Left knee reconstruction utilizing cadaver ligament, Aug 1987
Post-op PT disaster from Aug 1987 that resulted in revision left knee reconstruction, June 1988
Left knee hardware removal, Aug 2007
Left knee arthroscopy and meniscectomy, 20013
Left knee arthroscopy, Oct 2015
Left knee total joint replacement with MCL release plus "pie-crusting" on (lateral retinaculum?), Nov 27th 2017
Right knee TBD 2018
45 days post-op. Been in full knee brace since surgery and will wear it another 2 weeks min. I don't know my numbers regarding flexion and extension but I can bend it about 90 degrees and cannot straighten it out all the way (I go to PT tomorrow and will find out). I'm taking Tramadol 325 for pain and it doesn't help at all. Still have a lot of swelling along with a suspicious red "sunburn" on the outside of patella that won't go away (with nightly low-grade fever 99.2-99.8).
I'm going out of my mind with pain, depression and disappointment. I prepared for this TKR with 2 months of pre-op PT. I hear/read other people's experiences and feel bewildered about why I seem to have such minor improvement. I don't know what's normal or if I should worry. I'm here because I'm upset and need the company of others who know what I'm going through. I'm 47 and know my right knee will eventually need a TKR, too.
Has anyone else in this November 2017 had complications like this? Is my progress (or lack thereof) normal? Should I get a second opinion to find out if something's wrong?
Post-op PT disaster from Aug 1987 that resulted in revision left knee reconstruction, June 1988
Left knee hardware removal, Aug 2007
Left knee arthroscopy and meniscectomy, 20013
Left knee arthroscopy, Oct 2015
Left knee total joint replacement with MCL release plus "pie-crusting" on (lateral retinaculum?), Nov 27th 2017
Right knee TBD 2018
45 days post-op. Been in full knee brace since surgery and will wear it another 2 weeks min. I don't know my numbers regarding flexion and extension but I can bend it about 90 degrees and cannot straighten it out all the way (I go to PT tomorrow and will find out). I'm taking Tramadol 325 for pain and it doesn't help at all. Still have a lot of swelling along with a suspicious red "sunburn" on the outside of patella that won't go away (with nightly low-grade fever 99.2-99.8).
I'm going out of my mind with pain, depression and disappointment. I prepared for this TKR with 2 months of pre-op PT. I hear/read other people's experiences and feel bewildered about why I seem to have such minor improvement. I don't know what's normal or if I should worry. I'm here because I'm upset and need the company of others who know what I'm going through. I'm 47 and know my right knee will eventually need a TKR, too.
Has anyone else in this November 2017 had complications like this? Is my progress (or lack thereof) normal? Should I get a second opinion to find out if something's wrong?