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Three years / had two surgeries and PT , nerve block. I feel worse and more pain and less range of motion than before. Now it is effecting my back and hip. I have sharp pain in the knee. It feels like implant is not the right size. Dr don’t care after they do surgery. Just bad luck.
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Hi @healthtalk
I share your frustration. I've posted this exact opinion. Following the surgery you are on your own. The surgeon does his/her thing with a procedure that they are taught, followed by PT with therapist practicing what they are taught and all differ to some degree, to the varied meds prescribed. I think that's why this forum is popular, i.e., somewhere where patients can express their feelings. In my case I've had three TKR surgeries over seven years, one being a revision, and endured all the recovery pain as described by other in this forum.
The day before my first surgery back in 2018 I finished up completing building a deck on my house by cleaning up and putting away ladders. Today the pain is worse and I walk with a bad limp. I wouldn't dare leave the house without my cane.