MoPeaches
junior member
So I had a left TKR 7/15. I am a nurse, a gym rat and in generally good health ...so I had the TKR as an outpatient and started PT at the Docs office the next day. Pain mgmt was good until a month later I realized I had no appetite, lost 25 lbs and felt nauseated most of the time. So I quit taking pain meds. The symptoms continued for 2 more week. Ortho Doc said it had nothing to do with the TKR and to go see my Internist. Which I did...now I have elevated liver enzymes and positive ANA. I saw my Ortho Doc at 3 months post op, he says he has never heard of such. Oh, I have continued to lose weight and my appetite is still not back. So has anyone on this forum ever had such complications?? Is it all the meds without eating that contributes to the elevated liver enzymes? Is the Positive ANA my body adjusting to the implant? Thoughts anyone??