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Knee replacement gone bad: Patella & Recovery
Joint Replacements | Last Active: Jun 20 8:29am | Replies (14)Comment receiving replies
Your experience is horrible. It should not have happened. It seems absolutely crazy. I have had two total knee replacements; a hip replacement; and a reverse shoulder replacement. I had excellent surgeons that specialized in just those body parts. I never had any problem - and no pain with either the hip replacement or the shoulder replacement.
Even if I had to use my savings to pay for it, I would go out of town to a large city that has a high volume practice with knee replacement experts that specialize in revision knee surgeries. I would find out what you need to have done to get the problem fixed and then do it. It might involve changing insurance. My understanding is that insurers cannot discriminate against patients for pre-existing conditions. But be sure to verify. Always verify.
I agree. Orthopedic surgeons (and any doctor) are loathe to say anything negative about their brethren in the same city or region. They fear lawsuits if you filed a malpractice claim, etc. . Lawsuits can be very expensive for the physician that tells you what the other doctor did wrong. Lawsuits take up inordinate amounts of time for everyone and that is the major issue.
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Thanks for sharing about your successful joint replacements. I do agree it's best to do some homework to find a good ortho surgeon. We moved after retirement and I had to find a knee doctor to replace both knees.
I searched for doctors in their late 30s to mid 40s with a solid pedigree. I found a guy who did his residency at the Cleveland Clinic. Good enough for me. Both surgeries were successful and I did a lot of work to make it so. But it starts with a good surgeon. My Dr also used the Stryker/Make robotic assistant.
Question - what was your recovery like for the RSR? I'm sure that's next for me whether it's traditional or reverse. I don't really want to sleep in a recliner but will if I have to. What was pt like and is there anything that can be done ahead of surgery to aid recovery, like pt? Thanks!
Haha, fun thing about lawsuits, trying finding a lawyer that will even take your case has been impossible. I am past the statute of limitation from my first surgery. Even though I am still having problems and I don't know how much it is going to cost my in future.
I agree that most docs won't say anything about their local counterparts but in my case, the situation was so bad that the second opinion surgeon I saw said the first doc should have never done a partial knee on me as they have such a high level of failures (it failed the first time they got me up after operation. I can say that was a surprise for me. The 2nd surgeon was refaered to me by primary care doc, and when I told him what he said, even he was surprised. My hubby was there and could back it up.
The first surgeon ws nothing but a whole bunch of problems. For the operation I was left under sedation for about an additional hour before surgery because, supposedly, the package the instruments were in had hole it it and had to be presterilized. At least that was what my hubby was told though there is nothing about that in the surgery notes we got later. The surgeon even toldme that at my first check-up but then Hubby brought it up and he affirmed it. Strange.
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Thank you for validating how i feel. Sometimes i feel like i am over acting but then i realize my quality of life should be better than what i am experiencing. I am working with Mayo Clinic and my out of network insurance coverage to figure out the cost.