knee doctor in puerto plata

[Meemselle]

I'm sure this information is floating around in the ether of DR-1 somewhere. Looking for orthopaedic surgeon in Puerto Plata specializing in knee replacement. A bit of English would be great. Please don't send information about surgeons in Santiago or the Capital. Thank you.

 

[Manuel01]

I'm sure this information is floating around in the ether of DR-1 somewhere. Looking for orthopaedic surgeon in Puerto Plata specializing in knee replacement. A bit of English would be great. Please don't send information about surgeons in Santiago or the Capital. Thank you.

Just mentioning: Some People even fly abroad to get the right Surgeon for this kind of procedure and you are "insisting" on Puerto Plata .
I think you should be a bid more "flexible" on this issue but who am i to tell.

 

[AlterEgo]

I kind of agree with Manuel. If you don’t find what/who you’re looking for there, check out Dr Guerrero Krantz in SD. A close friend from NYC (who was in medical field there before moving to SD) said he was the best. Not sure if he’s still operating.

 

[keepcoming]

When deciding where to have my knee surgery done, in the end I did it in the US. I just felt more comfortable having it done in the US, especially with the rehab after the surgery.

 

[pularvik]

Please check with DR Ravello in puerto plata, at Bournigal. I have had hip surgery with him and I feel that hips are his specialty in orthopedics. Go see him, just talk. You don’t need to sign up for the knife unless you feel right about it. His English is adaquate. His bedside manner is almost fatherly Yet professional. I also had hip surgery at HOMS and Cedimat ( no I don’t have 3 legs, one was a redo) and I would now go to Dr Ravello for anything bone.

 

[Lucifer]

When deciding where to have my knee surgery done, in the end I did it in the US. I just felt more comfortable having it done in the US, especially with the rehab after the surgery.

Absolutely!

My better half's aunt had ACL reconstruction in the D.R. She was instructed NOT to remove the knee immobilizer for one month, then to start therapy afterwards.

I had right leg ACL reconstruction at the Texas Medical Center in Houston... woke up in my room a few hours later, with my leg strapped to a continuous passive motion (CPM) machine, which flexed and extended my leg fully every 44 seconds. Discharged the next day with instructions to replicate same movement on the floor as soon as I arrived home, and to commence therapy as soon as possible. ACL tear on left leg 5 years later. No machine, but I already knew what to do. "NO problemo."

Her aunt's still limping and unable to fully extend her leg... a year later, y con dolor diario.

 

[Meemselle]

I kind of agree with Manuel. If you don’t find what/who you’re looking for there, check out Dr Guerrero Krantz in SD. A close friend from NYC (who was in medical field there before moving to SD) said he was the best. Not sure if he’s still operating.

Thank you, AE. I am only considering surgeons in POP. It is impossible for me to make multiple trips to SD pre- and post-surgery.

 

[Meemselle]

When deciding where to have my knee surgery done, in the end I did it in the US. I just felt more comfortable having it done in the US, especially with the rehab after the surgery.

In addition to being homeless in the US, I also know that Medicare (the only US insurance I have) will not provide adequate coverage for such major surgery sas this. A few years ago, I called a number of surgeons in Boston, and of course, the first question was, "What insurance do you have." At the time I had some supplemental insurance and was told flat out by one office that that was a good thing, because they wouldn't touch me if it was just Medicare.

 

[Meemselle]

Absolutely!

My better half's aunt had ACL reconstruction in the D.R. She was instructed NOT to remove the knee immobilizer for one month, then to start therapy afterwards.

I had right leg ACL reconstruction at the Texas Medical Center in Houston... woke up in my room a few hours later, with my leg strapped to a continuous passive motion (CPM) machine, which flexed and extended my leg fully every 44 seconds. Discharged the next day with instructions to replicate same movement on the floor as soon as I arrived home, and to commence therapy as soon as possible. ACL tear on left leg 5 years later. No machine, but I already knew what to do. "NO problemo."

Her aunt's still limping and unable to fully extend her leg... a year later, y con dolor diario.

I had shoulder surgery years ago and I know that therapy is sometimes even more important than surgery. I sort of doubt there will be a CPM in Puerto Plata, but hope springs eternal....

 

[Lucifer]

I had shoulder surgery years ago and I know that therapy is sometimes even more important than surgery. I sort of doubt there will be a CPM in Puerto Plata, but hope springs eternal....

I've often said that therapy is more painful than the actual injury. Well, at least in relation to knee injuries, namely ACL and/or meniscus tear.

Now, with respect to CPM machines, I wonder if it's normal practice in the DR to advise patients not to flex the joint for a while, as my better half's aunt was instructed.