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Playfairy so sorry to hear …. First thing I read was you feel much better…. I...
I know you have another issue …. ... everyone it’s different for me the first tkr ... into other treatments that will help scar ... tissue….
Support Group: Joint Replacements
Posted: Oct 5, 2022
I am 6 weeks out of revision …. But I can say my first tkr I...
But I can say my first tkr I was never ... two times to big … so that was big issue ... for me also created a lot of scar tissue ... ..,, caused hip issues that I am addressing ... Helps with scar tissue and just loosen
You mentioned being still and icing and elevating for the three weeks after TKR. Just to...
elevating for the three weeks after TKR ... Just to be clear, with a TKR, PT should ... If you do nothing for three weeks, scar ... tissue will form and the knee may never ... anyone reading this, if you have a TKR
I agree about narcotics, but with knee# 1 I did not do a good job with...
pain management and ended up with scar ... tissue bc PT was difficult. ... My issue is being able to make sure ... who have had little pain with their TKR
Good evening @madz1979. It is great to meet you. You certainly jumped right in this evening....
I am asking is that I have had two TKR ... Last year I had a Mako Robotic TKR with ... myofascial release therapy) to avoid scar ... tissue build-up. ... So, she probably handled more issues
Support Group: Joint Replacements
Posted: Jul 25, 2022
Your question interest me not because I have allergies but the point will surgery make it...
point will surgery make it better…… my tkr ... make life better…..I thought with tkr ... myself and my body …..my body builds scar ... tissue very quickly that has been constant ... issue ….,if I knew this before hand
Hi Cindi - There is always a risk with surgery. Stay away from the partial knee...
Jerk kept telling me to wait, the scar ... tissue would hold it in place etc. ... SOB got me scheduled for that second TKR
I agree that surgeons need to listen to patients’ concerns and expectations. I am 5 months...
I am 5 months from my TKR. ... still struggle withe stiffness and scar ... tissue and my PT is addressing it with
Support Group: Joint Replacements
Posted: Dec 24, 2021
Good evening @suziet. As far as I know from my MFR therapist, the treatment is covered...
MFR sessions right after PT for my TKR ... I have avoided the scar tissue and ... swelling issues.
Support Group: Joint Replacements
Posted: Nov 18, 2021
I am 8 weeks post-op TKR--right knee. My femur was fractured during surgery. I have been...
I am 8 weeks post-op TKR--right knee ... I do still have scar tissue under the ... be eliminating some of it, as the scar
Good evening @gustbe. A huge welcome to Connect and a thank you to @jenniferhunter for this...
tissue. ... I discovered MFR when a previous TKR ... tissue completely disappeared. ... we are getting ready for a second TKR ... tissue this time.
Posted: Jul 28, 2021
I had TKR 2 years ago last October and the manipulation 2 months later. Things were...
I had TKR 2 years ago last October and ... surgeons decided to surgically remove the scar ... tissue. ... My surgeon said it was the worst scar ... tissue he's Ever seen and he does
Support Group: Joint Replacements
Posted: Mar 30, 2021
I’m sorry you have stiffness in both knees. I had one TKR and ended up with...
I had one TKR and ended up with limited ... I was told my abdomen was full of scar ... tissue from previous surgeries.
Support Group: Joint Replacements
Posted: Feb 17, 2021
I’m a year out of TKR on both knees. Im age 62 and wanted to plan...
I’m a year out of TKR on both knees. ... not seem like a viable answer fir scar ... tissue grows back, blood and trauma ... be biological as my uncle also has issues
Support Group: Joint Replacements
Posted: Feb 17, 2021
Vicodin initially and then gabapentin afterwards. I don’t really take anything anymore for the last year....
I had a double TKR. ... Left knee has been an issue. ... orthopedic next week to see if it’s just a scar ... tissue issue or some thing bigger
Support Group: Joint Replacements
Posted: Feb 13, 2021
This has been a long journey. My surgeon had a policy of waiting a minimum of...
quickly and about four weeks after the TKR ... infection and X-rays that confirmed all TKR ... appeared to be normal, he agreed that the issue ... was arthrofibrosis (excessive scar ... tissue).
Support Group: Joint Replacements
Posted: Jan 8, 2021
Good morning @helaineyancey, Welcome to Connect. As mentors, we have information and experience to share with...
burning discomfort sometime after the TKR ... You had a first TKR 3 years ago. ... restricted around a previous injury or scar ... tissue from surgery. ... Have you had any other structural issues
Support Group: Joint Replacements
Posted: Oct 20, 2020