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How my life changed after knee replacement

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My TKR Nightmare

susan_johnson05@yahoo.com
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As of today my knee hurts worse than it did before the surgery. Painful, swollen and hurts to stand or walk. Forget trying to turn over in in bed. Putting ice on it, does not help at all. Every time I've gone to see someone about my knee I feel like I am being a burden to them. They just want to brush me off and hurry me out the door. All I hear is your x-rays are fine, we will take some fluid and test it. Lets do some blood work. Oh you are gonna have swelling. Sorry if you don't have an infection I can't help you, that's what the last doctor just told me. What happen to how you are all about helping your patient, working to get them back on track, feeling better? I am so fed up right now I am at a lost as to what to do. I have basically become immobile it hurts just to stand up.
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Kellifoster
I’m new to this site. I wish the stories had dates because I have no idea when this was written. I really hope you are doing better though. I would keep pushing with your doctor. Also what s out your Physical Therapist. What do they say?
Rltkr
I know what you’re feeling about Drs. I am 21/2 yrs post op on first tkr and just had my revision due to a very loose knee. My first surgery they damaged my femoral nerves so I have permanent nerve damage to my lower leg now. The Dr was so mad at me because I wasn’t one that went the way it is suppose to be. They were not helpful at all. Now with this one it is starting to feel loose and feels unstable, and I’m in a log of pain. I’m under 50 yrs old, you don’t get that many opportunities to redue a knee. I just want to let you know you’re not alone.
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ELR
I too can empathize. I’ve been putting off calling the doctor because I just know he won’t do anything. I am four months out and there’s no way I ever thought I’d be feeling this badly. He did tell me my knee situation would give me a more difficult recovery, but he never said why. I just keep hoping when I get to that six month mark I see a change, but I hate sitting on my butt all the time because it hurts too much every time I go do anything that remotely challenges me. I feel so bad for everyone on this site who is suffering. I’m supposed to get my other knee done and it will be a very long time before I consider doing this again.
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