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Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Nov 25, 2024 | Replies (41)
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Dadcue, even though I won’t be on prednisone do you feel the PMR is a detriment to the knee surgery? Because of inflammation?
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Your knee will be plenty stiff and painful after surgery. You need your arms and shoulders to get out of a chair for a couple of weeks after surgery.
When I was first diagnosed with PMR it was impossible to move my arms because of shoulder pain. I had a hard time getting out of a chair or out of bed with just PMR. It would have been absolutely impossible for me to move if I had active PMR and a TKR.
They will want to mobilize you immediately after surgery. They wanted me out of bed and walking on the day of surgery so I could be discharged from the hospital the next day.