Knee replacement blues

How scary!
Best wishes.

Hi Mate, join the misery club. You're still in the early stage of a long recovery but rest assured it will get better. You're going through the phase where hope seems to dwindle but you Aussies are a tough lot. Hang in there!

Hi, The swelling can get so much better ! At 7 months post op from staged bilateral knee replacement. I have no further pain or swelling but some stiffness if I sit too long. The swelling takes time to decrease for some people, mine was not really noticeable at 3 months.

The swelling is a definite thing. I think mine went away fully at about the 5 month mark. I get stiffness if I sit too long. Got an apple watch for Christmas and it helps that it tells me to stand up every so often...set a timer on your phone if you don't have a watch. You're on the right path...hang in there!

Yes. As others speak it is a long haul. And the surgeons will not commit to any dirty details.
I had successful placement of the device. I am not over weight, and have an athletic background. This has been a miserable rehab for me. PT is now fessing up that I could be easily a ‘12-monther’ and maybe 18. My problems vary. Incredible stiffness, roving ligament and tendons pain. Bursitis tendinitis, and sprains have been a part of my life due to aggressive PT. But then if I take a break I am not helping the ROM and stiffness. It is a daily Rubik’s cube.
Ice, ice, ice. It has been my best friend and I stay with any drugs that help with the sleep. (And thru month 6 I was still getting up out of bed to tamp out a ‘fire’ with ice.) Clinicians say hang in there but I AM NOT HAVING A SECOND KNEE DONE. Orthopedic surgeons need to come up with a far improved idea than this stupid device idea.

I have been using tubigrip for years. Pull it in and leave it . Ice over it. Really controls the swelling. Amazon or I get mine from pt. Works great 👍

Boycott Amazon. Just saying.

I know we are not supposed to be political on this forum, but yes, boycott Jeff Bezo’s and his businesses including Whole Foods! That being said, ice, movement and patience are needed for a successful recovery.

Has anyone on here undergone an arthroscopic lysis of adhesions post total knee arthroplasty..TKA? I am 3 yrs. Post right knee replacement. I did weeks and weeks of PT , had an MUA at 3mos. post surgery, but continued to lose flexion. I have 80degrees flexion now and would like to be able to ride my bicycle again. My question is to find out how much gain in flexion you obtained after the arthroscopy procedure, and recovery times. Thank you!

I'm having it done in a couple months but it's more for Patellar Clunk syndrome. While he's in there cleaning that up he will also take care of adhesions in other areas. But he says reopening the original incision (open arthrotomy) is the better way to go because he gets a much better view (obviously) than what the tiny keyhole views you get trying to do it arthroscopically. Plus it reduces the chance of damaging the prosthetics. I had TKR 7.5 mis ago and he's having me wait until I'm 9 mos post-op to give my knee a chance to fully heal and get stronger prior to surgery. I've been dealing with this uncomfortable clunking with each bend if the knee which is such a gross and unnatural sensation. I'm hoping by that time I will learn to live with it and won't be eager to have surgery but I would love the miracle of waking up from surgery to finally have a smooth glide. I also have the painful adhesions in the area where the vastus oblique muscle was cut through to gain access to the capsule to do the TKR which limits my ROM but I do have 120 to 130 but I'd love to have more if that would be possible after surgery but my main goal is to get rid of the clunk. Ugh!