Has anyone had success with surgery? I have a feeling that I have a lack of soft tissue in at least one of my knees that is not seen on an x-ray. I think my bones are grinding and creating additional pain not helped by biologic medicine. I have had what I think is some success with biologics but feel maybe there is an additional problem. I am getting an MRI done soon to look at soft tissue. The real problem is in my knees. I can deal with any other part of my body affected with PsA but I want full use of my knees again. Has anyone achieved this through surgery? I am 43 and my GP told me I was too young for this. I will see what the Ortho says soon.
Thank in advance for any advice about this. Tim.
That's what happened with my wrists. I got my PsA under better control, and it made my wrist pain, osteoarthritis, step it up. The only good news is that the wrist/thumb isn't weight bearing. The bad news is that I use them for everything.
I wish I could be more helpful. Here's the thing about surgery though. I understand the idea of "too young", but if you are in constant pain and severely limited, why not? The issue is that you might have to have a second TKR at a later point. But if it gives you years of pain-free existence, at least in the knee, why not?