Question: Hello,
I have submitted and receive an answer to my following dilema but would like to hear as many opinions as possible.
I had knee replacement surgery 1 yr ago and have had ongoing problems. The muscle and front of the knee hurt and feel weak when trying to walk upstairs and getting up from a chair making nearly impossible to do. I have also had fluid building up in the knee and have had it aspirated.
X-rays have been taken and the hardware looks to be aligned well, a bone scan was done and 'lights-up' over the kneecap, saphenous nerve block was attempted but didn't work.
The Dr has injected my knee with cortisone 4 times...and each time all of the symptoms go away by 95% and the knee feels great! However the symptoms, pain, and fluid come back at precisely 4 weeks after the injection.
My Dr seems to be stumped by this. I myself am a Registered Nurse and it has become very frustrating that I have always been able to care for others...yet am unable to do the same for myself!
If I were to go to the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota what kind of Dr would be best?
Any thoughts/suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
p.s. I do have psoriatic arthritis but I feel it is being managed well with Remicade and
methotrexate.
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Thank you Dr XXXXXXX
Infection has been ruled out and I have been doing quadricep stretching and strengthening exercises for the past year now. I have been told that allergic reaction is very rare but how would a Dr test for that?
I will most likely be asking my surgeon for a referral to the Mayo Clinic in the very near future. Very frustrating...
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