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Thank you for the kind words & prayers. As I said I now am very thankful for the time that I did get to have with my daughter. https://www.compassionatefriends.org/home.aspx Is a great help.
One of the things they do is have a World Wide candle lighting for children that were lost. Right about Dec 8th at 7 P.M. I will light a candle for your Grand Daughter. Didn't mean to take over your thread so back to knees.
I am so glad things are going better. Sometimes I wonder if the Doctors are reading our posts. Pretty funny.
Keep on stretching & keep letting us know how it's going. Think positive. You have many great things to see in your future.
 
I am glad that your OS visit went so well! I can't imagine what kind of stress they must go thru being a surgeon. However I do think your saying something helped. I do hope he stays that way and your next visit is just as pleasant.


RTKR - 9th December, 2013
 
Ironman60 I also have great support with the SUDC foundation. They have been really helpful


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I will have to look that one up.
How is the knee doing?
I got to spend Easter with the Step Grand Daughters.
Had a great time trying to keep up on the egg hunt.
 
As I my 12yr old and 27 yr old had a go of it! Up and down the hills of our land did the leg in lol. Was wiped by the end of it and felt like leg weighed a million pounds.


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Yes, mine just gets real tight like rubber bands trying to pull it from the inside.
Looked up SUDC, mine was over night but because of mistreatment of an illness.
 
Ironman60 How is the knee doing this week? How is ROM ? Do you have the band type feeling always ?how is your pt going and do you need pain meds still? My OS discontinued Pt which is working great for me , finding stretches that seem to really help. Insurance denied the straightening brace he wanted so he wants me back in the big immobilizer again . I'm not a wuss by any means but that is torture and can't tolerate for more than 10 minutes so I am just making sure I do a lot of hamstring stretches throut the day. I am getting cocky with my activities and took a spill yesterday and went down pretty hard mostly hip but some pulling and swelling today in the knee, I just am so glad to be able to go outside and do chores after such a brutal winter! Have always had a clutzy way but it did give me a wake up call that I better be careful. Hope things are good for you !!


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Hi Mick, You sound like you are getting better but you need to keep those feet under you.
That would not be good to break a hip of mess up the knee. Ouch.
My P.T. is going great & Now that I seemed to have turned the corner I look forward to it.
I have a hard time knowing the difference between over doing & doing good. I don't get swelling anymore but I do have pain. Some of the knotted rubber band type pain & some hamstring tightness & some spasms but not all the time. I call it the good type pain because I think it is healing. I am taking Hydrocodone 5's twice a day yet.
I am bending at 115 degrees. Walk a lot using perfect form with no aid. If I start limping I quit.
No wusses on here. This is a tough, long, painful process for anyone.
Sometimes when I lay on the couch I put my leg on the arm & let gravity work on my straightness.
Good luck & keep posting.
 
Well I went in today for my 2 month postop with a small lump that I had had at my 3 wk check and Os said he wasn't concerned about that broke open yesterday , thinking oral antibiotics and on my way. Surprise to me!!!!Though haven't been feeling great for a few days and leg stiffer than usual, Os ended up scheduling it to be opened to see extent of infection but a MUA and possible change in the size of the spacer saying the whole thing may need to be redone . He scheduled for tomorrow . Very scared and frustrated that had he paid closer atten to the suture abscess at the 3 wk check instead of saying he has seen worse this wouldn't have got to this . He said to not let anethesia do femoral block so now with the pain of the tkr fresh in my head am up worrying about the upcoming pain. Thank goodness I was able to arrange child care for my daughter on such short notice. I'm so frustrated didn't think I'd be seeing another OR this soon


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I am so sorry you have to go through with more surgery:console2:I will be thinking of you
& saying a little :angel:
Sincerely,
Diana:flwrysmile:
 
Thank you so much for the much needed kind words!


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Im sorry to hear about this whole situation. I understand you are having a MUA . Remember to rest , elevate and ice and medication by the clock. However I am confused about the spacer part and infection. When will that be done. Same OS. ?? Same day as MUA ? As far as I know a MUA requires no cutting instruments at all. They basically put you under and bend your knee to break adhesions. In fact quite a few of them have been performed on fellow bonesmarties . Im still confused by your first thread , why did your OS insist on a immobilizer ?? You would think that would be counterproductive. Well Mick , best of luck , we will be here for you. Iceman
 
Mick, Sorry to hear things still are not going well for you. It's time for you to catch a good break.
I hope all goes well & will be thinking of you.
 
@mick820......You may notice that I have merged your latest thread with your original recovery thread. We like to keep our members' recovery posts all in a single thread. That way it's easy for us to go back and read your history before responding to a question or concern. In addition, the thread becomes a journal of your recovery for those who come along later and want to read about you. So, please post in this thread from now on when you want to give an update or ask a question. If you decide you'd like a different thread title at any point, you can change the title using the Thread Tools button at the top right of your screen. Or just post what you want here and we'll get it changed for you.

I am sorry to hear you have an infection. Are you searching out a good revision surgeon in your area? We can help if you need it to find someone who is experienced. Be sure you are comfortable with whatever is proposed for treatment. Your first order of business is to address the infection and get it stopped.
 
Mick820,
Wishing all the best for your MUA, hoping the bump turns out to be nothing serious.
 
@icep707 yes the immobilizer has confused me as well, counter-productive to say the least. But have not been wearing all day my extension was so bad that is why he wanted the immobilizer. It is been a different answer every time I go to the man. Unfortunately we lived in rural Maine in the selection of docs up here is not so great. He is doing the MUA today because I will be under anesthesia anyway and he is concerned that he put the wrong size spacer in.

Yes I would like to wait and get a second opinion but with my insurance that's something that's not going to happen. I also don't want to have an infection kicking around making things worse. My hopes are all it will be a superficial infection and he can do the manipulation. I am concerned though because he said the manipulation would help with the extension which everything I've read has said it does not. And they actually don't even try to do it because of fracture risk.

If anyone has any thoughts on that I'd love to hear them because I admit doctors are not God and they do make mistakes but was a bit miffed when he told me that. But maybe I'm wrong but if someone could let me know their thoughts that would be great. I hope everyone is doing well and I'll let you know my progress


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I think it is time for you to see a surgeon who specializes in revision surgery for a second opinion.
@maryo52 , and @Dhare63 , may be able to recommend a revision surgeon for you in the Northeast.
Your insurance company should have a revisionist on your provider list.
Most states require that insurance companies have an adequate number of qualified physicians in their networks.
Good luck with your procedure today,
 
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