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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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Patti In WA | @pthielen5923 | Mar 2, 2019
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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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In my neck of the woods, you need to wait 1 year for bone to solidify for another surgery...unless it is emergency. Also, from what I hear, not all ortho surgeons should do partials....it like putting grandma's teacup back together after it is broken, and expecting to be able to drink tea from it...only a few are skilled enough to do this.

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kneeproblem | @kneeproblem | Apr 10, 2019

I was wondering if anyone had a partial knee replacement and then a year after have to have a knee arthroscopic to remove scar tissue I already had a knee manipulation done in June I have great flex but just cant walk on knee and lots of pain still

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Justin McClanahan, Moderator | @JustinMcClanahan | Apr 10, 2019
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I was wondering if anyone had a partial knee replacement and then a year after have to have a knee arthroscopic to remove scar tissue I already had a knee manipulation done in June I have great flex but just cant walk on knee and lots of pain still

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@kneeproblem, you may notice I merged this discussion back in to your original discussion on partial knee replacements from September, 2018. I did this so all of the members sharing their experience with partial knee replacements would see your new message.

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l2consulting | @l2consulting | Jul 19, 2019

I had a partial knee replacement on July 2. I am only taking narcotic pain med at bed time and Advil during the day. I am up and around my home including stairs without a walker or cane. I took a short walk outside with my hiking poles. I continue to ice and elevate

Wondering if I am making enough progress or pushing it too hard. No formal PT.

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Justin McClanahan, Moderator | @JustinMcClanahan | Jul 19, 2019
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I had a partial knee replacement on July 2. I am only taking narcotic pain med at bed time and Advil during the day. I am up and around my home including stairs without a walker or cane. I took a short walk outside with my hiking poles. I continue to ice and elevate

Wondering if I am making enough progress or pushing it too hard. No formal PT.

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Hello @l2consulting. You may notice I moved your discussion and combined it with the existing discussion titled Partial Knee Replacement. I did this so the members already discussing this topic would see your post and have a chance to respond and so that you could see some of the previously posted messages as well. If you are replying strictly be email, I suggest clicking on VIEW & REPLY to see all of the previous posts by other Connect members.

@l2consulting, I had a total replacement in 2006 and the PT was quite difficult and intense for me. I am curious about a partial knee replacement however. How is your is your range-of-motion, pain, and swelling?

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JK | @contentandwell | Jul 19, 2019
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@l2consulting

I had a partial knee replacement on July 2. I am only taking narcotic pain med at bed time and Advil during the day. I am up and around my home including stairs without a walker or cane. I took a short walk outside with my hiking poles. I continue to ice and elevate

Wondering if I am making enough progress or pushing it too hard. No formal PT.

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@l2consulting It sounds to me as if you are doing all of the right things, and that you are doing great. If you are not in pain, why might you think you are pushing too hard? Your progress sounds excellent. Do they measure range of motion after a partial knee replacement as they do after a TKR? If so, how is yours now?
JK

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Debbra Williams, Alumna Mentor | @debbraw | Jul 20, 2019
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@l2consulting

I had a partial knee replacement on July 2. I am only taking narcotic pain med at bed time and Advil during the day. I am up and around my home including stairs without a walker or cane. I took a short walk outside with my hiking poles. I continue to ice and elevate

Wondering if I am making enough progress or pushing it too hard. No formal PT.

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Hi @l2consulting - Welcome to Connect! I agree with the others that your progress sounds great. I had a TKR in January and I tranitioned from walking with a walker to a cane after one week and from a cane to unassisted after the 2nd week. I started doing outside walks as soon as I got on the cane and for a while, my therapist wanted me to take the cane when I went on walks whether I needed it or not - just in case I got tired or the terrain was rough. I'm not really familiar with partial knee replacements. Why did they not order physical therapy for you?

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