great, why isn't he at Mass General?
10 or 12 surgeries a day? I wouldn't want to be in that assembly line, sorry, but this sounds like a knee mill.
All the major hospitals are now doing robotic knee replacement with a 2 or 3 hospital stay, keeping a check on vitals and blood clots. Me, I'd take a plane back home, have the surgery and stay with family for a week or two and come back for PT in TV.
I would like to hear from zonerboy, anesthesiologist, I would respect his opinion.