the clem
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I had a total knee done Dec,06, got a bad infection Jan, 07. The knee after 8 weeks of strong antibiotics seemed to be getting better. I could walk some what comfortable and things seemed to be getting better. After about 15 months the knee was good to walk on but quit bending. It would only bend to about 70 degrees. After several months of PT the doctor tried to munipulate but with no sucsess. We schedualed surgery for Mar of 08 to go in and see what was up. When I awoke he had done a revision and explained that the old one had loosened up to the point where he just took it off with his hands no tools required. Now 5 months later I've got a knee that is very painful on both sides and nowhere near as comfortable as the first. Swealing is very bad and if I dont take pain meds I can't hardly function. The knee bends to about 106 degrees and +3 the other way. As time goes by it seems to get more and more painful and I'm at wits end. Any ideas out there as far as what could be going on, I'm begining to freak out. I did see a infect desease doctor who told me, that if you get a infection of the joint, the joint will have to come out. I will tell you that my doctor only replaced the bottom potion of my knee. The infection doc said in his 18 years of practice he has never been able to get rid of an infection of the replacement with out it being taken out a antibiotic block put in and then a revision. He said he can get the infection under control where your body can keep it at bay but there is always a chance that it will come back. One other thing that has bothered me is the fact that even after 5 months my knee is still hot. Excuse my poor spelling and I look foward to any suggestions. Thanks bobby