Cortisone shot after TKR

cindy,
I have written about this before on this sight but maybe you have not seen it.
I had incredible pain after my TKR. 17 months after my knee replacement I finally went to a new orthopedic clinic in another state and found out that I had a Fabella bone behind my knee. I think it is a good idea to go to a doctor who did not do the TKR because I believe in some ways, they do not want to find anything wrong. Just my opinion. This is a rare extra bone, and I had several orthopedists who did not even consider this. This bone was in the same area behind my knee as my Baker's cyst. Maybe you could ask your doctor if he has ever considered this bone as a possibility. This fabella bone was not seen on an x-ray but it was identified on an ultrasound. You can google Fabella Bone to find out a little more about it. I had surgery to remove this extra bone and all of the pain that I had been living with went away. From what I have been told having a TKR can cause trouble with this bone. The bone had never bothered me before.
I knew something was terribly wrong, so I just kept fighting.

Hopefully you can get some relief. Let us know what you find out.
Katrina

I went to a orthopedic associates today was informed I need a TKR
Can anyone tell me what I'm in for ?

I will ask at my actual 12 month appointment on September 22....I still feel that tightness above my knee when I stretch or walk. I also hurt on the left side of my knee on the inside muscle. I don't understand it. I know I should be having all these muscle issues so far out. It could even be the muscle above where the baker's cyst used to be present before surgery. I have no clue. I have found I can take an occasional Aleve and that does help.

The first few months are rough.....I could not bend my knee hardly at all with the staples in and it pulled and hurt when I went to physical therapy. I used a walker for about 3 weeks and then graduated to a cane. Riding in the car was very uncomfortable as well for a while. I did however push myself and drove at 3 1/2 weeks. Be careful with the pain meds. I already have constipation issues and went 9 days with no bowel movement and did a bowel prep that my gastro called in for me. Thankful it worked within an hour and I was backed up to my distal colon (sp). I then used only Tylenol and muscle relaxers at night along with Gabapentin for nerve pain. It is a process and your physical therapist is your best friend and I believe in house therapy is the best. I did mine in late September however in March I started mowing my yard (43 minutes of nonstop walking), and am doing all I did prior to surgery except for getting up off the floor which is painful as I can't put much weight on my right knee. I recently went to Universal this past June and was walking 15-18,000 steps every day with my knee sleeve. Using a knee sleeve really helps me when I know I need to do lots of walking and was told as long as it didn't affect my range of motion it was ok. It's at 116. I suffered from lots of arthritis in my knee so I needed it and it was time. I"m being told that it can take for me longer than the year and hopefully the soreness and tightness will go away. You can do this just know it's a process. Make sure prior to surgery you have a walker, cane, higher toilet seat at home or get a raised toilet seat with handles on either side and a chair for the shower if you don't want to stand.

So this is my second (actually third...long story) knee replacement and I have a seemingly fluid based lump near my incision site. I am seven months out from my last surgery and until I developed this lump, was flying through recovery. In addition to being ugly, it's painful to the touch and keeps me needing to wear a sleeve whenever I walk any distance. Is this a "baker's cyst?" Never heard that term before. I don't see my doctor again for five more months but really want this thing gone.

You are better not knowing you may quickly change your mind. I’m sorry I didn’t wait longer. I think unless people are in severe pain and can’t walk it’s better to wait and have conservative treatment

A baker's cyst is usually located behind the knee on and you can feel it behind the knee. It feels like a small golf ball to me. I have a fluid pocket on the left side of my knee and PT said it was inflammation or some fluid so the used a scraper on my leg to release the fascia and move the fluid elsewhere. Hoping that works.

Ugh. All the little things you didn't expect. I'm done with PT so I guess I'll just wait and speak with my doc about it when I have my one year follow up. Thanks for the information.

Lots of little things.....I actually was done with PT last December 31 however I early April my NP send me for more PT as I was sore and stiff again and I felt I was going backwards. Although my ROM is great I get so sore and stiff and feel like things are pulling so I'm doing more stretching and stuff.

In pain Mgt now for over 1.5 years. Had cortisone, RFA, burns and blocks. Plus 4-5 epidurals. No more. Only one epidural really worked, one on each side of spine. At that time, I was able to weight evenly on both legs. Finding out now, think one leg is longer.