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Fluid retention after a knee replacement

Posted by yvonneb623 @yvonneb623, Apr 19, 2024

Hi everyone! I had a tkr October of 22. Everything was going great until my knee started retaining fluid 6 months after. I had an aspiration performed & was checked for infection. None was found. Several months later I had another aspiration performed & things were good for 2 months. No tightness, pain until it filled with fluid again. I have been to 3 orthopedic doctors, they all look at me like I have some rare disease & have no clue what is causing this. Last doctor told me to change my way of thinking & accept that this is as good as its going to get. REALLY! Has anyone experienced this or know of someone. Any help would be appreciated.

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steveinarizona | @steveinarizona | 4 days ago
In reply to @clark1955 "@dbduffer I am sorry you are apparently in the same situation as me. Wished they had..." + (show)
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@dbduffer
I am sorry you are apparently in the same situation as me. Wished they had done the metal allergy tests before TKR as this was one thing they did post op. Slight elevation on nickel, but nobody in the group of professionals seemed to think it was the cause. So still wondering
MRI showed excess production of blood vessels in the joint area. Something that apparently should stop post healing. So body still thinks it’s dealing with trauma.
I haven’t had them aspirated nor cortisone. Suspect that might temporarily work.
Will let you know what new orthopedic group I am private paying to review my case.

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@clark1955

I am not aware of a reason but I have not heard of hip/knee replacement surgeons doing pre-surgery testing for metal allergies. One solution: my surgeon prefers (for other reasons) the Smith & Nephew CORI (robot) and Journey II (implants) system and the Journey II is made of oxidized zirconium and is allegedly biocompatible.

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bjw1948 | @bjw1948 | 3 days ago

I have symptoms similar to yours, postTKR but it turns out the swelling was caused by Blood draining into my knee socket. When you have had swelling, have they aspirated the fluid and tested it to see exactly what it is? The test I had involved three tubes. Keep searching.

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