Hi James - I have no knowledge about your joint replacement surgery, but I can tell you that you found the best place anywhere for help with this problem. These people are amazing.

Hang in there and be patient. Your surgery isn't a common one, so if anyone else here has had it, it might take a while for them to find your post and comment.

take care

Tony

Tony, 69, non-smoker, aerobatics pilot, bridge player/teacher, avid dancer (ballroom, latin, swing, country)

09/13 SCC, HPV 16, tonsillectomy, T2N0.
11/13 start rads, no chemo
12/13 taste gone, dry mouth,
02/14 hair slowly returning
05/14 taste the same, dry sinuses, irrigation helps.
01/15 food taste about 60% returned, dry sinuses are worse in winter.
12/20 no more sinus problems, taste pretty good