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Thank you for the posting. I am sure that every person experience is different after TKR. I am eleven months out. Had physical therapy for 7 months. Still have pain. I am now feeling that I should have never had the surgery. My range of motion is 115, I continue to ride my bicycle, and do all the exercise from my PT. I am now schedule for a second X-ray, doctor tried cortisone shot did not work, and because of continuous pain (7 of 10), I am thinking of getting a second opinion. However, I am getting the feedback that no surgeon will want to touch me in my condition. I will have to continue with the same to fix the problem. Any advice will help.
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I had no luck getting any other doc to look at me. You have to go to the one that put it in.
If you can manage transportation and have insurance for possibly having to go out of your coverage area (I had to switch insurance policies), I suggest
1) Hospital For Special Surgery in NYC. They are #1 worldwide in Orthopedics. A downside is that HSS does not accept Medicare.
2). The Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Mn., #2 Worldwide in Orthopedics. Mayo accepts Medicare.
I had a second opinion for a condition that sounds a lot like yours. Arthrofibrosis, excessive scarring. HSS recommended that I have the replaced knee replaced with a “Rotating Hinge” knee. With this complex surgery, they remove the knee tendons, as they are a place that excessive scarring often develops with can cause pain and severely limit your range of motion. The hinge then takes the place of your tendons. If Mayo concurs with HSS, I expect to have the surgery in mid 2025. I hope this helps. Best of luck. ☮️
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What does his surgeon say could be the cause of your level 7 pain now almost a year later or what have they said it could be. Has the pain been in the same place during your entire recovery? Have they said it could be due to adhesions or scar tissue?