my story of my knee op going badly wrong
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hi im new to the forum i thought id like to give hope to some of you as ive had bi lateral knee replacements in december 2012 my tibia {chin bone}was fractured during surgery on one of my knees which left me with only toe touching for6 wks on that leg extreeme pain which resulted in very little bend on that knee ,3 months later with intensive physio still no bend beond 70 degrees ,then i had a grinding and giving way on my knee xray showed broken cement so more surgery to remove it , after opening the same scar it was just as painfull with still no real bend 6 months later i had mua keyhole it worked for a short while to bend but didnt last so last august (9mths ago) i had revision knee replacement with a different surgeon and was only given 15% chance of improvement .it was worth it .i have to say it was such hard work i was told if i get 90%it would be a success im only back from physio and had95%myself and after a push had100% which is fab my straightening is also a problem but it has stretched from 14%off straight to 8% so im getting there and pain has eased so much its not constant its been a long 2and a half years and alot of deep depression but my motivation got me there dont give up and dont accept that a revision wont improve it ,go see another surgeon if your not happy . im 57 yrs old i felt like an old lady i couldnt accept being a cripple im now gone back to sport taking it slowley
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glenda29798 irish_linda
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Take care.
irish_linda glenda29798
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moandrieu irish_linda
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veronica91735 irish_linda
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sarndra irish_linda
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What a journey. I feel blessed that mine went so well after having bilateral knees. I live in Australia & am so grateful to have had such a wonderful surgeon, anaesthetist & physio support. 10 weeks post op now & so happy, but realise still a long way to go.
Good luck to you all. Exercise frequently. drink lots of water, ice, meds, & did I mention exercise?
irish_linda sarndra
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