Patient
Dr. Lupo did my mom's knee replacement revision surgery on May 4, 2023. The primary surgery was done in June of 2022. My mom has brought up concerns of instability, imbalance and pain to him at the follow up appointments. She's been going to him for about a year. He put in his notes that my mom had good ligaments and that the pain she was feeling wasn't related to the knee at all. We weren't convinced so we went to get a second opinion and now I'm being told there is a third surgery on the table for my moms knee and now her hip because her knee hardware shifts side to side. The instability caused imbalance, adding strain to her hip and lower back. As my mom and I brought up these concerns to him he became very rude and told us to go somewhere else. We did and that's where we found out that he may have done a lousy job and was trying to hide it. This was quickly discovered by the new doctor and he showed me what the issue was with her knee but he doesn't recommend surgery because I could lose my leg entirely below the knee. That's how an honest doctor makes recommendations to his patients. This should have been quickly discovered and corrected by Lupo and this could have been avoided. Instead I was walking around with a loose knee 1 year after revision surgery and my Dr. Lupo saw no issue. Doctors are supposed to have empathy for their patients. The more we went to see him, the more we began to lose hope.