@Jamie Thank you for responding. I have had four different surgeons throughout this nightmare that has basically ruined my life. I started with Dr. Paul Kiritsis at Saint Francis Hospital in Midlothian, Va. This doctor is the main cause of all my problems as he turned his back on me when the thought of infection presented itself. It was very obvious after the surgery that something was wrong as the wound was leaking fluid. The awesome nurses also could tell something was wrong, but this doctor was very intimidating and kept insisting all was well. He left for a three-day conference and instructed the stall to bombard me with antibiotics and while he was gone the nurse informed me I was scheduled for a clean out. Upon his return he informed me the drugs had done their job and cancelled the surgery and I was released. Of course, now I know it doesn't work that way and in order to protect his flawless record he dismissed me.
Of course, this came back to bite me in the butt 9 months later when I went to the ER with a badly infected knee and had revision surgery. Doctor Glenn Kerr performed the revision that included removing the implant and inserting a spacer followed later by a new implant.
I moved to Atlanta and three years later the infection returned so I was rushed to Southside Hospital with a 106 temperature. I had the implant removed and another spacer implanted only to have a clean out 3 weeks later. I spent a month in the hospital and returned to Virginia to see Dr Kerr as I discovered the surgeon in Atlanta was not a joint specialist and had additional surgeries performed by Dr Kerr only to be referred to VCU Hospital as they had a better infection control department. The surgeon was Jibanananda Satpathy who performed the revision surgery by inserting another spacer. After the usual 6 weeks antibiotics it became infected again and another spacer was inserted which cured the infection and that's where we are today. That was August 2021 and when I saw him in December 2021, he advised me to forego any future surgeries. It's been almost a year and I feel the spacer is breaking down. I can barely walk and feel totally hopeless. I so much appreciate any assistance you can provide. In Atlanta I also had neck surgery as the infection had entered the C5 vertebrae and had to be surgically removed.
Surgeries
Knee replacement Right 11/2014 (St Francis, Midlothian, Va)
Spacer inserted right knee 12/15 (St Francis, Midlothian, Va)
Knee replacement Right 02/8/16 (St Francis, Midlothian, Va)
Spacer inserted right knee 5/17 20 (Southside hospital. Atlanta, Ga)
Clean-out 6/20 (Southside hospital. Atlanta, Ga)
Neck surgery 6/20 (Southside hospital. Atlanta, Ga)
Clean-out 8/16/20 (Southside hospital. Atlanta, Ga)
Clean-out 10/2/20 (St Francis, Midlothian, Va)
Knee replacement Right 11/2014 (St Francis, Midlothian, Va)
Spacer inserted right knee 12/15 (St Francis, Midlothian, Va)
Knee replacement Right 12/8/20 (St Francis, Midlothian, Va
Clean-out 12/18/20 (St Francis, Midlothian, Va
Spacer inserted right knee 6/16/21 VCU Hospital, Richmond, Va
Clean-out 8/19/21 right knee 8/19/21 VCU Hospital, Richmond, Va