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Topic: Total knee replacement and lyme

qbearyq
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Member # 44396

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I had TKR 3 weeks ago. The pain is still er bad in my whole leg. Not just my knee
I am wondering if this is from my neuropathy from my Lyme causing it to still be so bad or if it's normal for everyone..It just burns up and down my leg.

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Kim from Indiana

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Bartenderbonnie
Frequent Contributor (1K+ posts)
Member # 49177

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A well- respected LLMD has posted several blogs about knee replacement and Lyme infection.

https://danielcameronmd.com/5-cases-of-lyme-arthritis-following-an-operation/

https://danielcameronmd.com/treatment-for-lyme-arthritis/

https://danielcameronmd.com/lyme-disease-mimics-prosthetic-joint-infection-following-knee-replacement/

The authors considered three potential reasons for Lyme arthritis following an operation:

1. "The spirochete, at times, evades complete eradication and lies dormant in host tissue, most notably joint, nervous, and cutaneous sites in humans."

2. "Alterations to immune surveillance as a result of surgery or mechanical exposure of dormant B. burgdorferi spirochetes during surgery with influx of immune cells into the joint are possible explanations for such a condition."

3. Lyme arthritis periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is also possible and may be related to B. burgdorferi's biofilm.

"These cases highlight the importance for providers practicing in Lyme-endemic regions to keep such an infection in mind when evaluating postoperative joint pain and swelling,"

Here’s a published article;
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352344117301796

Hope you find answers on how to relieve the pain, sorry.

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Ann-Ohio
Frequent Contributor (1K+ posts)
Member # 44364

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I hope you can find a way to ease that pain.
Bonnie really did some good research!

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Ann-OH

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Garz
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Member # 52095

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Knees are known to be more painful and take longer to heal than hips

my father had 2 done - and both were v painful for some time after

whereas my mother had a hip replacement and was pretty much healed after 2-3 weeks

i would not panic at this stage that its something sinister - but i would consult with the after care / pain management nurse to make sure they were doing everything they can to deal with the pain.

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Ann-Ohio
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Kim, how are you doing?
Hoping you are feeling better,
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Ann-OH

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