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Knee Infection Medications after surgery

Happy it is back in place. Back to an immobilizer...take it easy. I feel for you because my original problem years ago was my knee dislocating. Not a good feeling.
 
I'm glad he fixed it, that had to have been unpleasant to say the least.
 
It was a strange feeling yes it kinda hurt, but at the same time it was such a relief from pain already there that it felt good!

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With everything we have gone through I am really beginning to wonder about our definition or perception of pain....LOL! When they aspirated my knee last week they looked at me like I was crazy when I said it only stung a little bit:) Glad you are feeling better.
 
@KarriB Seriously.....it did not hurt. The injections i just got in my other knee hurt.The nerve endings must not be working after 5 cuts :)
 
I am glad, but astonished, that your aspiration didn't hurt, @PegGar16 Mine hurt like you-know-what, and my poor daughter's hand was squeezed to death. It hurt so much that I refused to let him do it again when the original fluid wasn't tested for 21 days as it was supposed to be.
 
I know I am lucky with this..I felt it even less last March when they did it for the infection before taking out the knee. The only pain I am having these days is my quad muscle where the knee cap is. I have a problem putting on the brace and when the muscles twitch.
 
Peg, I still have large sections of my leg that are numb and obviously not coming back. I'm happy that helped with your aspiration!
 
I am wondering about this knee going out of joint. The doctor said if this immobilizer does not work then I might have to have more surgery where they put in a larger spacer. So much scar tissue and I have stretched it out with all my exercise. Does anyone have experience with this? thx.
 
My infection washout included a spacer replacement also.
 
I had what is called an "Open Lysis of Adhesions and a Spacer Exchange" . Basically my knee was opened along the old scar line. The doctor removed extensive scar tissue and put in a slightly larger spacer. I had pain for three or four days and then just the boredom of yet another recovery!!

My doctor stressed that if I exercises a hot, inflamed knee I would cause more scar tissue to form---especially since I had already had a large amount of scar tissue. So, for the first two weeks, I just stayed home on the couch with my knee elevated and iced. I did a few heel slides and some leg lifts, but that was about it. He told me if I do any activity that increases the swelling, I was to put ice on it immediately until the swelling went down.

At three weeks, I began formal PT, but my PT agreed with my doctor. His advice, we will go very slowly until 8 or 10 weeks. If the scar tissue reforms, at least we will know that we did everything we could to prevent it.

If I had limited insurance coverage for PT, I might have waited another week or two to even start it.

We did only table exercises---leg lifts, clam shells, heel slides for another two weeks--no weight bearing exercise at all. I did ride the bike for 15 min prior to PT. If we did anything that made the knee warm, we stopped and iced it.

I was so impatient!!! I hated the forced inactivity, but I was determined to give the knee the best chance I could give it. We started light exercise at 8 weeks. step ups---very small lift. bike for 20 min. no squats or serious weight on any machine.

I am now three years out from that surgery. I have some scar tissue there, but it does not impair my movement like it did prior to surgery. I have pretty good rom---138. Most of all, my knee is much more stable with the bigger spacer. My doctor told me that since the knee was moving a little too much with the first spacer, that alone might have caused some of the scar tissue. Am I glad I did it? Yes.

The biggest hassle was the slow recovery. The pain was really nothing compared to a TKR.
 
skigirl said:
I had what is called an "Open Lysis of Adhesions and a Spacer Exchange" . Basically my knee was opened along the old scar line. The doctor removed extensive scar tissue and put in a slightly larger spacer. I had pain for three or four days and then just the boredom of yet another recovery!!

My doctor stressed that if I exercises a hot, inflamed knee I would cause more scar tissue to form---especially since I had already had a large amount of scar tissue. So, for the first two weeks, I just stayed home on the couch with my knee elevated and iced. I did a few heel slides and some leg lifts, but that was about it. He told me if I do any activity that increases the swelling, I was to put ice on it immediately until the swelling went down.

At three weeks, I began formal PT, but my PT agreed with my doctor. His advice, we will go very slowly until 8 or 10 weeks. If the scar tissue reforms, at least we will know that we did everything we could to prevent it.

If I had limited insurance coverage for PT, I might have waited another week or two to even start it.

We did only table exercises---leg lifts, clam shells, heel slides for another two weeks--no weight bearing exercise at all. I did ride the bike for 15 min prior to PT. If we did anything that made the knee warm, we stopped and iced it.

I was so impatient!!! I hated the forced inactivity, but I was determined to give the knee the best chance I could give it. We started light exercise at 8 weeks. step ups---very small lift. bike for 20 min. no squats or serious weight on any machine.

I am now three years out from that surgery. I have some scar tissue there, but it does not impair my movement like it did prior to surgery. I have pretty good rom---138. Most of all, my knee is much more stable with the bigger spacer. My doctor told me that since the knee was moving a little too much with the first spacer, that alone might have caused some of the scar tissue. Am I glad I did it? Yes.

The biggest hassle was the slow recovery. The pain was really nothing compared to a TKR.
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Thanks @skigirl. Patience, that is really hitting the nail dead center. I have a feeling I am bound for this same event. We will see. Wednesday is my day with doctor. I feel he knows what is going on and has super experience. He is not afraid to tackle an issue. I wonder if I can put this off till after August 16th, I ask myself. Hubby needs a surgery. My son with Downs who lives in a nearby group home is going to have an endoscopy. That will be really hard for him. I am a little discouraged about all of this. When I take off the immobilizer I can still feel too much movement. It is like if I am not careful it will slip out again. I am wondering if that tendon is giving me a problem too. The MRSA is gone, I achieved great movement of new apparatus, but now I think it is all this deterioration that perhaps is from the MRSA and scar tissue from 8 surgeries! This is really getting to wear me out. If my husband didn't have such poor health I would feel better about it. I hope and pray I will keep a functional leg and not end up in a scooter. After all this is my favorite right leg! Lol, it has been with me for 65 years. Here we are back to Patience. [emoji6] [emoji51]


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Hi Ann,
I know things are dragging right now and it sounds like you have a full plate right now (again...it doesn't seem to end at times). Your knee is sounding like mine with the movement. This spacer is moving around a lot and at times it is hitting painful spots. Even when I am not moving it, or just laying down and the muscles twitch..it moves.
Your loose knee after the dislocation must be driving you nuts. That was my original problem years ago. It got to a point where it would dislocate if I stepped wrong on a door jam.
Tomorrow is also my doctor day:) I get to meet the plastic surgeon.
I hope your appointment goes well.
 
Ann, I also live with a husband who is not well and I do understand the problems you face. Having a sone with Downs is just that little bit extra too, isn't it. I would just insist that the doctor wait until you are ready. Of course you need to take care of your son. I have had a endoscopy and really, they gave me demerol and valium and I don't remember a thing about it. However, for a child with Down's it is scary just to go into the room with all the tubes and equipment. It will help him if you are with him until they put him out, but I don't think he will even remember the actual procedure.
 
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    I have had a hard time these last 4 to 5 months. I have had another surgery to tighten the tendons and replace the space after experiencing several dislocations of the right knee joint. I have been through MRSA and now 9 operations to this right knee. I thought I was being guarded and gaining strength in this knee. Then while sitting at the table on Christmas day I get up and the knee goes out of joint again. Eventually with icing and elevation it went back in on its own. I see my doctor Jan. 18th about this. However, he and I are both very reluctant to do more surgery due to scar tissue and keeping the MRSA risk low with no chance to return. I do feel like something is "torn" perhaps. It feels looser and I am very careful what I do. What kind of options do you think he has to fix this type of situation? Something external perhaps? If I wear the immobilizer it really hurts my hip after awhile. Of course this is so hard to know all of this situation and being email and such. I would appreciate your comments. I am very frustrated about all of this. I picked up 3 bags of heavy trash yesterday and it put my knee in pain till 4 a.m. Now I am being extremely careful. Tomorrow I will call his nurse again, he may want a CT scan before the appointment she said. Thanks for any helpful info. I know this is limited.
    My husband has had surgery which went into a septus situation during this time as well. It has been something else around here. He is much better. I have also just learned I have skin cancer and will be dealing with that. Hopefully it will not be too bad. Thanks again for all you give here. I am sorry I have not been able to give encouraging words to new people. Really it can go fine and be a great plus. I am just the exception and I do not want my story to scare anyone or discourage.

    Right revision, spacer replacement, tightening of soft tissues September 2016
    Right TKR revision#2 April 2016
    Removal of TKR February 17, 2016
    Right debridement June 2014
    Right TKR revision #1 June 2014
    Right TKR June 2, 2011
    Left TKR June 3, 2009
 
Hi Old Goat,
Good to see you again, sorry you are having more trouble with your knee. I know @maryo52 wears a brace with her unstable TKR and has done very well. She is not around much, hopefully she will see the tag and post.
My revision is a hinged knee, it is very stable, my MCL and LCL are both stretched and led to instability with my TKR. My revision is not perfect, but it is stable. Do you have a hinged revision or a posterior stabilized revision? You may have to ask your OS.
Hope you find some answers on the 18th,
 
Hi Ann! I am happy to see you post but so sorry you are still having problems with the knee. I'm glad your husband is doing better. I have no advice on the dislocating knee..mine were all before the TKR and resulted in tendon surgery. I hope they find something to stabilize it for you. Try not to stress too much over the skin cancer. I have had a few basal cell and a melanoma removed. Granted you have to stay on top of it...skin checks with the specialist every 6 months and removals. Hopefully it is not too serious because I know you have enough on your plate. Please let me know how it comes out. As always prayers your way.
 
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