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    Revision TKR How long is recovery???

    Yes, I have been seeing a pain specialist since the PKR and we have tried everything possible. I am going in tomorrow to schedule a lumbar epidural steroid shot to see if I can get any relief. I'm tired of taking all of the pills and the lovely kidney infections that I am getting from them.
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    Revision TKR How long is recovery???

    I am a 33-year-old athletic female who underwent a TKR on 9-9-15. Before this surgery, I underwent a Microfracture, 2 scopes, and a PKR all within the last 2 years. I have been unable to walk unassisted since my partial knee replacement. During the TKR, a rod was inserted into my femur due to...
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    Revision TKR How long is recovery???

    It all seems like it's unreal and that this type of stuff only happens in the movies. I mean is it even possible for a surgeon to say that (in my case for example) they can fix the issue with a surgery and then the patient wakes up only to find out that the surgery did nothing... it has been...
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    Revision TKR How long is recovery???

    It's not that I think something broke or shifted so much as I think that the piece on the back of the knee cap has worn down due to bad tracking. Well I had my 3rd surgery on Wednesday and so I thought I would get on here to update everyone on how the scope went. Just to note a few things...
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    Revision TKR How long is recovery???

    Please don't let my bad experiences ruin the possibility of you finding relief. I know that things going wrong in a surgery, is always a risk. I also think that, when I fell on my knee 3 weeks post-op, that might have caused the problems that I have been experiencing. I know the replacement...
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    Revision TKR How long is recovery???

    I am feeling at ease right now. I feel that, regardless of what I wake up to (after surgery) I will at least have an answer to what has been causing me so much pain for the past 6 months. The answer will either be that they are able to fix what was wrong, they can't fix what is wrong via scope...
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    Revision TKR How long is recovery???

    Hello again, I saw the surgeon and a scope is booked for October 1st. The plan is to go in and clean out the scar tissue, remove torn cartilage, take a tissue sample to test for infection and then make sure the prosthetic is in the right place. Bad news is that if there is anything wrong with...
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    Revision TKR How long is recovery???

    I go to the new surgeon this Thursday so I will be sure to post and let everyone know what the next step is going to be. I hope that we will know what to expect (the best and worse) from this scope. Whatever is going on, is causing the pain to dramatically increase almost at a weekly basis...
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    Revision TKR How long is recovery???

    Yes, I did try that but there was no luck with the reduction of pain. I went and saw the surgeon today and they are finally going to go in with a scope to see what is going on. I think the crunching has now become too loud and too severe for them to try to say that it might be due to something...
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    Revision TKR How long is recovery???

    Thank you so much. I honestly would have given up a long time ago if I didn't have this community. I hope I get a proper diagnosis too. 3 surgeries later and, to still have problems, is not okay.
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    Revision TKR How long is recovery???

    The back of my patella was replaced but it hasn't tracked right at all. I got in on the 6th to see the surgeon again. In the mean time, my PT is stopping all activity that increases the crunching and popping. The only think I can do right now is ultrasound and e-stim. The pain has increased and...
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    Revision TKR How long is recovery???

    Sorry for such a long delay...I recently had an EMG done (which came back normal). My pain specialist is talking about doing a RFA to help block the pain. However, something new started this weekend. My knee now makes VERY loud and VERY painful crunching noises that everyone can hear. Both my PT...
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    Revision TKR How long is recovery???

    Yes, I responded at #34.
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    Revision TKR How long is recovery???

    Well the first few months of PT were spent doing nothing but modality type of stuff due to the severe pain after surgery. It wasn't until a month ago that I even was able to do much of anything other than (horrible) manipulation from the PT, ice and stim, ultrasound and my hip exercises. And...
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    Revision TKR How long is recovery???

    apparently because I'm not "doing this or this" (i.e. cutting my wrists or putting a gun to my head) my depression is nothing to worry about because it's just associated with the surgery and it's not "major depression". I am going to report it to the medical board (if that is even possible). As...
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