# Ow, my knees (again) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 5, 2019, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ow-my-knees-again/836571 "2019-07-05T11:59:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2019, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ow-my-knees-again/836571/1 "2019-07-05T11:59:48Z")
I had my right knee replaced last June. Felt a lot better (not entirely pain-free on steps) for several months, then started hurting again around April. By now, it sometimes hurts as much as it did pre-surgery. And now the left knee’s been hurting too. Going up and down steps can be challenging. Saw the surgeon Wednesday, with new x-rays. He examined the right knee and the x-rays, and declared me wonderfully healed, and the left knee in no need of replacement. I said, “That’s nice, but what about the pain?” He replied, “Take Tylenol.” So it seems that the only person who benefitted from the knee-replacement surgery was the surgeon, who was handsomely paid. This is the same surgeon who told me my new knee would last about 15 years, “but not to worry, because something else will kill you first.” ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2019, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ow-my-knees-again/836571/2 "2019-07-05T12:38:26Z")
Um, get a second opinion? ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2019, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ow-my-knees-again/836571/3 "2019-07-05T13:39:54Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > Um, get a second opinion? I plan to. ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2019, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ow-my-knees-again/836571/4 "2019-07-05T15:40:49Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > Um, get a second opinion? You’re ugly, too! I can make you’re knee feel much, much better by stating one sentence: _ **“Barbaro had knee problems, & you know what they did to him.”** _ There, now aren’t your knees bothering you less already? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![nelliebly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nelliebly/32/5422_2.png) [@nelliebly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nelliebly)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2019, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ow-my-knees-again/836571/5 "2019-07-05T18:23:02Z")
He may or may not be a good surgeon, but he seems like a crappy doctor. According to [this site](https://www.verywellhealth.com/pain-after-knee-replacement-2549620), > [@](#): > > X-rays and other studies can assess alignment and loosening. Subtle loosening may not show up on a regular ​X-ray, and a bone scan or MRI may be performed. In addition, there are specialty imaging studies that can be performed specifically to assess for problems related to the knee replacement. > > X-rays performed fluoroscopically (in real-time) and stress radiographs to evaluate ligaments are sometimes performed. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are better suited for soft tissue injuries and can be particularly useful if there is infection or inflammation related to bursitis or tendonitis. Dismissing your issue with an X-ray and a breezy, “Take Tylenol” isn’t good practice. Pain is something that should be taken seriously, especially pain like yours that’ diminished and then worsened over time. Good luck, and let us know what you find out from the next doc. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2019, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ow-my-knees-again/836571/6 "2019-07-05T20:36:44Z")
> [@Spiderman](#): > > You’re ugly, too! I already knew that. So I guess I need a third opinion. ---
**Author:** ![DorkVader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2019, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ow-my-knees-again/836571/7 "2019-07-06T13:23:51Z")
You also have a great personality, but your knees are crap. Maybe you should seek a fourth opinion