T C's Story

T C's Story

• Name of Physician seen: Nam Dinh, M.D.

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  Comments: ⭐️MIRACLES STILL HAPPEN!!! 🙏🏼🙏🏼 Since the middle of August 2024 I have been an excruciating, horrific pain! My knee became worse than bone bone! It was the worst pain I have ever had in my life! I ended up going to get an MRI and x-rays trying to figure out what had happened. It was almost a complete invalid. My rheumatologist after reviewing the x-rays said I needed to get a total knee replacement. So then I went on the journey to find the best doctor and procedure to do that. I had an experience that I thought was going to be what was best total knee replacement surgery called Jiffy Knee. It was a procedure that was called bilateral and was supposed to be a new less pain, and less recovery. They scheduled me for surgery a few months later. In the meantime, I was in excruciating pain. I actually prayed for God to please ease the pain or go ahead and take me! Pain you can’t even imagine! Jim Clough went way far above and beyond duties of a husband! Doing things no husband should ever have to do! The day had come that was supposed to be the surgery. We left the house at about four in the morning and got to the surgery center where I waited for almost an hour to be called in. I had to go off all my meds for weeks so I was in even more pain. The doctor came in when they called me and said he could not do the surgery as I had a UTI. We left with me in tears and in desperate painful condition! We then got in the car and went to my regular primary care Doctor who had already done several tests to make sure I could have the knee surgery done ahead of time. He said I did not have a UTI and could not understand why the doctor would not do the surgery. He said if he looked on down in the notes, the urine test was not a clean to catch. He said IF I had a UTI he would’ve gave me an anabiotic to clear it up! I was so upset. The Jiffy Knee doctor that had canceled my surgery said there was a chance he could do it in a couple days. So that gave me hope. I was required to go back in and get another urine test that came back clean. After my regular doctor told me how to get a clean catch. I called to see about getting in in a couple days for the surgery. The schedule lady told me that she had to wait for the urine test to grow out and make sure it was all OK. Well, it did come out that everything was OK. I called back to get rescheduled and she said it wouldn’t be until February that they could get me in!!! There was no way I could wait that long. My life was completely ruined and in the most horrible pain you could imagine. Walking was impossible. I was in a wheelchair. People would have to help me stand up. It was extremely hard. I was back to square one and start researching again. I found a doctor in the Orlando area who did the same type of procedure. The incision is made at the side of the knee where they don’t cut the muscles and tendons so there is a much faster healing and much less pain. I had an appointment with him and he saw the x-rays and was like WOW!!! I see why you came in here in a wheelchair. He told me to schedule and then told his people to get me in as soon as they could. At the time they said March. It ended up being much sooner because of cancelations so I had surgery on January 21. I can’t tell you how much praying and crying that Jim and I went through during all of this. I felt comfortable with my decision. Dr. Dinh is a very compassionate and concerned wonderful doctor. With extremely high ratings. A few people in Solivita had had their knee done by him and were very pleased with the outcome. I know that every step of the way God was behind the decision that was finally made! I can’t even believe how God and lots of prayers led me to Dr. Dinh’s office. Right before the surgery I felt very calm and confident. The surgery only took about an hour. He had to put not only a new knee, but also a post as he said my bones were soft. I know how I went to the other doctor that woul not have happened. Dr. Dinh also straightened my knee and my leg. He did an incredible job on me. He honestly gave me my life back! I was back to walking a little to no pain very soon. I didn’t even need to take the Percocet for very long. Today I went in for my checkup where they did x-rays and a Doppler to check for blood clots. All was great. When Dr. Dinh came into the room, I cried and hugged him and told him how he honestly gave me my life back! Dr. Dinh is a very humble person. He just smiled at me. I bought a special shirt for today’s visit and had Dr. Dinh sign it. He said he never signed a shirt before for somebody. When I was leaving, I tried to tell him again how the surgery has changed my life how he and God performed a miracle. He hugged me and he said to me the only thing I want you to do is go out and live your life to the fullest! This man is one incredible man! Extremely good at what he does! GOD IS GOOD AND STILL PREFORMS MIRACLES!!! I very highly recommend Dr. Dinh for total knee replacement or hip replacement. Optimotion Orthopaedics Optimotion