← Return to knee replacement is still painIful after 2 years.

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@lmiller216, have you had reimaging of the knee. A standing x-ray would be a good start.
The surgeon may have done excellent work, though placement of the hardware is sometimes difficult and hardware can move.
The surgeon "sounds" defensive, you may need an opinion from someone outside the institution where you had the surgery.
At the least you sould see a pain specialist for evaluation. There is a procedure where the pain nerves from the knee are ablated.
It's difficult to be aggressive with your health when you are having pain especially where it affects your mobility. You were right to return to the surgeon, now it's better to seek the help of other medical professionals. You might look at your surgeons patient evaluation to see if other's have needed revision surgery after knee replacement.

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I am still sore and stiff and it will be 2 years this September. I did get a second opinion and after he did a CT scan everything was good. I also did the genicular nerve block which didn't help meaning an ablation would not help as it is not a nerve issue. I did it to prove it was not a nerve issue. My issue is that it's taking long to heal and that the muscles and things still get very sore and stiff. It does help to ride a bile a mile in the morning and evneing (stationary). Also continuing with PT at home as far as leg lifts, pulling heel to butt for ROM helps as it stretches the thigh. Definitely seek a second opinion. Mine is slowly getting better but it's taking me some time.