I have to have a knee revision and I'm so confused.
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I had both knees replaced 4 years ago. Recently I experienced pain and swelling in my right knee. My ortho's office scheduled me for an appointment with the ortho's assistant. After X-ray and cat scan I was told my bone was compromised and I needed a revision. The assistant put a needle in my knee to draw out any fluid to check for infection. No fluid, no infection. They told me I needed revision surgery asap.
I had to go to a different ortho dr. for an ankle problem on my other leg. I mentioned I was having revision surgery after only 4 years. He said "that shouldn't happen". I asked him why and he never really answered me. I spoke to a nurse friend and another doctor( not ortho) who is a good friend and both said the same thing.
I have yet to see the doc performing surgery. Now I am scared. Did my doctor screw up? Is my other knee going to be ok? I did insist they take an x-ray of my other knee. Doc assistant said it was ok but I'm not sure just an x-ray will show all that it needs too.
I called the office and insisted on an appt. to see the actual doctor. He is supposed to be one of "the best". I should mention, I did have excellent results with my original replacements until this happened. But now I'm not feeling very confident about any of this. Not sure what to ask the doctor. I'm sure he wouldn't want to say if he messed up. Should I try to find a different doctor...delaying my surgery I need asap?? Perhaps a doctor specializing in revisions? Any good info would be appreciated. I am so confused!
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jean02698 donna19728
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i have just had revision surgery 5 weeks ago to replace the knee put in 10 months ago. I would not let my original surgeon do the revision. i asked for a second opinion with a surgeon who specialized in my problem. My problem was that my knee cap snapped to tge side of my knee within 4 weeks. The original surgeon at my 2 week checkup told me that he had problems centering tge knee cap...and he hadnt seen that happen in years...but said he had fixed it.i could not do leg raises and had difficulty walking.
My second surgeon after xrays said my leg was crooked and that he would have to remove the knee, straighten the leg and stabilize the knee cap. Im amazed at 5 weeks how well i am doing and so happy to be able to raise the leg and walk at this point with just a slight limp which i am sure will correct itself. Dont be afraid to ask for a second opinion. The surgeon who did the revision showed me my xrays and explained why i needed a revision and the whole process and tge recovery period. A revision is a much slower process. I am located in Canada......where are you?