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Absolutely! I feel that I was blamed by the medical team (surgeon…now retired and the P.A.) for not ‘doing enough’ I did weeks and weeks of PT ; exercises at home; miles of walking I had reached 115 degrees of flexion, but have regressed to only 80 degrees of flexion. My extension is almost normal. I would like to regain enough flexion to ride a bicycle and do a little skiing (I was a ski instructor). I do not want to have further surgery that results in being unable to walk. My knee feels stiff and painful after a trip through the grocery store at this time!
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I wonder if a knee brace would help. Not one from the drug store but one that is actually fitted to you. I am going to have knee surgery February 14th 2025. Last August I contacted my d. O. To ask if he would write me a prescription for a knee brace. That knee brace has worked wonders for me. Maybe something like that would work for you. Get an opinion it can't hurt.
After my poor result of my TKR, MUA, Arthroscopic Debridement and then Open Debridement, I had a final appointment at the office. I then met with the PA, not the doctor. What I got was a sincere handshake and…“The Doctor and I feel very bad about the way this turned out.”
I was then on my own to figure out what comes next. The Medical Industry HAS TO DO BETTER THAN THIS!
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Until TKR becomes an exact science you should never feel blame in the world of "let's see if it works" surgeries. My experience in the past seven years of physical therapy with many different therapist is that they have different methods of treatment. It seemed like whatever my exercise routine was my new therapist made changes. I would either be doing not enough or doing too much, always looking for that magical sweet spot.
My first surgery, seven years ago, was a disaster where I did all the PT that was assigned. On my second surgery on my other knee I decided to do nothing more than PT at the PT location. This is now my good knee. This decision was based on the disappointing outcome of the first knee. When I tell this story to my Ortho I never get feedback.