2 weeks away from TKR and having doubts
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I had my pre-admission appointment and it has left me wondering if I am doing the correct thing by going ahead with this. The doctor says 1 in 3 are not happy with the result. Talked about loss of movement in knee which doesnt sound like progress. The inplant will be stainless steel. I have been reading online about titanium and all sorts of other space age sounding materials. This may have been in the States I guess but this stainless steel sounds old fashioned. The justification is that its tried and tested but that approach would have us still using leaches. I need both knees done but approach is only to do one intially. So I am facing 3 motnhs incapicitation, off work etc with the same thing to follow in the next couple of years. I was also told that as I am only 53 I will need to repeat the procedure later in life. Sorry - reading this back I sound like I am whinging. Does anyone know anyone who has been through this and it has improved things? Just the doc painted a pretty bleak picture.
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joan51826 roger09530
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I had my right knee done 10th April this year. At first I didnt think I would ever get better. But now I am nearly painless and have total movement. Its still numb but mobility wise I am almost back to normal. I am having the other knee done in Oct because this is now giving me a lot of pain. Dont be put off this is worth going through.
roger09530 joan51826
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Sorry to do the 20 questions thing.
Roger
joan51826 roger09530
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I can almost move as well as before which wasnt bad considering the pain.
Now I can do most things except kneeling down. I had the steel implant.
The outside of my knee is numb but not sore.
roger09530 joan51826
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grace47953 roger09530
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roger09530 grace47953
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Also, if I can ask, what made you ask for the Genesis II implant? How did you know about it and what made you want that one? Also were you NHS, or private?
Apologies if I am prying.
Roger
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petemorris grace47953
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I would have thought 'moderation' of perfectly innocent stuff wouldn't take as long as it has. I'm a moderator on a forum in Sheffield, so I know how it works.
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Emis_Moderator petemorris
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I have deleted posts with personal details in and edited phone numbers etc out of other posts. We do not publish these details, if anyone wants to contact each other out of the forums please use the Private Message service.
I have also removed the direct link to the blog here and in the other discussion by Pete and information about other forums. Once again, use the PM service to exchange these.
http://patient.uservoice.com/knowledgebase/articles/398316-adding-links-to-posts
http://patient.uservoice.com/knowledgebase/articles/398331-private-messages
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Alan
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ruby95450 roger09530
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tom72276 roger09530
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grace47953 tom72276
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Where did you have the op? we will be avoiding this hospital.
By the way , I also had a torn quad. still not OK, blamed on too vigourous exercise.
I have done extensive checks on surgeons, implants, told hospital what I wanted to have. requested consultant do do the operation , was lucky with hospital, must admit.
If you ever need another op, ask to be send to Stanmore in London. specially revisions should be done by very eXperienced surgeons like Prof T Briggs, Mr Carrington etc.
petemorris grace47953
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The hospital I went to was Barnsley General Hospital, and as I've said, I couldn't fault anything they did. I fear that when something goes wrong with an operation, the profession tend to 'close ranks' and don't give you the full story of what went wrong, for fear of litigation....Or am I cynical old sod?
roger09530 tom72276
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very best wishes
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