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Debilitating pain 6 months after knee replacement
Joint Replacements | Last Active: Feb 22, 2023 | Replies (117)Comment receiving replies
Very helpful. I have gone to 3 Doctors for evaluation. One uses Stryker method. The other Doctors who don’t use the Stryker/Mako robotic assistant say the surgery is just as good without the robotic assistant. i felt why not use the best.
At this point I hesitate to have surgery. I don’t have pain in everyday walking. But right knee bows out and is making my walking off and gives me pain in foot. And I cannot go up steps without
I am worried i will have more pain after surgery as many people do.
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I'm not so sure the majority of people have pain after a TKR. I'm glad I didn't come upon this forum before my surgeries! The people who are satisfied don't go out of their way to post.
Ultimately it's up to you. I was happy with the results of the surgeon and the Stryker process. FWIW, the PT told me that patients who had the TKR using Stryker recovered faster. I'm a good example of that. I'm very satisfied and all pre-surgery pain is gone.
Best of luck as you make your decision. I suggest more research before you make a decision.
Joe
I have had several hip replacement surgeries, and a host of smaller orthopedic surgeries to deal with arthritis pain and damage. The best advice I ever got from 2 surgeons was "You will know when it is time to do surgery. When the pain gets bad enough, or the joint gets bad enough, to seriously affect your quality of life day-to-day, it is time."
As for robotic or traditional - robotic! I'm sure several people here can weigh in. My friend had one of each - the Stryker/Mako knee is superior to the other - perfect fit because it was made from the image of her own joint, more precisely placed so healing was quicker & easier. They corrected a serious bow in the leg - on the traditional TKR, the doc said he was only comfortable fixing it partway. I think Chris (@artscaping) can tell you about how they are different, too.
So my question - is it affecting your day-to-day quality of life at this point? Or preventing you from doing what you want to do?
Sue
I'm not convinced that the majority of people have problems with recovery. That said, every situation is unique. I was bone on bone in both knees and in daily pain just walking. The new knees are pain free. I did exercise for a full year with a trainer and went into the surgery in very good shape. That made the recovery much easier.
All the best to you.
Joe
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If there is no pressing need for surgery, I would personally delay. But seek advice from professionals. Surgery can be traumatic and pain and physio afterwards debilitating for months. And surgery can go wrong - after partial knee replacement 18 months ago I am in more pain than before. Building muscles to counter the bowing would be a path to follow now I suspect.