Sorry to hear of your knee situation. I too have been battling w my knee Surgeon only to be told each time, X-ray is fine there’s no issue, But I’ve been telling him from not even 6 weeks from my TKR that I was having bad pain. They took out hardware after 10 months because of nickel allergy. It helped but I’ve still got this burning pain. It feels like rubbing against a muscle or I.T Band etc. it feels like raw meat and I’ve been having to walk on this bum leg almost 2 yrs now. After all the PT’s they couldn’t get the swelling down during the 1st TKR. I had begged my Dr to do a CT, Ultrasound or even MRI. Only to be told that the X-ray is only way to see it because images will bounce on other tests. Finally after beginning n nearly crying he agreed to MRI. Tests came back as a small Effusion which I’ve been studying up on for when I go back in couple weeks. I did google if a moderate amount could be causing the burning stretching n pulling pain n sure enough, it says YES. Now I’m having a hard time understanding this. This fluid, water, infection or blood prob needs to be drained n checked. But could this really be the reason for all this pain? I’m having issues straightening out my leg. I had to lift my leg in n out of bed with a slight bend at a weird angle which isn’t that much pain but only way to get n bed. Or even in the car. This is miserable to have to be walking on a bum leg. My Dr I believe may be trying to get rid of me or brushing me off hoping I’ll give it another 6 months to yr to have more healing time. But I can’t go for this. Nearly 2 yrs is too long. I should’ve insisted more details months ago instead of dragging this on. Plus the Drs put Wedges into my Femur n Tibia for support. Now if I get out of bed wrong or step down wrong, I’m screwed for rest of the day. It puts a stress at the shin n very painful. At the femur I have pain also like a Turnakit or belt ties around my leg. It’s busting. So does anyone have much knowledge about what all they can do to help with an Effusion? I’m all for having it drained to check for infection. My Dr when I saw him last must’ve had a bad day, because he did burst out in a Cocky tone, that he didn’t think I had a nickel allergy in the 1st TKR. Even though I had tested positive to nickel for past 30 years. My husband would even hold a heat temp gun over my knee which showed 110 degrees or more. Other knee nice n cool. Some Drs needs to be more patient n listen to their Patients. We know how our Bodies working. We know when something is wrong. I’ve done between the 1st TKR n the Revision 4-6 sets each of PT. I’m good at my exercises. Right now I’m still icing n learning to sew w my left foot. Which takes twice as long. Can anyone Concur with this kind of Issue ? What else is there to try besides draining n check for infection? Which is another thing, I even asked if there could be infection a yr ago. Noooo! Or having another Revision which I’m NOT wanting to do again. Much appreciated. God Bless our Country 🇺🇸 Thanks 🙏