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TKR #2..... Lessons I am learning

Joint Replacements | Last Active: Feb 3, 2023 | Replies (64)
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@evie66

Hi Chris

Many thanks for your reply.
I lived in Inverurie for 20 years it is a wee market town which is 5 miles from Kintore 😊small world indeed !
I have been working with 2 therapists for 5 months, one a PT and the other a sports injury specialist. Both therapists have been trying to enable strength in my quads and loosen my very tight hamstrings, ouch and more ouch would be a word I use at their sessions weekly.
The spacer suggested by my OS is an open knee operation to put in a larger nylon insert into the hardware.
He advised this may or may not work as my left knee is hyperextended and not tightening up as he had expected. Sorry for going on a bit guys. Healing thoughts to all from me.

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futureglory | @futureglory | Sep 18, 2021

My doctor wants to put in smaller spacers because my knees are too tight.

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Chris Trout, Volunteer Mentor | @artscaping | Sep 19, 2021

@evie66, I do not know quite what to say about this information. Let me see if I understand. There has been an assessment of your situation and the solution recommended may or may not work. That sits me down for few moments of thought. I think this depends are how much of a risk-taker you are. Do you decline this open knee surgery and continue to deal with a tight environment for your replacement.

Is it possible for you to get a second opinion in Scotland? I think that is what I would consider first. I have also known folks to find solutions by just putting out a request for help. Someone may know someone who knows someone, etc.

Does your clinician how your left knee got hyperextended?

May you be successful in your search for an answer with which you are comfortable.

Chris
This is a PS for you. When I was in Kintore, I noticed that the local doctor was named Dr. Christie.
I wish now I had been brave enough to knock on his door. I also visited the cemetery and found more Christies. My grandmother was given a Homestead by the US president because she was willing to go out west and marry. And that is how my mother arrived. They lived on that piece of property for many years.

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