Burning after total knee replacement

I had my TKR 3 1/2 weeks ago, I’m doing well, haven’t had professional PT as my insurance doesn’t cover , my main problem is a severe burning on the right side towards my tibia. Is this normal?

I just “discovered” walking it off helps a bit when the burning starts and I get so fidgety overnight.

I had double replacement in 2010 and right after surgery, they asked me if I had a lot of pain. I told them no but they both burn.
It is now 2023 and they still burn. Bed sheets, clothes on my knees, anything that touches them, they never stop burning. I have been on tramadol for the past 13 years and it takes the edge off but they still burn. My doctor did not seem to be concerned and of course I have not seen him since 2014. I would love to know what causes the burning and I had the top knee surgeon in the Philadelphia area.

I would say the burning sensation you have is related to nerve cell repair.
I had a TKR in Sept 2023 and I have the burning sensation. It started out as a stabbing electrical pain and then felt like I had bees under my knee and now it is burning. Nerves get cut during the surgical process and take time to repair
It mainly bothers me at night
If I take Lyrica (prescription) the burning subsides so I usually do that a few times a week.
I also hear that alpha lipoic acid which is an antioxidant supplement is good for nerve regeneration
Good luck

I just had a partial knee done 8/21/24.and I have burning and stiffness.and the meds make me drunk.so I'm stopping them.

I had a full almost 5 months ago. Stiffness can last 12 to 18 months. Just joined a gym and got a trainer. Seems to help some. I have good days and bad. Today is leaning to bad. On my feet all day for work. I also have numbness on the lower outer part of my knee. That is because they cut nerves in the surgery. That too should get better over time

Until you can apply heat to your knee, keep icing. I could not take the pain meds at all. Extra strength Tylenol eases both the burning and tightness. Keep moving your knee, stretching and breathing through the pain. The tightness will subside as your therapy gets more intense. My burning progressed to zingers then to itching.
At 3 weeks post TKR, I started using a heating pad and then massaged the warm knee with high quality coco butter scar cream.
I am just about 20 weeks out and still have numbness on the outside of my knee where the nerves are healing.
Best of luck to you.

Thank u.and good luck too u

Same with me, it Happens more at night while knee is fully extended & it is on the back of the knee mostly. Seems like it’s my muscles or IT band but it’s very irritating & disrupts my sleep or prevents me from getting to sleep. Good luck to all

Hi- I started searching on Google about knee pain and burning after Total Knee Replacement. I am 13 weeks post op and have completed 3 PT sessions every week but have had much stiffness and burning pain increasing over the last 5 weeks. I was supposed to have the other knee done at the 12 week mark but was afraid to do it considering how my left knee was doing. My surgeon agreed I needed more healing even tho financially it would have been fantastic to get it done as we were at the 100% paid by insurance status for any remaining covered expenses for 2024. I am wanting to ask you how you are doing now and if the pain did subside, how long after the surgery did you finally feel better? Thank you.