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Pain months after Total Knee Replacement

Joint Replacements | Last Active: Dec 28, 2021 | Replies (53)
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@gracebalch

I've had both knees and hips done, and 3 surgeries went really well. However, after the last knee surgery, I was doing reasonably well for about a month and then felt terrible, even worse than before the surgery. The more I exercised and used that knee, the worse it felt. My surgeon ordered a CT scan, and discovered that the appliance had rotated and is at least 33 degrees out of alignment. Now I am considering the risks of a revision.

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labbadia1 | @labbadia1 | Sep 10, 2021

First - I would definitely find a better surgeon. Your surgeon did a terrible job and is not qualified to do a revision surgery.

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marymelba | @marymelba | Sep 10, 2021

So sorry to hear that.

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Sue, Volunteer Mentor | @sueinmn | Sep 10, 2021

I'm so sorry to hear that happened. Does the doc have any idea why - was it glueless, broken bone...?
I know it is disappointing as well as painful, to realize that not every surgery is perfect. I had to have 3 hip revision/replacement surgeries after my initial replacements, and never considered NOT doing it - the pain and disability from the bad hips made me determined to have the best hips I could. And I'm glad I did it - over 10 years now of being able to live with good mobility.

If your surgeon has a good explanation for what happened, and you are comfortable with them, you could consider not changing docs. On the other hand, if they have a doc to refer you to who deals with more complex cases...

So I will ask - are you willing to continue to live with the pain and loss of mobility if there is a way to fix it? That is a decision only you can make.
Good luck , and let me know how you decide to proceed.
Sue

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