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Scar tissue after knee replacement
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Hi Doodles...My PT, who is excellent, and has been working with me for the last 5 months. Also, other Pt's who I know and trust their opinion, have agreed as well as my extemely knowledgeable IMed doc. For movement, I walk, stretch, use the weight machines doing the strenth training my PT gives me, accupunture (really helped with the painful bands), I do the recumbant bike (warm up on Airodyne first), water exercises and continue to push my knee for full ROM. For pain, Tylenol 500 (two) every 6 hrs as needed, Skelaxin (muscle relaxant) for spasms and for extreme pain Vicodin 5/325, one to two tablets. Also, I ice, ice ice and go to accupunture for management of pain. Honestly, knowing my body very well, having a very high pain threshold and having excellent mobility, I try to remain hopeful, yet I am going for second opinion and think I will need a replacement again. Also, because I am petite, the implant is huge compared to my right knee, and since my surgeon said he lets the rep chose the size implant for his pts, I'm wondering if the rep just stocked med, lge and extra large! Hope this helps. Good luck to you.
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@killerbees I am glad you are going for a second opinion if your implant "is huge compared to my right knee", this just does not sound right to me. It seems more and more TKR patients have been fitted with a knee that is not the correct size. As I have said before on this forum, I had a custom made knee, Conformis, which is made to replicate your natural knee in size. I highly recommend that to anyone considering a knee replacement.
I hope you get some good input from the second opinion doctor. Please post what he/she says. There seem to be so many people with this type of problem it's good to know the causes.
JK
how frightening that the doctor lets the REP chose the knee hardware ! Yikes. Sounds incompetent !
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@killerbees Thanks for your reply. We also have similar timelines in regards to recovery. I also have an excellent PT out of the group I used for surgery. The PT's connected to the group I had surgery with only addressed ROM and the continued aggressive pushing aggravated my hips and back to the point it was limiting my sessions. My new PT uses myofacial release, massage and "dry needling" which is acupuncture needles inserted in to the scar tissue and then she turns them. I have my home routine every morning too. 15 min upright stationary bike and 15 on stationary recumbent. Then on to the stretching and bending exercises. My pain and limited ROM was concerning my PT. She strongly urged me to get a second opinion. I had that on June 6th and the surgeon examined my knees and xrays and determined both knee implants are too large for me. I too am petite and small boned. He has said revision on right is a must to ever feel better. I will want to know how your second opinion goes. Keep me posted and good luck!