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← Return to High heart rate after TKR
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No infection. Last night my heart rate bounced around from 62 to 95. My pain isn’t bad, it’s more a strong discomfort that includes some nerve pain (zingers). It’s still early at 4 1/2 weeks. Maybe lack of sleep and discomfort are causing my heart rate to increase. I’m contacting the surgeon’s office today to see what they recommend. I really appreciate the responses! Thank you 🙂
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You mentioned zingers. It's not unusual for the skin on and around the knee to feel numb. This happened to me and it eventually went away. It's inevitable with a surgery this invasive that some damage will be done to nerves. A lot of things get moved around, like the patella. And nerves don't like to be moved around......
Also, my inner thighs turned bright red/blue after two days. Reason? A tourniquet is applied to the thigh to slow bleeding. They never told me. This can cause some residual pain, zingers as well.
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It's tough when you can't get enough sleep, and that alone could probably increase your HR. Gotta give the knee time to heal, and it will!