At this point I have 3 surgeons total who see nothing wrong. Granted, that can be taken a lot of ways, but my current conclusion is, Orthopaedic-ly there is nothing wrong. Yes, there’s definitely a problem, but it’s something else. It’s time to try something different.
Yes, this is exactly the right way to look at what you just found out. This is what I was talking about in my previous message to you. You're sure now that "nothing is wrong". Yeah, it still bothers you,
something bothers you, but there's nothing wrong with the joint itself.
I can't tell you how many times I sat there with my OS, with my X-Rays up on the screen showing a perfect TKR joint, trying to tell him that
something was wrong.
But like I said, eventually I figured out that I wasn't really in pain. Not in the sense of bone on bone pain that is debilitating, just something that bothered me that didn't bother me before the operation.
Eventually, I moved on. Even recently when my PT started having me do "slight knee bends" on my left knee to strengthen it prior to surgery (set of 20 a couple of times a day) I'll notice something "bothering me" the next day in the morning. But after a few weeks of it, I can definitely tell my leg is stronger than ever, and it looks totally normal after 9 years.
I sincerely hope you get the help you need to "get over the hump" and move on with your life, like I did during my first couple of years post-op. I think this visit you had with a new surgeon might be exactly what you needed for confidence you can get this behind you.
By the way, no matter how much my knees are bothering me, they always feel better after 25 minutes on my bike,
always, as long as I don't use too much resistance.
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