The very same thing happened to a guy I use to throw darts with when I played league. His wife went it for replacement knee surgery and they lived in a 2 story house, so she was staying in the ground floor while recovering.

He went upstairs to do some things around the house since she was in a recliner resting and when he went down to check to see if she needed anything, she had passed away.

I do know the coroner took a LONG time with the autopsy in finding a cause of death before they released her body for burial. I didn't ask what they found since I figured if he wanted people to know, he'd let them know.

I'm sure it has hit the OP hard and ironically, it was also this time of year when this guys wife passed 3 years ago now.

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Posted by WWII Collector

Member since Oct 2018

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Posted on 12/10/20 at 10:37 am to Addison Tiger

I just donated...

May God Bless you and your family during this time. Just be there for the kids... I wish that I could offer words of comfort... But may the Good Lord be with you.

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Posted by JustGetItRight

Member since Jan 2012

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Posted on 12/10/20 at 10:49 am to Addison Tiger

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Hate to ask, but how did she die from a knee surgery? Certainly sounds like you may need a lawyer...

Pulmonary embolism probably.

I don't want to eat up data's thread so just google it. No way to predict them and if it's in the right place no way to save the patient even if they're sitting in a level 1 trauma center when it happens.

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Posted by LSUBoo

Knoxville, TN

Member since Mar 2006

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Posted on 12/10/20 at 11:04 am to Addison Tiger

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Hate to ask, but how did she die from a knee surgery? Certainly sounds like you may need a lawyer...

I had knee surgery about two years ago, they had a really tight compression sock on the other leg because apparently blood clots are a real issue, which can lead to a pulmonary embolism.

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Posted by Goldrush25

San Diego, CA

Member since Oct 2012

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Posted on 12/10/20 at 11:04 am to Addison Tiger

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Hate to ask, but how did she die from a knee surgery? Certainly sounds like you may need a lawyer...

First thing that crossed my mind was massive PE. It can happen very quickly.

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Posted by Chromdome35

NW Arkansas

Member since Nov 2010

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Posted on 12/10/20 at 11:24 am to Addison Tiger

Blood Clot. The same thing killed my wife's father a few days after surgery.

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Posted by UAgrad93

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Member since Oct 2015

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Posted on 12/10/20 at 11:27 am to Addison Tiger

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how did she die from a knee surgery?

I don't know any specifics, but I can tell you that I lost a very close friend in a similar fashion. He had been in an accident and suffered some severe damage to his knee/leg. He was a week or two away from serious discussions about amputating the leg above the knee when a blood clot broke free and went straight to his heart and killed him in his living room. Not speaking for the OP, but a blood clot is a serious possibility.

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