Recent surgery

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Hi  ...just had a pattelo femoral replacement on 2/29.  Anybody have any

thoughts on what I can expect now?  I have alot of stiffness, which I am

grateful for because before this, it was all just incredible pain and

discomfort!  The worst of the pain, I hope, is over but I've heard some scary

comments on how hard the rehab/PT is.  Anyway, I am so glad I did this as the

condition of my knee continued to deteriorate.  The surgery was done by Dr.

at Tufts.  Really gave me alot of encouragement as to how it all went.

Thanks for your comments. 

[Guest guest]

Hi There,

I had the patellofemoral arthroplasty doe on my left knee on 1/10/12 (8.5 weeks

ago) at Mayo Clinic in Tochester where I live. I can tell you that the stiffness

is normal and it'll get better each week. You HAVE to do the work to get it

there, it won't happen on its own. Your PT right now is pretty minimal most

likely, but it will kick into gear! I think too it depends if you are in the

Sports Med side or ortho side and your age for depending how rigorous of a

program they will give you. I just turned 39 and they gave me a pretty involved

organ, where as an older uncle and coworker both are closer to retirement and it

was far easier. (and they were total replacements).

When I really turned a corner is when they put me in the bike-- not to pedal at

first, just to use as stretching with some resistance. I rememeber the first

time I pedaled a full circle. Now I bend at 113 degrees, goal is 90-110. I am

not stuck when I get up in the morning, it's even bent when I am sleeping-- but

I wasn't sure I'd get to that point!

I tell people like it feels like I'm continuing to unlock my knee. You need to

rebuild your quads again (Mayo uses a femoral nerve block, great for pain but

slowed my quads from waking up). I don't have pain at all, just sine stiffness

with over use or new exercise. Very happy with the results and still a ways to

go with getting it strong again

I'm happy to answer questions, you can always email me directly at

chezst@... as I foud it helpful to have someone to ask questions tool

that already went down that road. My other advice is to celebrate all the

victories, no matter how small!

Congrats ion the new knee!!

Sue Stanek

chondromalacia treatment

From: pombou51562000@...

Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2012 13:17:06 -0800

Subject: Recent surgery

Hi ...just had a pattelo femoral replacement on 2/29. Anybody have any

thoughts on what I can expect now? I have alot of stiffness, which I am

grateful for because before this, it was all just incredible pain and

discomfort! The worst of the pain, I hope, is over but I've heard some scary

comments on how hard the rehab/PT is. Anyway, I am so glad I did this as the

condition of my knee continued to deteriorate. The surgery was done by Dr.

at Tufts. Really gave me alot of encouragement as to how it all went.

Thanks for your comments.

[Guest guest]

I had my right knee done Nov. 8, 2012, my 13th knee surgery. No regrets.

I've gotten full range of motion back. That happened rather quickly for

me. I would have to say this has been my most difficult recovery as far as

pain goes out of all of my surgeries. That feels strange for me to say

given that I have relief from the pain on stairs that dogged me for years.

After months of physical therapy, we think my pain (which also occurs on

stairs) now comes from years of moving through the world in ways to prevent

pain and compensate for muscle weakness. I am 43 and had my first knee

surgery at age 10. I've spent decades compensating, using my hips and IT

band rather than my glutes. Once you have the replacement, that joint

requires that you move correctly and efficiently. My best advice is that

it's important to have a therapist who can look at how you move with a

critical eye and help you retrain your neural pathways. Eventually I'll

have my left knee done.

I wish you much luck. Everyone I've spoken to has had a different

experience and road to recovery. I think it's important we not compare

ourselves. Just know that it gets better andthat physical therapy is a key

to success. I know some doctors don't require long term pt. If you are in

a situation that your insurance will cover it, I do think it's a wise

choice. I've been doing since before my surgery and will likely continue

for many more months.

On Sat, Mar 10, 2012 at 3:57 PM, Tara Gandy-Sanford <try2livehealthy@...

> wrote:

> Hi

>

> I had both knees done. One in 2010 and one in 2011. I wouldn't say PT is

> that hard. One knee I am bending at 140 degrees they could push to 145. My

> other knee had a lot more swelling and I could only get it to 138 degrees

> and they could push to about 142. I have to a revision one knee so I hope

> after that I will be able to go back 140 degrees or more on my own. It was

> the most relieve from pain I had in the 8 years prior. I don't regret that

> at all I wish they had done it long before instead of all the other

> surgeries. The Rehab for the pfr was probably the easiest I had with all my

> prior surgeries. If you have any questions you can let me know I will try

> and answer them.

>

> Tara

> On Mar 10, 2012, at 4:17 PM, PETER FORD wrote:

>

> > Hi ...just had a pattelo femoral replacement on 2/29. Anybody have any

> thoughts on what I can expect now? I have alot of stiffness, which I am

> grateful for because before this, it was all just incredible pain and

> discomfort! The worst of the pain, I hope, is over but I've heard some

> scary comments on how hard the rehab/PT is. Anyway, I am so glad I did

> this as the condition of my knee continued to deteriorate. The surgery was

> done by Dr. at Tufts. Really gave me alot of encouragement as to how

> it all went. Thanks for your comments.

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Thanks  yes, I am very much in a celeratory mood - this is a syndrome that first

set in over 30 years ago after I did alot of running on poor quality shoes,

along with alot of basketball and all other sports, really. This is the first

operation that I know actually addresses the issue - the scopes and salvage ops

did nothing, so I am looking forward to the process of rehab and recovery..not

going to compete in anything again, but the idea of being able to  get out for a

leisurely stroll on my bike, or even walking without encountering pain after 1/4

mile...wow, those are things I thought I would never be saying again. P

From: chezst@... <chezst@...>

Subject: RE: Recent surgery

chondromalacia treatment

Date: Saturday, March 10, 2012, 5:25 PM

Hi There,

I had the patellofemoral arthroplasty doe on my left knee on 1/10/12 (8.5 weeks

ago) at Mayo Clinic in Tochester where I live. I can tell you that the stiffness

is normal and it'll get better each week. You HAVE to do the work to get it

there, it won't happen on its own. Your PT right now is pretty minimal most

likely, but it will kick into gear! I think too it depends if you are in the

Sports Med side or ortho side and your age for depending how rigorous of a

program they will give you. I just turned 39 and they gave me a pretty involved

organ, where as an older uncle and coworker both are closer to retirement and it

was far easier. (and they were total replacements).

When I really turned a corner is when they put me in the bike-- not to pedal at

first, just to use as stretching with some resistance. I rememeber the first

time I pedaled a full circle. Now I bend at 113 degrees, goal is 90-110. I am

not stuck when I get up in the morning, it's even bent when I am sleeping-- but

I wasn't sure I'd get to that point!

I tell people like it feels like I'm continuing to unlock my knee. You need to

rebuild your quads again (Mayo uses a femoral nerve block, great for pain but

slowed my quads from waking up). I don't have pain at all, just sine stiffness

with over use or new exercise. Very happy with the results and still a ways to

go with getting it strong again

I'm happy to answer questions, you can always email me directly at

chezst@... as I foud it helpful to have someone to ask questions tool

that already went down that road. My other advice is to celebrate all the

victories, no matter how small!

Congrats ion the new knee!!

Sue Stanek

chondromalacia treatment

From: pombou51562000@...

Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2012 13:17:06 -0800

Subject: Recent surgery

 

   

     

     

      Hi  ...just had a pattelo femoral replacement on 2/29.  Anybody have any

thoughts on what I can expect now?  I have alot of stiffness, which I am

grateful for because before this, it was all just incredible pain and

discomfort!  The worst of the pain, I hope, is over but I've heard some scary

comments on how hard the rehab/PT is.  Anyway, I am so glad I did this as the

condition of my knee continued to deteriorate.  The surgery was done by Dr.

at Tufts.  Really gave me alot of encouragement as to how it all went.

Thanks for your comments.