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Sutures didn't dissolve after tkr revision

Posted by tkrfail21 @tkrfail21, Dec 30, 2023

Had 2nd knee surgery to remove lots of scar tissue. After 6 months the sutures aren't dissolving. The are visible under the skin as big bumps in a row. Very painful as it feels like they are coming through the skin.

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tkrfail21 | @tkrfail21 | 1 day ago

My sutures were not deep so easy to remove but it still required opening the wound again. Glad I did it.

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mabfp3 | @mabfp3 | 1 day ago
In reply to @alwaysgg "I'm at six months post TKR. Everything else is great but two weeks ago these four..." + (show)
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I'm at six months post TKR. Everything else is great but two weeks ago these four bumps appeared. The surgeon said they were sutures and he could remove them with surgery if they got too painful. However, he didn't seem concerned...said he would see me in six months unless they got worse. I'm frustrated.

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@alwaysgg I had right knee replaced in 2020. I have those “bumps” around my kneecap and below it (on the inside part of my knee). At the time, I asked the surgeon on a follow up visit what they were. He replied “Those are just my stitches” and let it go. They aren’t painful but I’m aware that they are there and I can feel them. Getting the left knee replaced (swore that I would never do this again!) with a different surgeon in October. Maybe I will ask him down the road what to do about them.

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tkrfail21 | @tkrfail21 | 1 day ago

I had to wait 1 year before I could have them taken out.

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aliciavillarosa | @aliciavillarosa | 15 hours ago
In reply to @aliciavillarosa "@tkrfail21 thank you that's really helpful. I don't think my seizures are too deep but it's..." + (show)
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@tkrfail21 thank you that's really helpful. I don't think my seizures are too deep but it's hard to say. They feel like hard nodules, but they really don't hurt the touch. There's a little tenderness at the top on the bottom they might be on a tendon that's what I'm afraid of if there has to be a little excavation I'm definitely consider remo

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@aliciavillarosa sorry I meant "sutures" not seizures 😉

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