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Joint Replacements | Last Active: Mar 14 10:40am | Replies (78)
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Hello Cheryl,
Sorry for addressing you as Cathy,
I live in St. John, Indiana. Prior to 2004, I lived in the south suburbs of Chicago for 48 years. Saint John is about 75 miles from Lake Zurich, and I don’t drive expressways anymore. We can still converse through the Mayo Clinic Connect on our progress. I don’t know anyone that had a recent TKR, so it’s nice conversing with you. I think we are both where we are supposed to be. My surgeon told me it would take one year to heal. I knew that going into the surgery, however, I didn’t think I would have so much pain. Hang in there.
Sue
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Hello Sue,
I hope you had a nice weekend and the weather in Florida is getting warmer!
Too bad we are not closer to one another, but I'm fine with conversing with you over Mayo Clinic.
I have a few questions for you that I think you may be able to answer and I so very much appreciate having connected with you.
1. The click you are referring to in your knee - I have the same thing. Could this be related to the Baker's cyst?
2. Did your knee feel like it was in a vice during your recovery? I mentioned this to my surgeon and he basically denied it could feel that way. If so, did anything help to alleviate this tightness?
3. I imagine you had bad swelling which led to a host of issues (I know I do and have). Did anything, besides ice, help? I started to see a chiropractor to do lymphatic massage but not sure it's really helping. And I do my own type of massage to bring the fluid up. My PT also does this for me each session.
4. Do you think that too much exercise can be bad for the knee since the more I exercise, the more it swells and tightens?
5. The knee usually feels pretty good in the morning, after a good night's sleep and then as the day goes on I'm in agony. Was this your experience as well?
My surgeon told me he needed 6 weeks out of my life. At least your surgeon gave you a straight, honest assessment of the healing period. But I agree. The pain has been intensive and exhausting and was not at all expected especially for as long as it has gone on.
I so appreciate you sharing your recovery and it has given me hope that this will eventually end.
Have a great week Sue!
Cheryl