After 12 years of a wonderful result from knee replacement,I had septic arthritis,a bad infection that required 6 days in the hospital,a surgery requiring the plastic part removal with infected tissue and scar tissue removal and antibiotics applied to the area and metal parts. Than a month at home with a pic line for antibiotics and a life time of oral antibiotics. It was so much worse then the actual knee replacement and after 4 months,I’m still having some pain and swelling.
Plus I’m worried about side effects of meds and return of another infection that the surgeon said could return.