Orthopedic desperately needed
 

Has anyone else had knee replacement surgery in another state then found it difficult to get a doctor down here to even look at them. My husband had a fall two weeks ago and after a visit to the E R we were told follow up with an Ortho. I have not been able to even get an appointment with anyone . I was told by Dr Duke office staff that we would not be a good "fit". We are now waiting for another doc to review his surgical notes before we will know if he will see my husband. In the mean time he is hobbling around doing who knows what to that knee. Hope we don't have to fly back to CT just to get an opinion on what can be done. I feel hopeless at this point.:confused:

Most doctors do not want to get involved with another doctor's work. This is pretty standard in the medical profession no matter what kind of work was done. You might try contacting Dr. Peter Mulhern at Munroe Orthopedics at the Oaks off 441 near Aldis. But you will find that almost no doctor wants to "fix" a problem with another surgeon's work. It's just the way that it is.

Gainesville is glutted withUF trained docs. Stands has clinics you might get into quickly.

Give Tri County Orthopedics a call. They have an office in Lady Lake and in Leesburg. I just had orthoscopic surgery on my left knee last Thursday and am only taking Tylenol for some mild discomfort. In fact I went shopping at Walgreens this afternoon and took my little dog for a golf cart ride after dinner. Dr. Cook did my surgery but I understand Dr. Kerina does knee replacements. Good luck!

If you have a primary care physician here in The Villages you may want to go to see him/her. If he then requests a consult with an orthopedic doctor you will probably have no problem being seen by someone.

Call Dr J. Dean Cole in Orlando he is an Orthopedic Tramatoloigist - Excellent -worth going to orlando for the best!! You can find him on the web.
2501 N Orange Ave #340, Orlando, FL 32804
(407) 895-8890
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Florida orthopedic Institute in Tampa is the largest ortho groups in FL. Dr Tom Bernasek specializes in tough cases and "redos".

I'm sending you a PM. I had a similar situation.

A second for Dr. Peter Mulhern. He was my doctor and neighbor in Georgia before he moved his practice to The Villages.

Hope I only need to see him socially when I get there full time, but would use him professionally if I had the need.

It's common practice that the ER connects you with a doctor to follow up your visit, if needed. I'm beginning to think that might not be the case here.
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Call University of Florida Orthopedics in Gainesville. It is an hour drive but the care is great and they like challenges. 352-273-7001.

I think you mean Shands?

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Thank you so much for all the suggestions. Our primary was not much help just gave me a list and told me to call and try to get them to see us. She even stated that it would be difficult to find a doc. We were referred at the ER and when we called to get an appointment with Tri County waited over a week for them to review the ER info . Then two docs there said they would not see my husband. So we are waiting to hear from a few others. Again thank you all.

I would like to second the recommendation of J. Dean Cole.

That sounds like code for, "We are not crazy about your insurance."

I had a bone doc slow roll me for years when I was on Tricare Prime. As soon as I qualified for Tricare For Life, he changed his tune.