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    MUA My new left knee

    CT scan shows no acute fracture or deformity. Alignment is anatomical, no prosthetic loosening. No visible soft tissue swelling. I talked with OS yesterday and set to do the aspiration 10/2. If no infection, i can move forward with arthroscopic loa. I am hoping for mid December for the...
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    MUA My new left knee

    Well my bloodwork came back with elevated sed rate and c reactive protein, so the sports dr. won‘t even consider a procedure until we stick a needle in there and rule out infection. So I am now waiting for my OS office to schedule this repeat of labs that I had done in April. Both docs seem to...
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    TKR Pain at 15 months post op anyone?

    @Vida i am wishing you continued recovery. Please keep posting your progress as I feel I am on a similar path. I am having a phone consult today to see if I am a candidate for arthroscopic lysis of adhesions. Pain and swelling that goes on for months is so frustrating. This gives me hope.
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    MUA My new left knee

    @Jammy yes I still take gabapentin every evening. I know some people have mentioned side effects, but it does help me with the tingles and burning that I get when I don take it. I also use a tens unit just about every day. If you haven’t tried that yet, I recommend it. I got mine off Amazon...
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    MUA My new left knee

    Oh @eaglemom your right knee has really been through a lot. I agree that sometimes our knees do have a mind of their own. I see your last revision was almost 4 years ago, did you finally get a knee you can live with?
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    TKR When oh when oh when

    @Jammy I am getting a CT scan tomorrow. This certainly is a long and winding road. Hoping you and I both get some answers. Fingers crossed.
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    MUA My new left knee

    Getting my CT scan tomorrow! Yay Radiologist final report on X-rays agreed with the OS : stable hardware and alignment. Well fixed, well aligned, well positioned, and no significant soft tissue abnormality. It looks great for a knee that doesn’t function properly! :shrug: Go figure.
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    MUA My new left knee

    Had my visit with the OS yesterday and although I didn’t get any definitive answers I did feel validated that he too thinks my knee is not where we had hoped it would be by now. Good news is that my X-rays look good and the implant appears to be aligned and tracking properly. Swelling is...
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    TKR When oh when oh when

    @Jammy I am sending you hugs. I hope you get some answers from your CT scan. I think of you often, as we had our surgeries pretty close to the same time.
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    MUA My new left knee

    Yesterday was 8 months from surgery and 4-1/2 months from MUA. I will see my OS in 9 days and I look forward to having him see me in person for the first time since my MUA. I am pretty much the same as my last 2 updates. No improvement in bending, doing ADL’s, walking, or ability to stand for...
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    TKR When oh when oh when

    Jammy, you and I are in the same boat. I will be 8 months on September 3 and I am meeting with the OS on September 13. I am hoping to get some answers, diagnostics, or referral to a specialist we had previously discussed. I try to keep in mind everybody heals at their own pace, but really...
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    PKR JusticeRider’s rehab adventure

    Great post, very encouraging to see your determination and progress!
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    MUA My new left knee

    7 month knee-aversary update. About 2 weeks ago my PT and I decided to take a break. This was his suggestion to take a break until I go back to the OS next month. I guess he felt like we stopped making progress. We were switching focus from ROM to building quad strength over the last 6...
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    MUA My new left knee

    This is something I haven’t tried yet, but I’m going to see if I can find someone to do this. I feel like I have tried just about everything else.:beg:
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    MUA My new left knee

    I appreciate the support, but it has actually been 6 months since my TKR and 2-1/2 months since my manipulation. My swelling is still significant and after peaking at a ROM of 114 I am back down to about 94 unaided, 105 with a bit of help. I’m not really surprised, it makes sense I cannot bend...
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    MUA Susie2023's TKR Recovery

    @Susie2023 I am having the same issue with extension. I can go pretty flat on the table, but not if I sit on the edge and lift my leg. My therapist suggest just sitting with my legs hanging on the edge of a chair and do leg lifts. Said I didn’t need to do anything fancy or add weight, just...
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    MUA My new left knee

    Hello, it has been a while since I checked in. I am still progressing at a snail’s pace, but still moving forward. I am still swelling a great deal and my OS does seem bewildered as to why. All of the bacterial and fungal tests we did came back negative, and X-rays show the knee is aligned...
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    MUA My new left knee

    I wondered if this was too much, but 10-15 minutes of walking didn’t seem like a lot at 4-1/2 months and I am only rocking the bike until I can make a rotation then slowly rotating with no resistance for about 5 minutes. At PT I have gone from 17 to 13 on the seat distance, even though I am...
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    MUA My new left knee

    MUA as 4 weeks ago yesterday. Since my last update I completed a 6 day medrol pack of prednisone and during that pack I had my best ROM numbers 0 and 107. My swelling was also the best I had experienced. Unfortunately shortly after my last dose the swelling is back full force. My numbers...
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    MUA My new left knee

    Thanks! You too.
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