After 3 surgeries for various things including torn cartilage and loose bodies I started experiencing pain in my knee as I aged. As the pain got worse and I was literally dragging my keg behind me I decide to have it checked out. The doctor explained that the joint was riddled with bone spurs that was the start of arthiritis and would lead to eventual replacement. There was space left between the joint and no bone on bone so we thought I still had time. he suggested some experimental shots taken in a series but I declined. iw as going to opt for what I calle d a roto rooter procedure and clean out the bone spurs to buy some time. I started using glucosamine with chondritin and the culmative effect of the treatment really helped. However the pain did get worse and I opted for total knee replacement before I was too old to recover quickly. The best thing I ever did.

I had partial knee replacement on my right knee. Before the surgery I had bone on bone pain. Now there is a different kind of pain. The rehab ws not easy. I am feeling better than before the surgery.

I had a Makoplasty in October of 2009 to insert a prosthesis in my medial compartment. I'm 3 months out and had to have a scope done Jan. 19th, just 4 days ago, because I had locking, pain, and muscle spasms. My doctor found a loose piece of cement in my knee joint, which he removed along with 3 other pieces that were in danger of being dislodged. He also found a bone fragment under my skin, near the top of my patella, that was causing me discomfort whenever rubbed by me wearing jeans.
I was unaware of this possibility before the surgery and I wonder how this can occur, since my surgeon is quite experienced with Makoplasty. One would think that this had been perfected, preventing this type of complication, after doing so many. Still, I'm very happy with the results and my knee is doing great now.

historic treatment description

In July I woke up and coudn't walk on my left knee. Cortisone shot didn't help, and an MRI revealed I needed a TKR which I had on Sept. 25th 2009. I experienced very little postoperative pain with the exception of nurses aids that didn't have a clue as to what they were doing. In home therapy resulted in a 75 degree bend and I've been doing outpatient therapy for 2 weeks and my bend has increased to 95 degrees....but not without a degree of discomfort inspite of the pain meds..but it's an improvement. I've recently been experiencing shin discomfort but nothing that will inhibit my recovery...I hope. Taking pain meds is the only way to keep the discomfort down and your therapy successful. They are the only way I get through my therapy. I must be lucky, because my therapy team is fantastic. At the end of my session they were stretching and bending my knee while my leg was hanging off a table. I was told I was "cheating" because I kept lifting my hip off the table and leaning. I told them I had sciatica and it was really hurting me through my hip and lower back. Now they lay me down, stretch and manipulate my knee on my back. The stretching part is more difficult this way for me in regards to the discomfort, but my sciatica doesn't interfer with my progress. Last time they took a measurement I was at a 95 degree bend. I'm diligent about doing bending exercises at home daily between therapy sessions and have learned when I need my pain meds and when I don't. Essentially I have been on my own since the 4th day after surgery and for me found that since I needed to do daily things for myself I became stronger faster than if I had someone do them for me. I know this isn't necessarily true for all, but for me it worked. They also informed me it would take about a year before I would lose the feeling that there is something foreign in my leg. I got that information also from a woman I know who had both of her knees done.

I had knee replacement surgery three years ago. I still have pain in the knee. It's not as bad as it was before the surgery. I've had pain in that knee an have been limpling for about two years before the surgery.