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Spacer replacement 4 years after TKR

Joint Replacements | Last Active: Nov 30 10:41am | Replies (79)

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@dgilcrest

I can really relate to what you’re going through! It’s been 2 years since my TKR and I thought if one more doctor looked at me, shrugged their shoulders and said, “I don’t know what the problem is,” I’d lose my mind. It was that or I was told the TKR failed and I needed to start over. The thought of doing that gave me so much anxiety that I had decided to just live with the fact I was in more pain than before I had the surgery. That is until my knee started locking. I finally (after seeing 5 different doctors) found someone who suggested the spacer my original doctor used was too thin. Not one of the other doctors ever suggested that as a possibility. Finally hope! Meeting with the surgeon in two weeks to discuss moving forward with the spacer replacement.

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Please keep us updated because I’m too exploring the same thing. I’m curious how long the recovery is. It is really disappointing. When you just start to feel normal and you have to think about another surgery.