u/RevolutionaryFun9883

I know they’re not exactly supposed to be flicked, but the main issue I’m having is the knife is very stiff. I’ve taken it apart and cleaned and greased the pivot assembly, and if I push the lock bar it does allow the blade to move freely in the pivot (silky smooth).

The problem is coming from the lock bar which when I first got it was unbelievably tight, to the point it was hard to unlock the knife. I have adjusted the lock bar tension while it’s apart and it has helped but it’s still so tight that it won’t let me flick the blade at all, but if I relieve any more tension on the lock bar I don’t think it will lock up safely.

I’ve probably opened and closed it at least 500 times now, what else can be done? Should I just keep wearing it in? I do love the knife though, it’s exceptional and despite being second hand from 2019, the previous owner must have just kept it in a safe the whole time 😂 it’s brand new!

Hi all, I’ve come to join the club. First off a bit of background -

I had surgery on my left knee for a rare condition called hypermobile lateral meniscus on March 6th, I’d been waiting 14 years to have this diagnosed since due to its nature it does not show up on an MRI. It progressively got worse over the years to the point where I had constant pain in my knee whenever I walked.

The surgery went well, I had a brace on for 4 weeks but I started to notice my left foot getting extremely hot and what felt like very high blood pressure from the calf down, like my foot was going to explode. At first I assumed it was DVT but after a trip to the emergency room this was thankfully not the case.

Then after 6 weeks post surgery I was still in a lot of pain, so I went to see a pain management doctor who identified it as chronic pain syndrome - however she was pretty useless and would not prescribe any good medication for the pain (I had been on oxycodone from week 1-5) and instead wanted to go straight to a nerve block. This lady was useless.

At 7 weeks when I had my second follow up with my surgeon he diagnosed it as CRPS, referred me to a very good pain management doctor and gave me some more pain medication. I had spent nearly 2 weeks without any real pain medication which was hell.

At 8.5 weeks I had my appointment with the new pain management doctor who has 27 years of experience and has dealt with CRPS patients throughout. This was a godsend, since he confirmed the diagnosis of CRPS and has now given me a plethora of pain and inflammation medication including 75mg Lyrica and 10mg OxyContin. This has finally allowed me to get some consistent sleep which I have been struggling with this whole time.

Now to the point of my post, this latest pain doctor has recommended I undergo cryoablation on the nerves in my knee so that I can get on with the physiotherapy without the pain that has made it prohibitive at some points. Has anyone had experience with this? It is going to be done alongside a ketamine infusion while I’m under general anaesthetic for roughly 4/5 hours.

If anyone has had the procedure or knows anything about it I’d love to hear your experiences and/or thoughts.