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Anyone had a knee replacement while on ADT?

Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Mar 29 11:45am | Replies (16)
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@jeffmarc

When I had my knee replaced six years ago, they also had me take antibiotics every time I went to the dentist.

After I had my hip replaced in September 2023, 4 years later, my orthopedist said that I didn’t need to take antibiotics. They actually didn’t find them useful anymore. Had my knee done in March 24, and same thing with antibiotics.

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shelby29 | @shelby29 | Mar 23 7:43pm

Good to know...thanks...less meds, the better

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heavyphil | @heavyphil | Mar 24 7:38am

That’s been a raging controversy for years - so much confusion and so much wasted energy. They even stopped antibiotic pre-med for mitral valve prolapse - again, the theory being that bacteria from the mouth released during a cleaning will travel and colonize a “rough” or scarred arterial wall or prosthetic joint.
However, it is still given for aortic valve replacement - or at least it was when I retired 3 yrs ago🤔

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