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Comments (466)
U asked: "How long will it continue to hurt to do stairs?" I'm not an MD...
such a huge mistake agreeing to the TKR ... needle the MD uses to separate my scar ... tissue which appears to be helping
Support Group: Joint Replacements
Posted: Aug 18 10:39am
Thanks for this comment. You state very plainly that a good recovery from a TKR, or...
plainly that a good recovery from a TKR ... With a TKR, there is a reason they have ... of exercises missed is a chance for scar ... tissue to form.
Support Group: Joint Replacements
Posted: Sep 22, 2023
Your pain could be from an impinged popliteal tendon which is right around the knee. I...
cutting the tendon and getting rid of scar ... tissue. ... about 1/5 people have significant issues ... after a tkr.
Support Group: Joint Replacements
Posted: Feb 9, 2023
So sorry to hear …. Do you have same dr…..when did you have tkr….. I go...
you have same dr…..when did you have tkr ... after surgery first for edema than scar ... tissue….
Support Group: Joint Replacements
Posted: Jul 21, 2022
Good evening @krenn........sorry for being a little late getting back to you. I have surgery scheduled...
therapist was able to correct the issue ... What we did with the second TKR was ... I had no scar tissue problems with this ... Eliminating the scar tissue made it ... bit of regression with that mobility issue
Support Group: Joint Replacements
Posted: Jul 15, 2022
Chris, Thank you for the information. I am afraid I do not know really much about...
to get the restrictive fascia and scar ... tissue released and then it was over ... therapist was able to correct your issue ... At my initial PT after my TKR, I left
Support Group: Joint Replacements
Posted: Jul 12, 2022
Hi, I am in the same spot you are. 3 surgeries on my right knee, been...
TKR Oct 2021 Now I have large thick ... scar tissue... that my surgeon is going ... ; he will schedule to take out the scar ... tissues. ... Has anyone ever had scar tissue removed
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Posted: Jul 11, 2022
UPDATE: 6 Weeks Post TKR. blood clots in calf that blew up my immediate post TKR...
UPDATE: 6 Weeks Post TKR. ... calf that blew up my immediate post TKR ... Fear is scar tissue below knee has formed ... Therapist has me rubbing scar tissue ... Looking back from 6 weeks post TKR
Support Group: Joint Replacements
Posted: Jul 1, 2022
Wonderful comments and medical experiences. Many thanks! Not sure my problem "fits". TKR is fine, according...
TKR is fine, according to surgeon (and ... pain, according to them, is due to scar ... tissue from broken patella.....due
Support Group: Joint Replacements
Posted: Jun 11, 2022
Hi new to group, ammaw52, my Dr. Wants to do a mua June 17 2022. I...
I had tkr 4 months ago today. ... me about any other way to break up scar ... tissue. ... Any suggestions to break up scar tissue
Good evening @mrnomad, welcome to Connect. I hope that a good number of TKR folks will...
I hope that a good number of TKR folks ... I had scar tissue build-up with my first ... TKR about 10 years ago. ... of my scar tissue history, the PT provider ... tissue. "Surgical scar tissue
Support Group: Joint Replacements
Posted: Mar 1, 2023
You are correct to be concerned. TKR was a terrible mistake for me so make sure...
TKR was a terrible mistake for me so ... been 8 months since my surgery and scar ... tissue has built up inside for the
Support Group: Joint Replacements
Posted: Mar 1, 2023
Hi @jw14450, I moved your question about removing scar tissue after TKR to this existing discussion...
tissue after TKR to this existing discussion ... discussion/how-do-you-treat-excess-scarring-after-tkr ... Tissue Around Knee After TKR https: ... /connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/scar-tissue-around-knee-after-tkr ... connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/will-mfr-help-with-scar-tissue-build-up
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Posted: Jan 4, 2023
I am recovering from TKR (9/16/22). It has been a tough recovery, but I'm using a...
I am recovering from TKR (9/16/22). ... knee which i assume still has some scar ... tissue should I get more antibiotic
Support Group: Joint Replacements
Posted: Jan 2, 2023
Good evening @marcia2023 @ezas123 @sueinmn Welcome to Connect where you will be in touch with lots...
will be in touch with lots of fellow TKR ... disappointed with your current post-TKR ... my personal resource for my second TKR ... MFR was in response to post-surgery scar ... tissue removal after my first knee
Support Group: Joint Replacements
Posted: Oct 20, 2022
I am currently at 5 weeks post TKR and have problems with flexion/extension related to old...
I am currently at 5 weeks post TKR and ... with flexion/extension related to old scar ... tissue from injury and prior surgery
Support Group: Joint Replacements
Posted: Nov 29, 2022
Greetings @busdriver57. And thank you @colleenyoung for the introduction. First of all, let me praise you...
wrap my hands around the sleeping issue ... you have trouble sleeping before the TKR ... Do you notice swelling in the TKR area ... That can indicate a bit of scar tissue ... Because the connective tissue in the
Support Group: Joint Replacements
Posted: Nov 29, 2022
Hi all 68 days now…. I have been stuck for little bit now at 100-102… I...
I already was dealing with scar tissue ... among other issues….. at the end of ... we all do that is the nature of a tkr ... …..so all my fellow tkr thank you for
Support Group: Joint Replacements
Posted: Oct 4, 2022
Thank you for giving me confidence about my revision in a few weeks. Due to congenital...
Have struggled with last TKR since surgery ... term and one arthroscopy to remove scar ... tissue.
Support Group: Joint Replacements
Posted: Sep 29, 2022
goodpeople, I think the chances of developing scar tissue can be drastically reduced by doing all...
I think the chances of developing scar ... tissue can be drastically reduced by ... recommended PT immediately after a TKR ... You know that once the scar tissue forms ... So to all contemplating a TKR, get in
Support Group: Joint Replacements
Posted: Sep 20, 2022