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bertyboy

hi how do they decide who needs a new knee and will i get one , or will it be a case of try this do that , i know what my knees will do for me and thats not much , will they listen , could oa be in my ankles now because they are feeling weaker or is that due to my knees , confused and lost , aaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh ,,
hugs and thanks{may} xxx

colinone

bertyboy wrote:

hi how do they decide who needs a new knee and will i get one , or will it be a case of try this do that , i know what my knees will do for me and thats not much , will they listen , could oa be in my ankles now because they are feeling weaker or is that due to my knees , confused and lost , aaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh ,,
hugs and thanks{may} xxx

Hi betterboy I'm of no help cant help myself at the moment, however i have noticed that with walking funny i do put preasur on other parts of my body and it does begin to hurt. The answer lies in your Rheumy when is your next appointmen, have you noticed the appointments seem to be forever when your in pain. Mine have gone from six weeke to 16 weeks and it seems to be the longest 16 weeks of my life. Also noticed that in the past i never wanted to go to the hospital now i cant wait to get there lol what a turn around. I hope you feel better and get sorted out soon take care
Colin

frogmorton

Poor you May.
You do sound in pain
Sometimes the next joint down from the bad one can be painful I think due to the extra pressure they are under
Hope you get some answers soon
Toni x

lindalegs

Hi May,

Your Consultant will try other things before giving you a replacement joint - that's the last resort. As I've had bi-lateral TKR, which has been very successful, I would advise you to stick with your own knees as long as you can. Once they've replaced a joint there's no going back. :shock:

Your Consultant will need to take x-rays and when your knees are such that either you have no cartilage or you're bone-on-bone that's the time he'll consider referring you to a surgeon.

My experience with artifical knees is that you don't get the same range of movement back (even though mine is considered good at 120 degrees) and I also still have times when they are painful - not as bad as before the operation but quite sore (although since I've been on prescribed Vitamin D tablets they have been brilliant).

Some people have joint replacements and that joint doesn't bother them again but I just don't want you to think it's going to answer all your problems.

I agree with Colin and Toni, some of your other pain could either be referred from your knees or could be the way you're walking at the moment. Also some of you pain may be muscular because you're not moving around as much as you used to. There are lots of less invasive things that can help you out before having a joint replaced and I feel you need to discuss these with your Rheumy.

Hope this helps.

Luv Legs