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Knee cap pain after knee replacement surgery

Joint Replacements | Last Active: Jan 14, 2023 | Replies (25)
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@rennie

I am 21 months post LTKR and my knee cap pain/burning persists and is pretty much constant. Tightness above and below. Numbness in foot. Gabapentin and Tramadol prescribed by Physiatrist help some. Ortho says she sees nothing wrong, but I assure you, something is not right. I have requested appointment for 2nd opinion, but do not know how to approach. My issue is complicated by back issues. I had L5 Decompression bc Ortho said the problem not my knee. I think she is wrong and I have two issues. How do you get the doctors to listen? Am I explaining my pain incorrectly? Frustrated!

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John, Volunteer Mentor | @johnbishop | Jan 4, 2023

@rennie, I'm sorry to hear that your doctors don't seem to be listening. There is a great website that might help you open up the lines of communication with your doctors. Here are a couple of links:

-- Tools for the Visit: https://patientrevolution.org/visit-tools
-- Communication Barriers: https://patientrevolution.org/barriers

Do you normally take a list of questions to your appointments with you?

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continentalred | @continentalred | Jan 13, 2023

I am sending you this article I recently read. I found it to be very interesting
https://www.mayoclinic.org/medical-professionals/orthopedic-surgery/news/saphenous-nerve-neuroma-after-total-knee-arthroplasty/mac-20482753

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sprinrosa64 | @sprinrosa64 | Jan 14, 2023

Rennie sorry to hear about your pain. I went thru very similar pain after my TKR ,the pain was below my knee and across the knee cap, as well as the tightness above knee. I tried so many different therapies and drugs with nothing working. I finally received complete pain relief in the knee cap area after a doctor cut my saphenous nerve. This was pretty extreme thing to do but it worked for the knee cap, it had no effect on any other area. But at the point of agreeing to it I could barely work. The pain below my knee , say the top of the tibia , is terrible bu I will keep searching for answers. BEST OF LUCK TO YOU , KEEP MOVING AND SEARCHING . MAYBE THE SAPHENOUS NERVE IS SOMETHING TO LOOK INTO

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