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Revision TKR Totally recovered at last!

@KarriB It is hard to tell since it was so windy all day. Probably about 18 inches. It snowed all day.

@Timetolive My daughter just sent me a text message with her results from the MRI. She is now convinced she has MS. I just forwarded it to my doctor to see what she says.
 
My psychiatrist who is just a wonderful person has already gotten back to me about my daughter's MRI. I don't know why I didn't think to contact her sooner. Her interpretation is that she could very well have MS. However she tried to reassure me that there are many treatments available now to keep it in check. I asked her to please send me a name of a specialty neurologist who would be able to handle her case. My daughter was just going to start to take some fertility medications to get pregnant. I guess we'll have to see what happens now.
 
Would infertility treatments effect a woman with MS and would MS have anything to do with your daughter's infertility?
 
Marian, I am sorry for the diagnosis, although now that she has a diagnosis, she can start treatments. Finding a good neurologist is important. I have a friend at church who has had MS for many many years. She has a lovely daughter, so no worries about having a child. When I was faced with the possible diagnosis, my husband and I attended some very informative seminars. If you search on the National MS Society page, there are wonderful resources. The seminars are sponsored by the drug companies and featured lots of information along with people that have MS and how they cope with it. There are different types of MS and they each develop differently. Your daughter is in my prayers for comfort, understanding, and courage in the face of this diagnosis.

Good luck at your class. How is this affecting your decision? I am glad you have a good psychiatrist to help you through this time. You continue to be in my prayers.
 
@KarriB I don't know the answer to that question. My doctor said there were no contraindications for pregnancy and fertility treatments.

@Timetolive my daughter will see her neurologist on Tuesday. I'm not sure who my doctor might recommend. My daughter is going to check with her OB/GYN also for some possible MDs. I'll just wait and see what happens now with her. It might force my hand to move to be closer to her. I'm in a waiting mode right now.
 
Marian, how far away does she live? I guess in my previous post, I wanted you to see that there are people that live with MS and have functioning, normal lives. You will need to support her emotionally for sure, although, I feel confident you can last out your year you had mentioned (sometime back?) in your new job to get to retirement age. You need your knee fixed so YOU can live a good life and be a help to your daughter later on when she needs you. As a mother, we want to swoop in and "fix" things for our children. Please take care of yourself. You are important to many and have a long life ahead of you.
 
@Timetolive She lives about 1.5 hours away from me. I've always told her I would move closer to her if she had a baby. 2015 was not a very good year for me at all. 2016 is off to another bad start but I won't let it end that way. I talked to my daughter on the phone for a long time. She knows I'm there for her. She likes to be very independent in everything she does. I'll ask my mom (who is in heaven) to intercede for my daughter. I know she and my whole family will see this through.
 
newlybionic said:
My psychiatrist who is just a wonderful person has already gotten back to me about my daughter's MRI. I don't know why I didn't think to contact her sooner. Her interpretation is that she could very well have MS.
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I'd be inclined to wait for an interpretation from a neurologist.
 
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Ok so I'm going to try to upload my Xrays of my TKR. Let me know if anyone can read them. @Josephine What do you think
 
Marian, remind me what the problem is, what your surgeon has said.
(We have over 500 members a week in this forum and try as I might, it's very difficult to remember everyone's history!)
 
@Josephine This is one of the Xrays my new OS took. I haven't been able to get the others on here yet. He told me the source of my pain was the kneecap tracking off to the side. The other Xrays shows areas that seem to show the prostheses not sitting exactly in place. I was told the only way to fix problem was a revision. I've been losing ROM and have been having increasing pain to the point of starting to use a cane again.
 
@Josephine I pretty much knew there was a problem as soon as I saw that Xray at the OS office. My old OS took three sets of Xrays and kept telling me everything was ok. I bet he didn't even bother to look at them.
 
Yup, I could see the knee cap was out of alignment immediately. Why do some of these surgeons do this and try to make us feel like we're crazy? I know you must have seen this right away but kind of intimidating to tell the surgeon otherwise.
Sorry to hear about your daughter's probable diagnosis. Prayers!
 
@Glamg1979 My other Xrays show what look like additional problems. I haven't got them on line yet. I was so surprised :shocked:I couldn't even ask any questions about the procedure for a revision. I kept saying thank you to the OS for listening to me and taking the time to look at the Xrays.

It's 430 am and I can't sleep. I'm at a hotel for my job and I can't sleep because I wake up every hour in pain. No matter what I do I can't get comfortable. :bored:I
 
My prayers go out to you and your family. I hope you find some relief from the pain and are able to focus during your class.
 
Hi Marian,
I couldn't sleep last night and I'm up very early. I hope that you did finally get some pain relief and some sleep.

I know you're worried about your daughter and you've got a problem with your knee. Rough times for you!
Can I suggest this? Even if your daughter does have MS, although she's going to need emotional support, she won't need physical support for a long time yet. You'll both have time to make a long-term plan.

I don't think you need to plan to move closer to her in the short-term. Your own problem with your knee is more urgent. Get your knee fixed, finish up working for the length of time you need to for retirement, and then think about moving.

Once your daughter is over the initial shock and the first appointment with a neurologist, let her know that you trust her to deal with this like the adult she is. Emphasize that getting your knee fixed soon will mean that you can give her better support later, if she needs it.

I know it's a mother's first instinct to rush to the rescue - heavens, I've done that enough times with one of my sons, but I've learned that sometimes stepping back has allowed him to grow in confidence.

I do hope that you don't think I'm interfering, but I can imagine you tying yourself in knots, trying to do too many things at once. Hugs!
 
I agree with Celle. From everything you have said, you need to take care of your knee first and finish out your job. You can retire near your daughter. You can provide a lot of support from a distance over the next year or so. You have a lot going on and you are handling it like a trooper. When the knee is done correctly, I assume your recovery and rehab will be much easier than it has been with this TKR. Hang in there.
 
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