Joined: 01 Jan 2005 Posts: 1 Location: Melbourne Australia
Year Old Tkr And Continuing Pain And Swelling Posted: 01-01-05 07:19am
I had a pkr on my left knee in 1999 and 4
months later experienced massive amounts
of pain deep within the knee joint, as
this was all under insurance I had to wait
while everybody talked it over.In early
2003 I was told that I would be having a
tkr which would have me walking in no time
at all,after surgery I was told the
problem I had was due to hardware failure
and so I only had a "revision".
After a few months and the pain was back
and almost as severe as before. Towards
the end of 2003 I faced more surgery and a
full tkr done and was told there had been
another hardware failure.
Now a year since surgery and I have had in
the left leg/knee since then,
numbness/pins and needles around 2 toes,
severe pain in my calf,redness in the skin
over my shin, severe swelling and heat
above the knee and pain in and around the
knee.
Has anyone experienced similair problems,i
am more concerned now with the swelling
and heat that is generated.
Any thoughts would be appreciated
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jewel312s
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 23 Sep 2005 Posts: 1 Location: north east maryland
Knee Replacemetn Posted: 09-23-05 21:04pm
My mother had the same experience, in fact
her knee is still swollen and painful and
it has been 4 months. No one can seem to
tell her the problem. She has been
hospitalized three times since the surgery
for infections and it seems to be
resilient to any treatment. If you have
had any luck figuring out the problem,
please let me know. I want her to have
relief from constant pain and suffering
from a surgery that was supposed to make
her life easier. Thank you
