Has anyone had a tight band feeling after total knee replacement?

3 years after replacement I have tightness and pain can’t seem to find a doctor willing to help me after my surgeon said mri normal he can’t anything else for me he has destroyed my life even in pain I was better off before

I only have 1 kidney (other removed w non cancerous rare tumor). I can’t use a lot of pain meds, creams, etc. Tylenol careful with but can use. I’m 8 months out and back
In PT. I have stiff knee feel like may have a pinched nerve on outer part of left knee. Have X-ray every 6 weeks at follow up. I’ve wondered how you know if the replacement is wrong size? I can’t get up from sitting without using both hands to lift myself. I have to just stand a few seconds before I can walk. I do stretches at home along with other exercises but knee gets stiff when sitting or sleeping. The pain keeps me from getting good sleep at night. Any suggestions that have helped others appreciated so I can ask my doctor about them first me.

I feel your pain. I am experiencing these symptoms 11 months since tkr. The experts say that these symptoms occur as a result of excessive scar tissue buildup in the individual's body. This might be true, but there are procedures that can be done to alleviate the discomfort. However, it seems as if some of these surgeons just want to move on to the next tkr surgery and cannot be bothered. Mine even refused to do additional imaging when I requested it. I believe that it is easier for them to uses scar tissue buildup as the "boogeyman "I wish there was a way for them to be held more accountable.
Suggestions for possible relief: Reach out to other orthopedic surgeons for their opinions, ask for a cat scan and ultrasound. Research Lyson removal surgery, manipulation, arthroscopy, white needling. Continue to do therapy and applying icing or heat.
All the best.

When your Ortho tells you something, anything, look him/her squarely in the face and ask yourself where does the word integrity come in. I'm into my seventh year of life changing conditions and listening to fairy tales from the best of the best. You're only into your eight week and I hope your tight band feeling goes away. If this is your only issue you are fortunate. Best of lucK!

I am 3 months post op and still have this tightness.
Just curious 🤔, what are the age groups here that have had tkr?
I am 58 and struggling.

Hi, I am now seven months post staged bilateral knee replacements and I am
69 . I had the tight band feeling for the first three months where it was quite obvious . Then the tight band feeling started to slow slowly diminish at five months. I remember commenting to someone when I was hiking downhill that it actually made my knees feel more supported due to the tightness around both knees. I no longer experience the tight band feeling, but I can still feel a little stiffness around both knees if I sit for prolong periods. I feel I’m in a much improved situation versus prior to my knee replacements. I hiked 11 km days ago and felt very comfortable during my hiking whereas before surgery I could only walk 10 minutes and had to sit down due to all the pain and discomfort and lack of mobility.

Yes, I am five years removed from TRKR. I describe it as having the old white tape wrapped around my knee. After a really active day it still gets tight.

Yes! It has been 28 months and I still have tight band, pain and limited ROM.

Hi, I know this is an old post but It is very hard to find any info on it. I am four and a half years post ACL reconstruction and have that tight band feeling below my knee ( I actually say it feels like a metal tourniquet). Great ROM, no pain at rest, but the second I contract my quads or hamstrings it tightens and it gets worse the more weightbearing I do (walking is bad, running is excruciating) . It stops when I sit down. But everyday all day going about my life I have this and it feels like my leg is being ripped open below my knee. Have had multiple ortho consults, reams of physio, various braces, pain creams and meds, KT tape, acupuncture, nerve blocks, nothing touches it. Very difficult to live with. My MRI is fine. I am Canadian, was wondering if anyone has figured out what it is, was thinking of going Mayo but not sure there are any explanations left….

Hello amvrdv102487.
I know that you have had ACL reconstruction, while I had a TKR so this may not apply. After my TKR I had continuing pain that couldn't be traced to anything in my knee. I went to HSS for a consultation and the physician there suggested to my surgeon to "look at her back." The pain was traced to stenosis in my back, which could be relieved by injections for a time. After the injections ceased to be effective, I have now moved on to a spinal cord stimulator. Just a thought - has anyone considered the source of your pain to be in your back?