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← Return to Severe Pain after 2nd TKR
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Joint Replacements | Last Active: Jan 11, 2023 | Replies (66)
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I'm not sure, but I do know that I had shoulder surgery back in 2007 & then again in 2010 by another surgeon who said that he had to go back in because scar tissue had built up. Even with that I didn't have nearly as much problems as I am having with my knee. During the 2nd surgery the surgeon said I had so much scar tissue unlike anything he has ever seen within his 10 + years of being a surgeon. All I know is that I am afraid of the thought of the surgeon going back into my knee as well as the good knee, which they say is bone on bone. I'm afraid that I may experience the same issues. I have heard that all surgeries are not the same, well I don't want to take the chance.
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@lynnwade54 With all you have been through I can certainly understand your reluctance to put yourself through that again. If you do get a point where the pain from not having a TKR is really bad you may change your mind. If that happens, make absolutely sure you research your orthopedic doctor and that he is excellent. The doctor who did my second TKR has pretty much all great reviews on the rating sites and when I did have more pain that anticipated after the TKR he was seeing me frequently because he too was concerned!
So, ask people, and definitely check reviews. I do not give credence to reviews if there only a few but if the doctor has been around long enough to have many you can usually trust them. If you wait too long to have a TKR, I have heard the recovery is more difficult. I did that with my first TKR and I was limping badly and in pain all day every day so I took the first doctor I could get.
I had to delay the second TKR and during that time I exercised a lot building up the supporting muscles. That made a huge difference in my discomfort. The knee had gotten so good I had to wonder if I should go ahead or not, but I did. So please do leg exercises that will help to build those muscles up, like bike (I ride my recumbent bike), walking, either regular or on a treadmill, and using an elliptical.
Are you getting synvisc injections for the "good knee"? I found them to help a lot. There is at least one other brand also that I had one time but I found for me that the synvisc seemed to work better.
JK