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Learning to walk normal after knee replacement

Joint Replacements | Last Active: Jan 24 12:40pm | Replies (61)

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I have now that I have another surgeon who is checking me out.

This I found strange. After seeing the other surgeon, I still had an apt. scheduled with the original surgeon for my 9 month check up. I cancelled 5 days ahead of the apt., and did not reschedule. Well, the day before the cancelled apt, I get a phone call from his office reminding me of the apt. the next day! That was strange because the office uses the automated system to remind you about 3 days b4 any apt. Told her I had cancelled on ......... Never mentioned about rescheduling and she didn't ask. Just said something about it not being taken out of the system.

I was reading all the doc. notes from my visits to the original surgeon. No where does he even mention my concern about the tingling, pain and numbness I was always complaining about - that kept me from sleeping and doing things! Nothing about the therapy I also asked for several times!

I have been in various stages of pain, numbness, tingling and all kinds of things in my right leg for a full year! I can't even imagine this first surgeon would even think I would go and do that to my other knee/leg.

Sorry, but at times I gt very down in the dumps and feel I was so stupid with the first/second surgeries. I should have run like h*ll right then but I was hurting and with the covid it was difficult to even get some medical apts.

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You have my sympathies. Not least because my experience since March 2021 surgery mirrors yours. As has been recorded on this site many times, no surgeon seems to have any comments on the numbness. Mine is 3 by 4 inches in area after partial knee replacement. It is HIGHLY correlated with intense tightness and pain that forces the patella to click. This alarms my brain (against my wishes) that then means even tighter pain. Sensitive types create pain easily and the pain can become habit. I saw my surgeon after 6 months. X-ray and physical assessment he was clearly happy that this surgery worked. But declared he did not understand why I was still in pain. And then said 'see you in 6 months'. No hint of empathy or suggestion of what I should do. This is in the UK with free NHS healthcare so he has no cost element holding him back.