Re: Update on my sister's tkr

I had my first TKR at the age of 43 in June 2004 and suffered with
three infections. The doctors continue to take blood tests but never
found the source of the infection. I live in the UK where we read daily
in the media about hospital "super bugs" or MRSA multi resistance
staphoccous aereus (spelling is probably incorrect). Staph infections
are carried in all our bodies but some people get them in open wounds
and do not bother to seek treatment, in turn end up in hospital for one
reason or another, exposing others in hospitals with open wounds to
this very serious infection. You should have your sister's doctors
check for MRSA. It is also thought to be spread from one patient to
another by doctors and nurses not washing their hands after touching
each patient. The hospitals have started a huge incentive to rid the
hospitals of MRSA. You can find loads of info on Gooogle on this
infection. Even though I have cleared the infections and it fortunately
wasn't MRSA, my oxonium knee repplacement still causes me terrible pain
and immflamation. I have just been put back into physical therapy to
give it another try. The doctors keep telling me that it takes time for
it to settle down, but I am coming up on two years post op! Has anyone
else experienced this long of a recoovery? I had chondroplasties
annnually on both knee for nine years before the surgeon agree to do a
replacement. I am waiting to have my other knee replaced but I have
been told that I will have to wait until the problems settle with my
first replacement. Please give my best wishes to your sister. Patricia

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