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Miserable from TKR: What can I do to get better?
Joint Replacements | Last Active: Nov 26, 2022 | Replies (88)Comment receiving replies
Had my TKA March 2020 (one week before COVID shutdown). Recovery was slow and long until it was apparent that knee/leg was hyperextending and I could not walk without assist of cane. Spacer revision was done May 2021 with no significant improvement to date. Of note: back disk disease predates this conundrum w/knee with concurrent difficult walking. I am now scheduled to see a spine surgeon (had been recommended for a fusion surgery years before the knee gave out). I definitely don't want to go down that road if it leads to more dissapointments. Anyone out there lived through this unfortunate situation and can you offer some advice?
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cedarrose I am sorry to hear what you are going thru, I had my my TKR Oct 31 2018 and have been in terrible pain since. I have tried 17 procedures since that surgery, shots, cutting some nerves , revision , spinal implants all to no good results. I can't walk 1 step without terrible pain but I refuse to stop searching for an answer . What really help me was Bio feedback attention training and listening to music. I think it is so important to have something YOU REALLY LIKE and do that each day.. Your mental health has to be in the right focus to get thru these days that one never saw coming. Be positive , find what you enjoy and do it BEST OF LUCK
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Hi @cedarrose, welcome. You'll notice that I moved your message to a similar discussion in the Joint Replacements group (https://connect.mayoclinic.org/group/joint-replacements/). I did this so that you can more easily connect with others like @ellerbracke @chickenhaslips @artscaping @sprinrosa64 @labbadia1 @marymelba @norakathryn @loriaakre and others.
I'm sorry to hear that your TKR from March 2020 has not been successful and this is compounded by disk disease and the possible need for fusion surgery. Is it suggested that the issues with the knee get resolved before moving forward?