Originally Posted by
OldTryGuy
A DEAR Friend had her knee replaced, said it never felt right and always had pain. After less than 2 years of issues she went to another Dr. only to find out she had a big time infection in the knee. Months of antibiotics, then knee came out and a temporary installed PLUS months more of antibiotics and finally another knee. She's back to walking, bicycling, swimming and enjoying life again.
That happened to my sister when she got her artificial hip. She was a lifelong nurse, and a known staph carrier…as many healthcare providers are. As such…surgical team hast to take extra precautions to prevent staph infection at the artificial joints. Nevertheless, she got the infection. Artificial hip had to come out, a temporary spacer put in, and months of battling the staph infection. In her case it took over a year.
Dan