I couldn’t believe it when I read your message. I was 18 months postop when I finally found a doctor that was willing to go through with the testing that you went through.
Was all set to have it operated on at Beth Israel and Covid struck. The problem is after I had the imaging it was discovered that I might have a plate loose within the implant. Only way to tell for sure if they open me up.
It was a striker implant that was was used back in 2018 and there have been some complaints if you Google the information.
Surgeon number one who I only stayed with for three months due to insurance issues and my lack of trust in him denied any sort of further imaging beyond x-ray.
I went along with the two manipulations which did not work. 40 sessions of physical therapy then an additional 20 sessions after that was done equals 60 sessions altogether. Tons of money and co-pays to that particular hospital and then they try to charge me for the manipulation under anesthesia bill.
So you are talking to someone that is fed up, exhausted, tired of being in pain when walking up the stairs or walking more than 75 feet. I am having that second operation which is going to be an open lysis of Adhesions and possibly a brand new knee. I’m going to push for the brand new knee because I don’t want to fix the adhesion problem only to find out that it was a crappy striker implant that was causing most of the problem.
Best of luck on your journey. By the way this is my second year it will be two years in July that I was first operated on.
Last time I was measured I was only 85° flexion and I know that I’ve lost some of these months due to inactivity.
And no I never had a CPM machine. Fatal flaw in judgement. I had a pre-existing contracture before my initial surgery and the CPM machine I feel would’ve helped!!