Hi
@Jamie, thanks for asking! I had a appointment with an orthopedist just last wk for a second opinion. He was very straightforward, reviewed my x-rays and my symptoms. He had this to say: he said I have pervasive hemo-effusion in the joint, he believes from inflammation. He said there is still fluid in the joint, but not a lot, and he prefers to wait and see if it resolves on its own. He said this is something that happens to some, not others. He also said that my knee is about 5° from straight, and he is not sure that that will improve seven months out, and it may account for some of the discomfort that I continue to feel in addition to the fluid in the joint. At this point, he recommends that I use the bike and the elliptical for strengthening, go back to physical therapy for work on straightening and the inflammation. and not do anything more as far as investigation in the joint until I pass the year mark. I also had a blood test for metal allergy, that is due back any day now. But he does not think that I am allergic.
When he was doing his dictation in my presence, he mentioned something that I had asked my original surgeon about and that was a little "nick" in the femur just above the upper part of the prosthesis. My original surgeon gave me a lengthy explanation and pretty much said this was something he did "on purpose". This second orthopedist I saw called it notching, and when I researched notching the only explanation I can find implied that it was a defect that was caused during the joint replacement process. I'm wondering what you or anyone else on Bone Smart knows about this. It's disturbing to think that the original surgeon made up a story?
@Josephine, any resources on this??
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