daycaremom2002
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Hi All! Very new here - I didn't know a group like this existed, I'm at my wits end and looking for any advice, help, whatever!
I will try and be brief with the history of my L knee, leading me to where I am...
Back up to Aug 2014, after multiple scopes and an HTO, my trusted surgeon suggested a Hemi - Partial knee replacement. It was same day, in at 10 out at 2, started PT 2 days later, continued to have horrible pain, (worse than pre-surgery) I went in repeatedly and was told nothings wrong. Finally got a second opinion Dec 2, 2014. New Dr said tibia was fractured(on MRI results I brought with me), so let the fracture heal, the cement was no good - now being referred for TKR revision..... Which was performed by an amazing surgeon in July of 2015. He said there was terrible damage, possibly wrong size hardware, but 6 weeks out, I felt amazing and so thankful. Fast forward to 2017 and I am in pain, every single step pain, and it has only gotten worse. Xrays show hardware looks good, met with a TKR specialist here(we moved 6 hours from previous surgeon) and he tells me with the amount of damage done by first surgeon, I either A have to live with it, B do another revision(only 50/50 chance of making it better/worse). Not sure I like those odds given the history! Fast forward to mid 2020 and up til today - Every single step hurts, I wake up at night multiple times with pain, stairs are a killer! And i am up and down them multiple times a day for my job as daycare provider! My hip has now started hurting, I'm guessing because of my gait.
It is affecting all aspects of my life and is exhausting! Wondering if anyone out there has experienced similar, or if someone has suggestions I haven't tried?!? I am terrified to do another revision with a 50/50 chance of making it WORSE!!
Thanks for listening - hoping to see replies, in meantime, I will continue reading other threads!
I will try and be brief with the history of my L knee, leading me to where I am...
Back up to Aug 2014, after multiple scopes and an HTO, my trusted surgeon suggested a Hemi - Partial knee replacement. It was same day, in at 10 out at 2, started PT 2 days later, continued to have horrible pain, (worse than pre-surgery) I went in repeatedly and was told nothings wrong. Finally got a second opinion Dec 2, 2014. New Dr said tibia was fractured(on MRI results I brought with me), so let the fracture heal, the cement was no good - now being referred for TKR revision..... Which was performed by an amazing surgeon in July of 2015. He said there was terrible damage, possibly wrong size hardware, but 6 weeks out, I felt amazing and so thankful. Fast forward to 2017 and I am in pain, every single step pain, and it has only gotten worse. Xrays show hardware looks good, met with a TKR specialist here(we moved 6 hours from previous surgeon) and he tells me with the amount of damage done by first surgeon, I either A have to live with it, B do another revision(only 50/50 chance of making it better/worse). Not sure I like those odds given the history! Fast forward to mid 2020 and up til today - Every single step hurts, I wake up at night multiple times with pain, stairs are a killer! And i am up and down them multiple times a day for my job as daycare provider! My hip has now started hurting, I'm guessing because of my gait.
It is affecting all aspects of my life and is exhausting! Wondering if anyone out there has experienced similar, or if someone has suggestions I haven't tried?!? I am terrified to do another revision with a 50/50 chance of making it WORSE!!
Thanks for listening - hoping to see replies, in meantime, I will continue reading other threads!