FRUSTRATED!!!! I'm so unhappy with my TKR Revision. A little background first: I had a partial (medial) replacement in June 2020. It failed - still had weight bearing pain below the knee on medial side. Had a full replacement March 2021. It has been doing "OK"... at least I didn't have any weight bearing pain. I'm still slightly swollen and the tissue around my knee still feels bruised (figured that was normal). HOWEVER, I have been having episodes of the medial weight bearing pain again. It was coming and going, but as of yesterday, it's been very painful to the point where I don't even want to walk. To make matters worse, I've moved 4 hours north of where my surgeon's office is and I am moving again in 2 weeks (12 hours north of my surgeon) (retirement plans!).
The surgeon said that the partial failed because the bone didn't adhere to the prosthetic. When he went back in for the full replacement, he noticed there was fluid squeezing out between the bone and the prosthetic in exactly the location I was having weight bearing pain. Now that the pain is back, I'm concerned that it's happening again.
I'm just venting. I don't expect anyone to solve my problem... I'm just so very frustrated that I have to start my retirement years with this issue. I'm an active 57 year old and I've been REALLY careful with this knee post TKR.