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Hinged Joint Revision Complete, recovery continues

@hopefaith,
Thanks for stopping by, my appt was yesterday, post #868 the second paragraph. This is going to be a long slog with all the work he did on my knee, which I had figured out reading my op report.
Good news is I am doing better, walking without anything around the house, except if I get tired or sore I go back to my crutches or walker, which ever is handy. He said that is OK. Pain is better, still not as good as I would like, but a lot better than it was even this last weekend. Pain wears you down so much, frustrating. I hope someday they have something to make it go away, that does not have all these yucky side effects. Especially for those with chronic pain. Feeling sleepy, may be time for a nap, like my new acrynomin that @Nana moon 27 gave me, miners.
 
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@Pumpkln
Thanks for the explanation of your sacroiliac joint pain. Since my LTKR in September 2012, I have been miserable. Shortly after the surgery, I could not raise my leg at all from a laying down position. I received a shot in the L4/L5 disc, which did allow movement, but did not ease the pain.
I had polio in my left leg when I was four years old. My OS assured me that should not matter; that the one inch difference in leg length would not be a problem, either. Wrong, wrong. After visiting several doctors, I found an awesome D.O. who immediately diagnosed the problem and injected me in the sacroiliac joint. Much better pain relief, and better ROM. But now, almost 2 years later, I have pain on the medial side of my knee when I put any weight on it. I have been to a neurologist, a pain specialist, my OS, and my regular MD, with no definitive answers. My ROM is not good, and I really don't trust that leg.
Anyway, thanks for the tip, or reminder about the injections. I will try that again.
I hope you are resting comfortably, and please know that sharing your story is a big help to a lot of us.
 
@LurkerSEA,
Glad the SI article helped, we sometimes need a reminder to do something. Hope you can have your injections soon.
Why don't you start your own thread so others can chime in about you medial knee pain and polio.
Just go to the https://bonesmart.org/forum/view/knee-replacement-recovery-area.9/ and click on the black post new thread box.
If you need help I will tag a moderator to start a thread for you.
I will be looking for your thread and am interested in hearing your story.
Pes anserinus spasm and exercises this may offer an explaination for your medial knee pain.
You may want to seek out a second opinion with an OS that specializes in revisions, they are in the best position to determine what is going on with troubled knees. Look for one that specializes in revisions or joint reconstruction. Most importantly be sure they are doing a lot of revisions.
All the best, and glad my thread has been helpful to you,
 
@Pumpkln I also have S.I. issues. They started intensely during my second pregnancy 27 years ago. That is one of the main reasons I go to my chiropractor is to make sure that isn't majorly out of alignment. Right after surgery, he said it was really off.
It seems seeing all that was done to your knee validates what you are physically feeling, so I hope you have even more compassion for how much extra you have been through!! (yea, I realized I was a day late on checking up to see how your appt. went. )
~hopefaith
 
@hopefaith,
It is hard, but I do have to give myself a break, and not be to hard on myself that this is going to be a long recovery, but it is going to be a recovery.
Everyday little changes happen for the better, today I noticed I missed one pain med, only when I saw the little packet was still there, not because my knee was screaming.
The SI joint seems to be difficult to diagnose, only because they don't bother looking. I think if someone has back pain the SI joint needs to be cleared at the same time, and a lot more will be picked up.
 
@Pumpkln, you have been an inspiration to so many, including me. Thank you for sharing as much you do. I am really happy to hear that you are feeling less pain and that you are getting the answers that you need.

Have a great night!
 
Chris, did you ever find out why it took 4 opinions before you got a proper diagnosis? Would your lax ligament have shown up on an MRI scan? If not, how did they get an accurate diagnosis. Carol
 
Carol,
All three could see it gapped side to side, but they felt it was within acceptable limits, but looser than they would have liked. This was in the summer 2012. Fast forward to the fourth opinion in January 2014, for diagosis.
My feeling is that the ligament continued to stretch with every step. MRI would have just showed an intact ligament.
The flexion instablity was diagnosed with manual testing. With skilled hands an OS can pretty much determine most of what is going on in a person with manual testing.
Here is an example of a manual test for lateral instablity:

Carol you may be thinking that medicine is only based on science, which it partially is, good medicine is based on science, great medicine is an art.
 
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