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Knee pain five years after surgery
by mrsrjg_008, Oct 15, 2008 11:48AM
I had a complete knee reconstruction in 2003. I now have two titanium plates and I don't know how many screws inserted throughout my knee area. I went through PT for three months after the surgery. I have been walking with a slight limp ever since, no big deal. I have had pain over the years and for the first two I was on Vicodin for it, I quit taking it due to the possibility of a habit forming. Recently I had a cyst in my knee but the ER just sent me home prescribing an opiate for me which I did not take. I did take the Percocet which helped with the back pain I was having but did nothing for the knee pain from the cyst or otherwise. I have told various doctors over the years about the pain I'm in daily, some of it is debilitating. From what I have been told everything is "fine" and "normal" and has "settled perfect." If this is true then why am I in so much pain and what in the heck can I do about it? I am young, 25, and attempting to live a regularly active life....which is NOT possible with what I go through daily.
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Thanks for writing in. Patients do have occasional pain after total knee replacement even if their total knees are healed flawlessly. Pain in the knee after total knee replacement can occur due to knee infection or loosening, resurfaced patella, with effusion in the joint occuring due to worn out polyethylene components, due to damage to the vessels and nerves around the knee etc.
In case of infection antibiotics would help. In case of worn out polyethylene components may be reoperation could be considered.
Also you mentioned that a cyst is present in the knee area, this could have been the cause of pain in the knee. Medications like NSAIDS could cause damage to the knee on using over a long period of time.
Check with this link for detailed information about the after effects of total knee replacement.
Take care.