After knee replacement surgery

Hi Beatrice, Today is day 30 following my TKA. I can empathize. Still taking pain meds, will begin NSAIDS tomorrow to reduce swelling. I can finally get my shoe on and somewhat tie it. Those exercises that the PT have us do are painful. The knee is very tight, stiff, and tender. I was told to ice, ice, ice and have been trying to do so. I exercise two of the three times a day that i am supposed to. I acquired a complicated popliteal cyst post op so some of the swelling i guess could be from that. Last week i purchased those compression socks ($74 yikes). I lost my sock butler so it is harder to put them on now and i have yet to figure out a good way to take them off without bending the knee and causing more pain. I can only wear them about 3-6 hours because the dig into my leg right about where that cyst probably is. They do help with the inflammation and swelling as does using a wedge pillow to elevate the leg above the heart level. Hang in there. Not all of us are speedy healers. At first i felt bad because someone told me that their friend had the TKA on a Thurs. and was back to work on a Mon. Go figure. Super human or something. Rest and get better; be careful not to push too hard too soon. That's all the experience/advice/etc. i have to offer. Blessings.

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Four years ago I had a total right knee replacement. I took a spill in my kitchen landing on that knee about 5 months later, and whether that did it or not, I'll never know, but after 2 more years of synvisc shots, all sorts of fluid withdrawals, etc., the doctor opted to do a revision RTKR .... meaning they redo the whole thing, but the posts that go up the femur and down the tibia are longer. It worked! Well, during the time I was recuperating from that one - I live alone so had absolutely no help, I took a spill over my computer wire and the outside of my left foot landed on a hard box .... that long bone broke, so they had to take care of that for several weeks; well, about 3 months later I did it again, broke the same bone! Well, I'm fine now, but ever since that experience my left foot and ankle swell every day (my right knee was the one with the surgery), and I don't wear those short little ankle length socks around the house because my ankle really swells and it makes this huge round dent. I asked my doctor about it when I was in and she said, "well, whenever you've had surgery or an injury, it messes with the lymphatic system." For some reason, that didn't work for me as a complete answer. She didn't think anything of it, but I just wondered "why?"
Anyone have any thoughts on this?
abby

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Four years ago I had a total right knee replacement. I took a spill in my kitchen landing on that knee about 5 months later, and whether that did it or not, I'll never know, but after 2 more years of synvisc shots, all sorts of fluid withdrawals, etc., the doctor opted to do a revision RTKR .... meaning they redo the whole thing, but the posts that go up the femur and down the tibia are longer. It worked! Well, during the time I was recuperating from that one - I live alone so had absolutely no help, I took a spill over my computer wire and the outside of my left foot landed on a hard box .... that long bone broke, so they had to take care of that for several weeks; well, about 3 months later I did it again, broke the same bone! Well, I'm fine now, but ever since that experience my left foot and ankle swell every day (my right knee was the one with the surgery), and I don't wear those short little ankle length socks around the house because my ankle really swells and it makes this huge round dent. I asked my doctor about it when I was in and she said, "well, whenever you've had surgery or an injury, it messes with the lymphatic system." For some reason, that didn't work for me as a complete answer. She didn't think anything of it, but I just wondered "why?"
Anyone have any thoughts on this?
abby

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Four years ago I had a total right knee replacement. I took a spill in my kitchen landing on that knee about 5 months later, and whether that did it or not, I'll never know, but after 2 more years of synvisc shots, all sorts of fluid withdrawals, etc., the doctor opted to do a revision RTKR .... meaning they redo the whole thing, but the posts that go up the femur and down the tibia are longer. It worked! Well, during the time I was recuperating from that one - I live alone so had absolutely no help, I took a spill over my computer wire and the outside of my left foot landed on a hard box .... that long bone broke, so they had to take care of that for several weeks; well, about 3 months later I did it again, broke the same bone! Well, I'm fine now, but ever since that experience my left foot and ankle swell every day (my right knee was the one with the surgery), and I don't wear those short little ankle length socks around the house because my ankle really swells and it makes this huge round dent. I asked my doctor about it when I was in and she said, "well, whenever you've had surgery or an injury, it messes with the lymphatic system." For some reason, that didn't work for me as a complete answer. She didn't think anything of it, but I just wondered "why?"
Anyone have any thoughts on this?
abby

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Four years ago I had a total right knee replacement. I took a spill in my kitchen landing on that knee about 5 months later, and whether that did it or not, I'll never know, but after 2 more years of synvisc shots, all sorts of fluid withdrawals, etc., the doctor opted to do a revision RTKR .... meaning they redo the whole thing, but the posts that go up the femur and down the tibia are longer. It worked! Well, during the time I was recuperating from that one - I live alone so had absolutely no help, I took a spill over my computer wire and the outside of my left foot landed on a hard box .... that long bone broke, so they had to take care of that for several weeks; well, about 3 months later I did it again, broke the same bone! Well, I'm fine now, but ever since that experience my left foot and ankle swell every day (my right knee was the one with the surgery), and I don't wear those short little ankle length socks around the house because my ankle really swells and it makes this huge round dent. I asked my doctor about it when I was in and she said, "well, whenever you've had surgery or an injury, it messes with the lymphatic system." For some reason, that didn't work for me as a complete answer. She didn't think anything of it, but I just wondered "why?"
Anyone have any thoughts on this?
abby

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Four years ago I had a total right knee replacement. I took a spill in my kitchen landing on that knee about 5 months later, and whether that did it or not, I'll never know, but after 2 more years of synvisc shots, all sorts of fluid withdrawals, etc., the doctor opted to do a revision RTKR .... meaning they redo the whole thing, but the posts that go up the femur and down the tibia are longer. It worked! Well, during the time I was recuperating from that one - I live alone so had absolutely no help, I took a spill over my computer wire and the outside of my left foot landed on a hard box .... that long bone broke, so they had to take care of that for several weeks; well, about 3 months later I did it again, broke the same bone! Well, I'm fine now, but ever since that experience my left foot and ankle swell every day (my right knee was the one with the surgery), and I don't wear those short little ankle length socks around the house because my ankle really swells and it makes this huge round dent. I asked my doctor about it when I was in and she said, "well, whenever you've had surgery or an injury, it messes with the lymphatic system." For some reason, that didn't work for me as a complete answer. She didn't think anything of it, but I just wondered "why?"
Anyone have any thoughts on this?
abby

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Four years ago I had a total right knee replacement. I took a spill in my kitchen landing on that knee about 5 months later, and whether that did it or not, I'll never know, but after 2 more years of synvisc shots, all sorts of fluid withdrawals, etc., the doctor opted to do a revision RTKR .... meaning they redo the whole thing, but the posts that go up the femur and down the tibia are longer. It worked! Well, during the time I was recuperating from that one - I live alone so had absolutely no help, I took a spill over my computer wire and the outside of my left foot landed on a hard box .... that long bone broke, so they had to take care of that for several weeks; well, about 3 months later I did it again, broke the same bone! Well, I'm fine now, but ever since that experience my left foot and ankle swell every day (my right knee was the one with the surgery), and I don't wear those short little ankle length socks around the house because my ankle really swells and it makes this huge round dent. I asked my doctor about it when I was in and she said, "well, whenever you've had surgery or an injury, it messes with the lymphatic system." For some reason, that didn't work for me as a complete answer. She didn't think anything of it, but I just wondered "why?"
Anyone have any thoughts on this?
abby

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Four years ago I had a total right knee replacement. I took a spill in my kitchen landing on that knee about 5 months later, and whether that did it or not, I'll never know, but after 2 more years of synvisc shots, all sorts of fluid withdrawals, etc., the doctor opted to do a revision RTKR .... meaning they redo the whole thing, but the posts that go up the femur and down the tibia are longer. It worked! Well, during the time I was recuperating from that one - I live alone so had absolutely no help, I took a spill over my computer wire and the outside of my left foot landed on a hard box .... that long bone broke, so they had to take care of that for several weeks; well, about 3 months later I did it again, broke the same bone! Well, I'm fine now, but ever since that experience my left foot and ankle swell every day (my right knee was the one with the surgery), and I don't wear those short little ankle length socks around the house because my ankle really swells and it makes this huge round dent. I asked my doctor about it when I was in and she said, "well, whenever you've had surgery or an injury, it messes with the lymphatic system." For some reason, that didn't work for me as a complete answer. She didn't think anything of it, but I just wondered "why?"
Anyone have any thoughts on this?
abby

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Four years ago I had a total right knee replacement. I took a spill in my kitchen landing on that knee about 5 months later, and whether that did it or not, I'll never know, but after 2 more years of synvisc shots, all sorts of fluid withdrawals, etc., the doctor opted to do a revision RTKR .... meaning they redo the whole thing, but the posts that go up the femur and down the tibia are longer. It worked! Well, during the time I was recuperating from that one - I live alone so had absolutely no help, I took a spill over my computer wire and the outside of my left foot landed on a hard box .... that long bone broke, so they had to take care of that for several weeks; well, about 3 months later I did it again, broke the same bone! Well, I'm fine now, but ever since that experience my left foot and ankle swell every day (my right knee was the one with the surgery), and I don't wear those short little ankle length socks around the house because my ankle really swells and it makes this huge round dent. I asked my doctor about it when I was in and she said, "well, whenever you've had surgery or an injury, it messes with the lymphatic system." For some reason, that didn't work for me as a complete answer. She didn't think anything of it, but I just wondered "why?"
Anyone have any thoughts on this?
abby

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