JRogers
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...of opting never to have any further surgical intervention done on a botched total knee replacement? Would it likely be a case of the patient making very slow progress in terms of mobility but eventually able to walk (albeit awkwardly) without the aid of a walker or cane or are we talking possible amputation? Some scenario in between??
My Wife is approximately 6 weeks out from TKR and effectively paralyzed at and below knee level on the affected leg after some very very small and transient signs of movement in the third week. A Neurologist (associate of the OS who did this knee replacement) has confirmed there is "lots of nerve damage" and used the term "Double Crush Syndrome" or something similar sounding but would give us absolutely no hint of whether or how much of this is permanent, insisting that he was merely there to identify and locate problems and we would have to talk with the OS to ascertain what this all means in real-world-terms. Needless to say, we've got an appointment scheduled with a new knee doctor.
At this point, she seems very...very reluctant to consider any more surgery and I'm inclined not to argue. Sorry if this comes across as a rant (which, honestly, it is partially following our wonderful experience yesterday with the neurologist) but we would be interested in any input we can get here on this forum regarding the prospect of discontinuing surgical options -- what you yourself may have experienced or may have been witness to involving others.
Thanks.
My Wife is approximately 6 weeks out from TKR and effectively paralyzed at and below knee level on the affected leg after some very very small and transient signs of movement in the third week. A Neurologist (associate of the OS who did this knee replacement) has confirmed there is "lots of nerve damage" and used the term "Double Crush Syndrome" or something similar sounding but would give us absolutely no hint of whether or how much of this is permanent, insisting that he was merely there to identify and locate problems and we would have to talk with the OS to ascertain what this all means in real-world-terms. Needless to say, we've got an appointment scheduled with a new knee doctor.
At this point, she seems very...very reluctant to consider any more surgery and I'm inclined not to argue. Sorry if this comes across as a rant (which, honestly, it is partially following our wonderful experience yesterday with the neurologist) but we would be interested in any input we can get here on this forum regarding the prospect of discontinuing surgical options -- what you yourself may have experienced or may have been witness to involving others.
Thanks.