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Originally Posted by CRussel
I'm glad to hear about the vetting. (And yes, physical therapists are a very, very good source of information about orthopods. They have to work with the results. )
I am not a doctor, and I stopped playing one on the Internet years ago.  But, that being said, the cyst is likely the result of an irritation at the interface between the current prosthetic and your bone. The causes for that can be numerous, but include using the wrong size artificial knee, not making a good fit to the remaining bone, and/or not removing debris from the interface. And what is good enough in 90% of patients may not be good enough for you.
The cause could also be something else entirely, such as not giving the wound sufficient healing time or a low grade infection. This last, btw, is a real concern and the reason you should have any dental work you need done NOW. Before they go in and do the revision. You want to be in absolutely robust dental health, and you want to make sure that even for routine teeth cleaning in the 12 months after the surgery that you notify your dentist ahead of time. (If they have any suspicion that you many need more than a simple prophy they'll likely have you start taking an antibiotic before you come in, and for some period after your procedure.) |
yeah, this is a big concern. I had been told to wait two years after the last replacement to do anything other than emergency work. I had a major long overdue cleaning done last year and was getting ready to ramp up to some other major work this year to correct damage done by my orthodontist many years ago. I guess I'm going to have to figure out how much that is going to cost now, insurance will only cover part of it. I have one house under contract now, and maybe another one real shortly so that should help take the sting out of it
eta: I only just hit the 4 year mark on this knee which makes it exceptionally frustrating, not only that it needs to be replaced so soon, but that I have been in unnecessary pain so long. seriously, it has never been less painful than it was before the replacement to begin with