LolaBee
junior member
- Joined
- May 27, 2019
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- 66
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- United States
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- Female
Be sure to ask for a probiotic. Even though I have been off the IV antibiotics 4 weeks, I'm still taking a probiotic. The antibiotics (I was on 3 different ones, although not at the same time) really gave me tummy troubles.
I found the spacer to be extremely painful. It always felt like a scouring pad scraping the inside of my traumatized knee. Also more painful when standing, as being non-weight bearing it seemed to feel as though femur and tibia were not connected and lower leg dangling and pulling on the joint. I've had numerous surgeries, broken bones, ruptured tendon, childbirth, etc but nothing prepared me for the pain I endured for 3 months of the spacer!
My knee had a jerky, clunky feel. Anyone touching my leg when I moved could feel the ratcheting type movement. My husband likened it to a car with a bad ball bearing. It reminded me of a jointed, wooden articulating snake toy puzzle. Even my nurses were freaked out by it.
Best wishes for more pain free days.
I found the spacer to be extremely painful. It always felt like a scouring pad scraping the inside of my traumatized knee. Also more painful when standing, as being non-weight bearing it seemed to feel as though femur and tibia were not connected and lower leg dangling and pulling on the joint. I've had numerous surgeries, broken bones, ruptured tendon, childbirth, etc but nothing prepared me for the pain I endured for 3 months of the spacer!
My knee had a jerky, clunky feel. Anyone touching my leg when I moved could feel the ratcheting type movement. My husband likened it to a car with a bad ball bearing. It reminded me of a jointed, wooden articulating snake toy puzzle. Even my nurses were freaked out by it.
Best wishes for more pain free days.