Re: Failed knee replacement

September 30, 2011

I can feel your pain through this email. So sorry you are going through all

this. I hope that this new doctor can help you find some relief. My husband

is going through a similar situation with his shoulder after surgery. I

think it's sad that doctors are so used to patients being in pain that they

overlook that possibly their own work might be at fault.

On Fri, Sep 30, 2011 at 2:21 PM, KathleenE <richkats2@...> wrote:

> **

>

> Had my knee replaced in June 2008 with a DePuy RP-F component. It never got

> " good " and as time went on it got more and more painful. I continued to go

> back to the surgeon who would take xrays and tell me that they looked

> " fine " . I moved out of state and saw another ortho who did xrays and

> immediately suspected a loose femoral comnponent. He checked me for

> infection (negative) and sent me for a bone scan. The bone scan confirmed

> his diagnosis. He is sending me to another ortho who is 100 miles from here

> who specializes in revisions. I'll see him next week. I am tired of pain.

> Had knee pain for 2 or 3 years before the replacement and now 3 more years

> since the replacement. And I am tired of fighting for sufficient pain meds

> to help me function. Sure I could take no meds and just stay in bed all day,

> but I live in a rural setting and am trying to help my husband who had a

> major heart attack last year. May I add that this all started with a major

> auto accident in 1973 ( I was a passenger -- fractured my femur). I have had

> 9 surgeries on my leg since that time, including an ankle replacement. I

> have also been told that my " good " knee has now gone bad. It's difficult. I

> want to blame someone. It never ends.

>

October 8, 2011

Thanks for your kind words. Saw the specialist last week who is quite certain

that I have had looseing of the femoral component. Have a revision scheduled

for December.

>

> > **

> >

> > Had my knee replaced in June 2008 with a DePuy RP-F component. It never got

> > " good " and as time went on it got more and more painful. I continued to go

> > back to the surgeon who would take xrays and tell me that they looked

> > " fine " . I moved out of state and saw another ortho who did xrays and

> > immediately suspected a loose femoral comnponent. He checked me for

> > infection (negative) and sent me for a bone scan. The bone scan confirmed

> > his diagnosis. He is sending me to another ortho who is 100 miles from here

> > who specializes in revisions. I'll see him next week. I am tired of pain.

> > Had knee pain for 2 or 3 years before the replacement and now 3 more years

> > since the replacement. And I am tired of fighting for sufficient pain meds

> > to help me function. Sure I could take no meds and just stay in bed all day,

> > but I live in a rural setting and am trying to help my husband who had a

> > major heart attack last year. May I add that this all started with a major

> > auto accident in 1973 ( I was a passenger -- fractured my femur). I have had

> > 9 surgeries on my leg since that time, including an ankle replacement. I

> > have also been told that my " good " knee has now gone bad. It's difficult. I

> > want to blame someone. It never ends.

> >

>

October 12, 2011

Sorry that you have so much trouble with the knee. Mine iscoming up for six

months and I still get some pain and not as much bend as I would like. I should

have the other one done but have more mobility with that side even with the

arthritis! Saw the surgeon recently and he said the protheses is good so assume

its something to do with tendons etc. Judith

>

> Had my knee replaced in June 2008 with a DePuy RP-F component. It never got

" good " and as time went on it got more and more painful. I continued to go back

to the surgeon who would take xrays and tell me that they looked " fine " . I moved

out of state and saw another ortho who did xrays and immediately suspected a

loose femoral comnponent. He checked me for infection (negative) and sent me for

a bone scan. The bone scan confirmed his diagnosis. He is sending me to another

ortho who is 100 miles from here who specializes in revisions. I'll see him next

week. I am tired of pain. Had knee pain for 2 or 3 years before the replacement

and now 3 more years since the replacement. And I am tired of fighting for

sufficient pain meds to help me function. Sure I could take no meds and just

stay in bed all day, but I live in a rural setting and am trying to help my

husband who had a major heart attack last year. May I add that this all started

with a major auto accident in 1973 ( I was a passenger -- fractured my femur).

I have had 9 surgeries on my leg since that time, including an ankle

replacement. I have also been told that my " good " knee has now gone bad. It's

difficult. I want to blame someone. It never ends.

>

October 12, 2011

Have you both had plenty of PT ? I had double and have been so much better.

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From: judith <curl_judith@...>

Joint Replacement

Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2011 9:02 AM

Subject: Re: Failed knee replacement

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