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Knee Replacement Failure - Need total reconstruction
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How does someone really find an excellent surgeon when you have commercial insurance? Sure, there are ways like calling top PT clinics and asking if any particular surgeon has better results than most, but then, you have to check to see if they're in your network. There are websites like Vitals and Health grades but most people comment on office staff, waiting time, and the surgeon's bedside manner. Not the surgery itself. So how do you find the best surgeon? I am 6 months PO and getting a second opinion next week because I am still in agony. I feel something is wrong, my surgeon said my X-rays look great and referred me to pain management Grrrrrr
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@dkapustin, I think I had an excellent surgeon for my TKR. He also did my Delta Reverse shoulder. It did take about 1 year to be able to get up in the morning and walk across the bedroom without noticing that I had an artificial joint.
When I visited him because of the pain, he took Xrays and then showed them to me and told me that the surgery looked very good. With a gentle hug, he said, "I am so sorry Chris, "it is the facia."
He was absolutely correct. I didn't even know what the word facia meant. He was very helpful. After three years of Myofascial Release Therapy (MFR), I was finally able to start walking again. Not the 5-8 mile walks...the 1-mile walk. Just two weeks ago, I had another "flare". Yesterday, I started to see some daylight. So I don't know if it was something I said that the darn fascia didn't like or ???????. Be free of suffering today....Chris