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Knee replacement swollen and blood filled 8 months later
Joint Replacements | Last Active: Feb 11 6:44pm | Replies (24)Comment receiving replies
@bsissko your information is very helpful to us. Hubby's TKR surgeon of many years had never come across the bleeding before and IR were keen to play as unusual for them. Your explanation definitely makes sense and has us more prepared moving fwd. Also being aware knowing hubby may need a repeat in following years. Hope not. Really messing his mental state at present with restrictions also being very active and sporty.
Thank you for sharing where you are located. Grateful we can share and compare.
Best Wishes in your loved sport of pickleball to 100%. Yet to trial but is a growing sport here in Aus.
Your a bit of a legend participating if needing other TKR. 👍👏🙏
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@leebee26
I totally understand the helpless feeling when everyone talks about how rare it is. I initially delt with the bleeding for about 3 months - it felt like every time i stepped the wrong way my knee would blow up - I could feel it filling up with blood - I'd say to my husband, there goes my knee again and within about 3-5 minutes I couldn't bear any weight on it. I've been active all my life playing sports and was a firefighter for 27 years, being sidelined like that, especially with no known outcome was pretty depressing. Now that the GAE has worked for me, I feel confident that when/if the bleeding develops again, I won't waste any time and get myself scheduled for another one. It stinks to have to do that, but at least the procedure is pretty simple and a reasonable recovery. I do believe once you are susceptible to the production of excess blood vessels, its likely to happen again. So yes, it does help to prepare and ease the mind a little bit!
As far as pickleball, its a life saver!! very satisfying and very addicting!! you should definitely give it a try!!