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Joint Replacements | Last Active: Oct 26 1:17pm | Replies (126)
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@cindymattern

True most comment about their negative experiences rather than positive. At two years I'm still a work in progress as far as thigh pain, soreness etc...did PT 3 times and at home. Not sure if they cut my quad muscle and it took my perineal nerve almost 11 months to come back.

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heyjoe415 | @heyjoe415 | Oct 10 7:48am

And I'm sorry Cindy (and others) who have done all the work and are still having a hard time, and to people who simply got a lousy surgeon. That does happen. But patients should know that for a successful recovery to be possible, there is a lot of work to do pre and post surgery.

As far as your quad muscle Cindy, it's very possible the surgeon cut too far, and that can be measured in millimeters. The quad cut is necessary to release the patella.

I had numbness around both knees that resolved in about six months.

All the best to you Cindy. Joe

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