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  • 27-01-2011 1:49pm
    #1
    LegacyUser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 166,026 ✭✭✭✭


    This isn't a medical question, but I don't know who else I can ask so I'm putting this here:

    I seem to have injured my knee in some way. Can I go to a normal GP to get this checked out or should I make an appointment with some type of specialist?

    Thanks.


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  • #2
    seamus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 68,317 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    If you don't already have a physio that you see regularly, then you can go to a GP who will check it out and refer you to or recommend a specialist for you to see.

    A GP is the best choice initially as he/she should be able to determine if it's a simple issue or something which requires a more specialist type of physio. The GP can also prescribe painkillers and anti-inflammatories if necessary.


  • #3
    bellylint
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 230 ✭✭bellylint


    What doctor? wrote: »
    This isn't a medical question, but I don't know who else I can ask so I'm putting this here:

    I seem to have injured my knee in some way. Can I go to a normal GP to get this checked out or should I make an appointment with some type of specialist?

    Thanks.

    I tore cartilage in my knee before and was lucky enough to still be on good terms with an ex who was a physio. I would recommend a sports physio if you could find one. They tend to focus more on structure etc than doctors do (a sweeping generalization I know). I went to a doctor that I am friendly with and he straight off was recommending surgery and asking if I had consultant I would prefer to see. 3 years on and I am without surgery and exercising without much thought of the knee.

    Myself, if I knew it was very fecked I would see a doc with regards to getting referred onto a surgeon. If I was not sure I would see a physio with the aims of rehabilitation.

    Either way good luck with it.


  • #4
    LegacyUser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 166,026 ✭✭✭✭LegacyUser


    Yeah that's just the thing: I don't know if my local GP is going to be able to tell me anything useful, or just refer me to a sports doctor. I can't particularly afford to waste €60 on a useless GP visit :( - I know my own local GP isn't exactly *ahem* athletic himself.

    I guess I'll make an appointment with him anyway and hope he can do something for me.


  • #5
    Drodan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 461 ✭✭Drodan


    If it's something obvious your GP will know straight away. However it took me the guts of 8 months to get my GP to finally accept that there was something wrong with my foot and wrote me a letter to see a specialist, had my surgery two months later :D


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