Hi all, just found this site and rather impressed!
My husband had a RTKR on May 30th after a motorbike accident 30 years ago left him with condylar fractures and subsequently complete loss of joint space - he's just 46!
So, 2 weeks on, the scar is healing beautifully and there is no sign of infection. However he has not yet had a full nights sleep and is still taking the same array of painkillers he was taking on discharge 13 days ago.
He is worried about the pain - it is most intense above the patella, I guess where the femoral part of the prosthesis sits - and also the feeling that the joint is now clunking as he moves it!!!
Would appreciate wise words/reassurance from anyone who has experienced similar things.
Thanks x
My husband had a RTKR on May 30th after a motorbike accident 30 years ago left him with condylar fractures and subsequently complete loss of joint space - he's just 46!
So, 2 weeks on, the scar is healing beautifully and there is no sign of infection. However he has not yet had a full nights sleep and is still taking the same array of painkillers he was taking on discharge 13 days ago.
He is worried about the pain - it is most intense above the patella, I guess where the femoral part of the prosthesis sits - and also the feeling that the joint is now clunking as he moves it!!!
Would appreciate wise words/reassurance from anyone who has experienced similar things.
Thanks x