What Made You Decide to Have Knee Replacement?
I was told I had to have my knee replaced due to avascular necrosis which in essence meant the bone was "dying"......I did have tremendous pain after several falls and an arthroscopy....which did NOT help at all. My knee replacement was in 2006 and I have not had a good day since. A second surgery a year after the replacement involved removal of scar tissue and a replacement of the patellar component of my knee. I did not get any relief.
What Were You Not Prepared For?
The fact that I have had nothing but problems since 2006 and the scar tissue which literally has "frozen" my knee has been removed twice and still comes back. I had never had any surgery before so I did not know I was a patient who would have so much scar tissue which literally forms overnight.
I never envisioned being "disabled" after my knee was replaced but that is what happened. I would never want to go through this again. My knee is severely stiff and no amount of physical therapy has helped. I've tried water therapy, acupuncture, amma therapy, you name it. Nothing has eased my discomfort.
Lessons Learned
- This surgery does NOT work for everyone. I wish I had been told this prior to my surgery and I may have looked for alternatives.
