Have you ever had Arthroscopy surgery of the knee before? I have just had this done. The reason why I had this done was because I fell over two years ago and damaged the cartilage inside my knee along with the ligaments in my left leg. I had to have Arthroscopy (keyhole surgery) on my left knee, which took place last Saturday and it has left me in a bit of pain, so I haven't been here that much lately. Arthroscopy is a type of keyhole surgery where they make two incisions in the knee under general anaesthetic (being put to sleep). I had to stay in hospital for one night just because my blood pressure was very low after the surgery and I found that I couldn't wake up very well after having the anaesthetic. The hospital gave me some instructions to do physiotherapy exercises, which I do 5 times per day. This is to prevent Deep Vein Thrombosis occurring in my leg, where the leg can swell up and give you a blood clot. At present, I am in a little pain, but...
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