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After knee replacement surgery
Joint Replacements | Last Active: Oct 27, 2021 | Replies (618)Comment receiving replies
I just read your post again and for sure you are doing too much PT.Who told u to use ankle weights...makes no sense to me. The bike (stationary) should be your primary tool. Start with a height that is comfortable and gradually or weeks lower it as the bend in your knee increases.And don't PUSH gears..keep the gears low so there is very little resistance and gradually increase. I understand your moxie but you are trying to hard! Forget the no pain no gain therory,it's wrong and unless you are a kid you must rest...I would say workout and rest the next day...just walk.
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Hi gmajen61, I think the sensitivity is very normal. Mine was sensitive for about a year. At first it was VERY sensitive but gradually faded each month...as the color of the scar faded. I am 18 months post op from a PKR. I have great bend in the knee but still have trouble kneeling. I can hike again! Last month I did a 5 mile hike in the mountains that had a steep elevation gain, so not being able to kneel is an ok trade off. Best of luck to you!
@gmajen61m I think have a pretty good pain tolerance, I was a redhead and have read that is a redhead trait. I have no recollection of my scar bothering me at all. I thought I felt normal fairly soon, I did definitely within a couple of months but my knee was not well done and I have never gotten the range of motion that I should have gotten. I discovered that the surgeon I used has been replacing with the same knee for @ 30 years. Now really, I think in that amount of time there have been improvements. My next knee replacement will be done by a stellar surgeon. But back to topic, the pain was not bad and I was able to get around well, it's just that I never did regain the ROM and that knee does hurt. I am pretty darned sure that my experience is not typical.
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I have a question. I had a TKR 8 weeks ago and my scar is very sensitive. I've been rubbing vitamin E oil and lotion on it a couple times a day. Did anyone ever experience this? If so, how long did it take to feel "normal"?