My New Knees
I just got out of a rehab facility after having my second (right) knee replacement surgery. Left knee is working very well. Everything went well and I am getting around with a walker and glad to be ho...
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Desert Captain wrote:
...The new surgeon took one look and said: "That's got to come out, you either have an infection or you are seriously allergic to the knee they had put in.
... Turns out I am deathly allergic to Cobalt...
Wow! Now THAT's a story to behold! I suppose under your conditions, I can certainly see why the first go-round was not very successful. I do hope this one is much better.
I'm fortunate then, I suppose. I've had no problems, minimal pain, and a stubborn will to get back to normal.
FYI, Dr. did say the swelling in the knee (that tight feeling) and the heat in the knee would be there for up to a year. Next time I saw him, he said, possibly a year and a half. For me, it's not so much "pain", it's that tight feeling, that feels like I've got a bandage wrapped real tight around the knee. Although it is getting much better now, swelling has gone way, way down. But one thing I can't get use to is my new knee making that pop-pop sound every time I move move it. Dr. said that would eventually go away and nothing to worry about. It doesn't hurt, it's just a bit noisy.
Good luck on yours.
