Total knee replacement

The best kind. A hand-me-down from my neighbor. Some physicians order them.
So much better than ice packs for sure. So soothing.

Your story sounds so much like mine aside from 2 factors: 1. I was prescribed crutches. I kinda wonder if that contributed more to my knee staying bent? I was up and at ‘em very quickly.
2. I still developed scar tissue and had to have the MUA.

it took me four months before I had no more night
pain and could sleep. My life was at a standstill for
those months. Yes, each knee is different even on the same patient. I feel well now.

Hi Cathy,
So sorry to hear about the above issues after tkr surgery. I am at a loss as why you were prescribed crutches. Never heard of this. It’s a walker and walking stick. I hardly used the stick . I was able to use the hallways of my home and condo building hallway to hold on to. My advice to you is to continue your exercises and to move as much as you can. Wishing you all best.

Hi Lynn,

I admire and respect your perseverance. Surgeons play it safe and tell us recovery from TKR can take a year. Technically that's probably true but I think people who do all the suggested rehab can expect to see results in 2 to 6 months.

Do you sleep on your side with a pillow between your knees? This is quite good for the back.

Again, congrats on a job well done and for persevering in spite of daily/nightly pain.

Joe

Thank you!

thanks, Joe. Pain was at night and now pleased it is behind me. Seems recovery varies a lot for everyone.
Knee architecture differs so affects healing. I hope you are doing ok now.

I am grateful for the reports on TKR as it helps to hear about the variation of recovery. Im 7 months into a TKR and certainly have similar notes but on the adverse. Residual pan is the order of the day for me. My scar is horrendous and the cut is still quite sensitive. I had 5 months of PT which was great but I expected to be far advanced than this as per 2 previous surgeries (not TKR) recovery was a breeze. The first 6 weeks of recovery made me hopeful I was progressing very well. I was walking without any assisted devices only days following the surgery and the Therapists were all marveled at my strength and recovery Not sure what happened but I feel like Im at a stand still. There is still a small amount of swelling, a good night sleep would be a miracle and bending my knee to 110 I would wear a badge for most successful!! I went back to my surgeon for a check that all was well and I was told this is normal but I didn't fell comforted. I just keep feeling something is wrong. I hope I am not right with this feeling.

I keep pushing, praying and believing this is going to get better. I'm trying to loose weight, walk a little in the water on the beaches, eat healthier and keep praying to God for complete healing. I have to get this right... I need my full recovered knee to work and live well. I saw a post here that encouraged me to loose weight and eat better and I am trying it!!

Hoping we all can get the full relief we were looking for when we did the TKR.

All the best!
Leah

Like the idea to have knees over edge of pad. I'll try it! I have full range of both my knees 0 to 125°

Good news Lynn I'm so glad you're not having pain anymore.

It's very true - each patient is different and recovers differently, and the same is true for each knee on the same person. Ultimately I believe a TKR is an absolute miracle at removing daily pain. Even so, it is a traumatic surgery (that's redundant....) and healing takes time, long after the incision has healed, and there are small risks that could create big problems. Fortunately, modern joint replacement is very advanced and recovery times have gone down. But again, surgery is surgery.

I'm just glad you're feeling better!

Joe