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Knee Replacement - Getting Prepared

Posted by Fjkphx @fjkphx, Jun 27, 2018

I will soon have first knee replacement. I wonder what type of info the surgeon should be presenting regarding the new knee. He has not offered and I have not asked. Also wonder what level of care any of you required post surgery. I live alone and wonder what kind of challenges I will face. Thanks for the input.

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John, Volunteer Mentor | @johnbishop | Jan 30, 2021
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Can you contact me by a private message?

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@michaels1, You will notice that we removed your email address from your reply to the post by @contentandwell to protect your privacy and prevent your email address from being added to a spammers list. Members can exchange contact information using the private message function on Connect found in the Get Started on Connect users guide. The link to the guide can be found at the bottom of every page on Connect in the left hand footer column.

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Amanda Burnett | @amandaa | Jan 30, 2021
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Recommendation fo knee replacement Drs. I need to make a apt but have no idea who to see

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Hi @123dianap, welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. You will notice that I moved your inquiry to an ongoing discussion about getting prepared for knee replacement surgery. I did this so you can connect with other individuals going through the same process. Can you tell us a little more about your situation? Were you told that you needed a total knee replacement?

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123dianap | @123dianap | Jan 30, 2021
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@123dianap you don’t say where you are looking for a doctor. If you are looking in the Boston area I have a really great one. His name is Dr. Wolfgang Fitz and he’s at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. When I was in an inner waiting room, waiting for an X-ray I spoke to a couple of other people there and he literally has people coming to him from all over the country, he’s that good.
JK

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I live close to Mayo, Jacksonville, Fl. I don’t know any of the knee surgeons. If anyone can advise I really would appreciate it.

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123dianap | @123dianap | Jan 31, 2021
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@contentandwell

@123dianap you don’t say where you are looking for a doctor. If you are looking in the Boston area I have a really great one. His name is Dr. Wolfgang Fitz and he’s at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. When I was in an inner waiting room, waiting for an X-ray I spoke to a couple of other people there and he literally has people coming to him from all over the country, he’s that good.
JK

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In the Jacksonville, Fl Mayo Clinic

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Erika | @erikas | Feb 2, 2021
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Can you contact me by a private message?

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@michaels1 Welcome back to Mayo Clinic Connect.

Were you able to connect with @contentandwell via private message?

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JK | @contentandwell | Feb 2, 2021
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In the Jacksonville, Fl Mayo Clinic

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@123dianap I have no personal experience in the area, but have you looked into Mayo there?
JK

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kamml | @kamml | May 16, 2023
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I had a partial knee replacement done in April then a knee manipulation done in beginning of June I still can not bend knee past 90 and can not without just dragging leg i do therapy 3 times a week and excersise at home all the time i need some suggestions please on how i can improve

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I ice then take a hot shower with a shower chair to stretch my leg out! It really helps in the morning and before I go to bed. I get a good stretch and it feels great

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iwanowich | @iwanowich | May 21, 2023

I had a knee replacement of a prior knee replacement done on my RIGHT knee/leg, the first replacement was done in 1986 by a very good orthopedic doctor and everything during the years normal, in 2012 the artificial implant loosened up and it was redone by a Dr in Danbury CT, that now made my leg 1.5" longer, after month i started to get pains on my LEFT knee, behind the knee, received all kinds of injections to alleviate the pain, the injections only worked for a short time, got them all including some form of a Rooster Cone that was the latest/ new discovery, all worked only for a period of two to three weeks, and after the pain returned that i have been living with now for all these years.
Lately i can not use my Left leg to go up the stairs, this is just from the pain and now also many times loosing my balance and getting harder to walk now also.
one doctor a while back suggested that I get a knee replacement on the good knee, but the knee feels fine is just the muscle behind the knee, all this time taking a lot of Tylenol and Ibuprofen 600Mg Tab for he pain, i am getting to old to go thru another knee replacement now!
Was told it is a small muscle behind the knee, wonder if they can operate or cut. ..... Any suggestions?

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rostonstar | @rostonstar | May 22, 2023
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@123dianap

I live close to Mayo, Jacksonville, Fl. I don’t know any of the knee surgeons. If anyone can advise I really would appreciate it.

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I had mine done by Dr. Jeffrey Keen in St. Augustine. Very good.

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