Thanks y'all!!! You guys are great!!!
Well...Dr. H is a very confident, well spoken, authoritative person who seemed to show more compassion than my original OS. His PA was extremely nice and listened to all my concerns as did Dr. H.
Dr. H stated that mechanically my knee looks great.
He confirmed that my OS did a good job fitting and placing my new knee. My ligaments and tendons felt good to him. He knows my OS very well and seems to respect his work. I told him that I was not concerned about the size or placement of the new knee. I was not questioning his work. I wanted a solution to the stiffness and pain that I feel.
I have great ROM (145) and can straighten to 0 and can touch my toes which seemed to impress him.
I guess he though I didn't stretch.
He feels that my problem is soft tissue. Hmmmm....why didn't I think of that?
I only want to find a solution to the stiffness and burning pain that occasionally occurs in my patella tendon.
One thing Dr. H did differently was to order a blood test to rule out infection.
He doesn't believe that I have one but he wants to rule it out.
I now have another script for physical therapy.
He wants me to strengthen my quads and hamstrings. Dr. H didn't dismiss my concerns, but stated that some people have pain that doctors can't explain. He wants me to try the physical therapy he prescribed, continue with the anti-inflammatories and see him in a month to note my progress.
Dr. H didn't even suggest pain management, at least not this time. I am not drug seeking. I had a full pharmacy of narcotics after surgery. I still have most of it. I guess I need to find one of those places one discards old or unwanted medications. I could keep a new TKR patient happy for at lease a month with the medication I still have.
I am not
going back to the same physical therapist. Looking back, the only thing I think is that they pushed me too hard but I allowed it. I liked them when I was tripping on my race to the presidency.
I allowed them to push me hard because my OCD led me to dethroned someone for ODIC president.
I will have to quickly find another physical therapist and schedule appointments.
Now that I haven't been pushing myself like I did after surgery, maybe physical therapy will help.
It is worth another try.
I am willing to try again.
Thanks for all the support y'all are giving me.
I will need to find time to come here and reciprocate on other people's threads. My one and only high school daughter is keeping quite busy with her upper level classes, band practices and football games.
I hope everyone has a kneesy night!
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The doctor sounded very helpful. I am so happy everything
but I have heard of crazy people who actually are out practicing for 1/2 marathons! @daughter stalker, perhaps you could catch up to them and all your knee problems will be a distant memory! You will be laughing
I am not going to let them push me this time. I will watch them closely. I was evaluated today and told that my strength wasn't too bad, but the atrophy was extremely noticeable in my right thigh. She could feel the adhesions in my right quad and hamstrings. Hum...I didn't have any adhesions according to the PA at my original OS office? ROM and straightening were great! Going to do some ultrasound and massage along with strength training for my quads and hamstrings for the next few weeks then return to the doctor for the follow up.
I am not hurting so badly that I need to go through a total knee revision!!! 
I will do as suggested and work on the strengthening of my quads and hamstrings and hope for the best.
You continue to be
TIDE.......... 
