Hello Skeleton this is Irish 283 with the continuing saga of my failure of the original TKR from 8/2019….well Dr.#11 and I agreed on a course of action. Last Tuesday 10/18 I had a minimally invasive procedure….after looking at the last MRI the Dr.said he would remove spacer from my knee and put in a NEW REPLACEMENT SPACER WHICH IS BIGGER. He felt this would definitely help stabilize my knee and my MCL did not have any tears at all. While replacing the spacer, my dr, noticed that the original spacer was way too small and implanted incorrectly! He also felt that the Methylmethylacrylate (sp?) also played a part in my pain and discomfort. He felt it made my scar tissue even thicker to deal with for removing it from my knee.
I am only ONE WEEK post op so don’t have too much to say….yes it hurts, yes it’s swollen, yes it’s warm to touch. He did go through the original site. I go for first PT examination on Thursday, Oct.27, and again on 10/31. See Dr. For post op on 11/2. I am using a walker for now and trying to get extension….I do use cryocuff throughout day and night.
Sooooo my story continues….
I will keep in touch…..