Hi all,
At 15 I tore my ACL playing rugby and had it replaced - few months ago I was having issues with my leg locking regularly and pain around my knee cap, while at my work as a postman. After seeing a physio and being refereed for an MRI they discovered that my knee had arthritis and the ligament had since re-ruptured.
I was referred onto the same orthopedic surgeon who did my knee ten years earlier who wasn't entirely sure the next step forward, since I'm only 25. Before the lock down he performed an arthroscopy to see the condition my leg was in and to remove the screw from my ACL reconstruction on the hope I could receive a partial knee replacement but as the lock down has happened the consultation for the next steps was cancelled.
I'm a little worried, especially after reading posts online and through word of mouth that there's a large possibility that I will essentially be told to wait until I'm 60 for surgery but I feel like waiting 35 years would not only make my knee severely worse but also massively affect my quality of life, especially with my job as a postman involving walking upto 15 miles per day and the limited movement and pain that can occur in my leg, even when resting.
I'd love to hear from others who found out they had Osteoarthritis young and whether you was successful in being treated or whether you've been told to wait til borderline retirement to have it performed and how you was able to cope with the lack of mobility and pain that Arthritis causes.
Thanks!
Does osteoarthritis affect the smaller toes of the foot? 
Too young for arthritis?
No Points for PIP
Wondering if this is worth going back to my GP for 
