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Has anyone had a tight band feeling after total knee replacement?
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Very sorry to hear about your pain and other problems. I have had 4 TKR's and the last one has almost 3 years on it. So fingers are crossed! Have had almost no pain from any TKR but the Polyneuropathy makes up for that. Will keep you in my prayers as I am sure many others are doing as well. I agree completely about wishing you'd never had it done! My L leg is over 3' shorter than the R so I must wear special shoes to compensate for the lost length of my leg. Even with the shoe, walking is proving to be impossible without a walker. I doubt I will ever walk on my own again. I advise anyone considering a TKR to get a 2nd and 3rd opinion and ask the docs if their is any possible way to avoid knee replacement , such as wearing a cast to allow the knee to heel, or anything that can be thought of rather than surgery. I had a bad knee as well as a fractured tibia, but I'd trade a cast to what I have now, and just live with a bad knee. God be with you!
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@lturn9 That's great that you had no pain, but terrible that your leg is now 3" shorter than the other. What caused that, I have never heard of that happening before. I think someone on here did have a slight change in leg length, but nothing close to 3". Did the fractured tibia cause that somehow?
I firmly believe that one of the most important things to do before getting a knee replacement is researching doctors and their outcomes. I had two good TKRs, the second one was great using the Conformis, custom made knee. I hear that the Mako surgery is highly successful also.
A person of course can get Synvisc injections to delay having a TKR, which I did do, but over time that becomes less effective. The only other option is stem cell surgery I believe, and that has to be paid for out-of-pocket because insurance does not pay for it. It is not 100% successful so it could be thousands of dollars wasted if you happen to be one of the people who does not get relief from it.
JK