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Posted by kneeproblem @kneeproblem, Sep 8, 2018

After kpartual knee replacement in April and knee manipulation in June still can not walk on knee I have gone thru 39 visits of theraphy plus injections nothing is working for me asked doctor for a MRI test but says no wants to do a bone scan does anyone know what is different

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kneeproblem | @kneeproblem | Sep 21, 2018
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@JustinMcClanahan

Hello @kneeproblem. I moved your new discussion and combined it with your previous one from September 8th with the same title. I would like to invite @leh09, @progolfer, and @kibe75 to this discussion as they have all discussed having partial knee replacements in the past as well. I had to undergo two manipulations myself following my total knee replacement in 2006, they were not fun at all. I can understand being nervous for your appointment. Do you think it is possible that you may need a total knee replacement? I am not a medical professional and cannot offer a diagnosis, but it sounds like there is other structural damage around your knee joint. You mentioned you are going in to see your physician soon, do you mind sharing what concerns you the most?

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I was so afraid of it being structural damage can I tell my surgeon I want a second opinion

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kibe75 | @kibe75 | Sep 21, 2018
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@kneeproblem

The pain has been unbearable and my doctor would not listen to me at all about what I am going thru he just wanted to keep ordering pain pills and tell me to wait it out finally HE ordered bone scan

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My ortho doctor wouldn't order me pain medicine at all after 6 weeks except for the diclofenac, which helped but the pain didnt completely go away, and even when I was told I couldn't take it any more would not prescribe anything just told me to take tylenol. He would only tell me to stick with physical therapy. My family doctor is the one who ordered my tramadol, which again helps, but I don't want to be on this forever.

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kibe75 | @kibe75 | Sep 21, 2018
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@kneeproblem

I am nervous about having to go thru all this pain and down time again and starting to heal again I haven't been able to enjoy my summer at all and afraid to go into the winter like this and what if it fails again. Plus I am mor sure if I trust my surgeon this time

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Yeah, my summer wasn't so great either. At 43 yrs old it is hard to not be able to be active. We went on a family cruise in August, and while I did everything I wanted, I definitely paid for it.

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kibe75 | @kibe75 | Sep 21, 2018
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@pjss48

I've been told I'll need a knee replacement surgery. After reading all the problems here, I'm really nervous and scared on how I'll do.

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Everyone I talked to beforehand said I will be so happy after it's done and that it was the best thing they ever did ... yeah, not so much for me, but I was out of options. I had tried every injection and lost weight trying to help.

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kibe75 | @kibe75 | Sep 21, 2018
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@kneeproblem

I was so afraid of it being structural damage can I tell my surgeon I want a second opinion

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I would try. My other knee is starting to bother me, and I'm so afraid to have to go through this again. The surgeon who did mine is one of the best in our town, and the only one here who would do surgery at my age (I had a second opinion and was told I was too young and to just keep up with PT and taking diclofenac). If I need ti have anything done to my left knee, not sure I would stick with him again, even though I do like him otherwise.

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lioness | @lioness | Sep 21, 2018
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@kibe75

My ortho doctor wouldn't order me pain medicine at all after 6 weeks except for the diclofenac, which helped but the pain didnt completely go away, and even when I was told I couldn't take it any more would not prescribe anything just told me to take tylenol. He would only tell me to stick with physical therapy. My family doctor is the one who ordered my tramadol, which again helps, but I don't want to be on this forever.

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@kibe75 As long as you take the Tramadol as perscribed you wont become addicted to it or any other pain med

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kneeproblem | @kneeproblem | Sep 21, 2018

I cant take pain medication it makes me very sick

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kneeproblem | @kneeproblem | Nov 12, 2018

Has anyone been told they have water on their knee after get a partial knee replacement ? I am 7 months out after the replacement had a knee manipulation for scar tissue, 39 visits of PT also water theraphy etc. My surgeon just wants to open knee again remove scar tissue then says he will probably replace partial with full knee I am not ready for all of that again with no guarantee scar tissue will not return I went to a acupuncture d.o. and he was wonderful he did a sono on knee and said the knee has water on it and needs to be drained also the ligaments are stretched has anyone had water on knee after this surgery ????

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JK | @contentandwell | Nov 12, 2018
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@kneeproblem

I am having a hard time walking it hurts to put pressure on the knee. I have range of motion (not great but not bad ) but the knee is so swollen and the ligaments are stretched . Not my surgeon but the other doc said the fluid and swelling is causing most of my pain

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@kneeproblem @debbraw I have never had "water on the knee". I have not reached the amount of flex I would like to have, my ortho said I would really have a problem if I was in Japan!
He is going to do a small outpatient procedure where there are two very small incisions and they snip some scar tissue. I hope that will help. I am not having any pain or swelling in the recently done knee, but the other knee that was done about 6 years ago does hurt after exercise, but no water.
JK

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kneeproblem | @kneeproblem | Nov 12, 2018
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@kneeproblem

Has anyone been told they have water on their knee after get a partial knee replacement ? I am 7 months out after the replacement had a knee manipulation for scar tissue, 39 visits of PT also water theraphy etc. My surgeon just wants to open knee again remove scar tissue then says he will probably replace partial with full knee I am not ready for all of that again with no guarantee scar tissue will not return I went to a acupuncture d.o. and he was wonderful he did a sono on knee and said the knee has water on it and needs to be drained also the ligaments are stretched has anyone had water on knee after this surgery ????

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I sure will looking forward to some new hope

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