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Replacement Knee
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How much. Above would cost private
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https:/ /www.fa irfield .org.uk /treatm ents/pr ivate-k nee-rep lacemen t/
Each case may vary.
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Our local Nuffield hospital gives a guide price of £15,765:
https:/ /www.nu ffieldh ealth.c om/hosp itals/i pswich/ treatme nts/kne e-repla cement
(That's nearly as painful as the knee!)
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(That's nearly as painful as the knee!)
^^^ It's done on the NHS, Jno, but 69% of orthopaedic surgery patients in Belfast have to wait over a year for their operations
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Quote (from the Royal College of Surgeons, relating to surgery delays in Northern Ireland):
"Waiting times for orthopaedics are especially bad and, in some areas, urgent cases can take between 1.5 years (80 weeks) and nearly 5 years (255 weeks) for treatment"
https:/ /www.rc seng.ac .uk/new s-and-e vents/m edia-ce ntre/pr ess-rel eases/n i-10-st ep-plan /
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Quote (from the Royal College of Surgeons, relating to surgery delays in Northern Ireland):
"Waiting times for orthopaedics are especially bad and, in some areas, urgent cases can take between 1.5 years (80 weeks) and nearly 5 years (255 weeks) for treatment"
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Have you tried anything to make the pain easier for you until you can get it sorted out on the NHS ? I have been referred by my doctor for a new knee. ( waiting list on NHS crazy) so I done loads of research and am now three weeks into pain free, the first step is that I had a cortizone jab into the knee , two weeks later I had a jab of Ostenil Plus into my knee at my local private health centre, the cortisone helped very much in taking swelling down and easing pain, Ostenil Plus jab takes two weeks to kick in so early days for that still, Worth reading up on. My cortizone jab was £195 and Ostenil £295. I intend to keep my knee as long as possible so if this becomes a yearly thing then so be it. £10 per week to be pain free a small price to pay compared to £15t for a new knee which let's face it does not come with a guarantee that it won't hurt or need replacing again in the future. Hope this helps.