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After 13 months TKR knee still warm and slightly swollen
Joint Replacements | Last Active: Apr 1 4:43pm | Replies (35)Comment receiving replies
Have they tested you for MRSA? My brother-in-law had pain, swelling. and warmth in his total knee replacement for 5 years after his surgery. He was told that he just needed to learn to live with it. He finally got a second opinion. The new doctor drew off some fluid from the knee and determined that he had MRSA.
He had the knee replacement removed and replaced with a temporary knee. After a month of antibiotics, the MRSA was gone. He then went on to have a new knee replacement. He was back in the tennis court 2 weeks later.
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Oh my. What an ordeal. Glad he’s doing much better!
I had fluid drawn from my knee to culture it. Culture was negative for bacteria but the fluid was bloody instead of clear. No idea why.
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two weeks? I could barely walk at two weeks. Lucky him.