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Total Knee Repair Revision: A Success Story
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Ezas, I have a totally botched TKR. First my surgeon pinched off the popliteal artery be hind my knee and said the totally numb leg and foot was normal. The foot soon turned purple and cold, he still said normal. My primary is the one who ordered and ABI test and then angiogram that found the blocked artery (but no plaque at least). It was almost 2 months when I had the artery surgery. Foot was pink and warm, but still have some numbness to spots on the bottom of my foot and some of my toes. Then a fractured kneecap (again lack of blood flow to blame). Then I found out he put in too small of a plastic piece between metal parts. That is causing my knee to give out on me.
So long story short...I need to look at a revision to get my leg back to be able to stand on it.
My knee is back to being as big as pain as before TKR in Feb. 2019. Just don't really want to go through it all again if I will be in the same situation again.
I just need to find out if others are happy they did a revision and what results were different from the first go round. (I had my left knee in 2013 and it was a piece of cake! up and going everywhere in 2 weeks with sometimes a cane and was looking forward to the right knee, which ended up being a royal pain in the _ _ _ _.)
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Hi Lori I replied to you I don’t know what happened to the text so I will try again …. So sorry to hear what you are going through…..I know it is tough to decide to go through that pain all over again it was difficult for me also until I found out my knee was too big …than I just had to mentally prepare myself I knew I was going to do the revision after I met with new surgeon…,he explained what was wrong with my knee and how and with what he would fix it he explained he used mako robotics that it is more accurate system ….. he was confident he could help me …. Fortunately I knew how to prepare for knee replacement I had my surgery on Thursday I was at pt on the following Tuesday than the following Thursday I was at myofascial release for edema I went three times a week for edema was just half hour session I had no swelling after this surgery even doing pt…. I did that the first month than dropped to twice a week for edema …. You know what relief you can get with a good knee replacement…..for me best thing I could have done last year flexion at 65 before revision surgery now I am over 100 …. The moment I woke up from surgery I knew it was going to be different I did not have pain ….. so all I can say Lori for me I found good revision surgeon , put everything in place pt, mfr therapist….. prayed a lot …. I did not want to go on the way I was ….. so Lori good luck to you whatever you choose to do…if you need to chat or have any other questions don’t hesitate to ask ….for me revision was life changing in the best way
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Sorry about all that went wrong lori. I suggest you find a surgeon who specializes in revision TKR surgery. Yes they do exist. And I would probably only use a surgeon who has done revisions. Interview some surgeons, look at recommendations and evaluations. I have not had the need for a revision, but this is what I'd do.
Get better and all the best,
Joe