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How to deal w/intense night pain from total knee replacement surgery.
Joint Replacements | Last Active: Jun 29 12:49pm | Replies (12)Comment receiving replies
Therenare two main kinds of pain after surgery - physical/anatomical pain that means something is structurally wrong in the knee, and nerve pain, which occurs when the nerves disturbed by surgery need to heal and regenerate.
Can you tell us a little more about your pain? All day, only at night, pinching, stabbing, tingling?
When was the last time you talked to your surgeon about it
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I have pain in lower part of my knee all the time. It is pinching and tight band Feel like implant is not the right size. X-ray does not show problem and drs are not listening. It is now three and half year after surgery. Done therapy ; accupucture etc. it is effecting my hip and back badly. Dr response is learn to live with it. I am in worse pain now then before surgeries. Any suggestions?
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No pain at all during the day. It is only in bed at night.
I dread going to bed. I would think a structural problem would also be problematic during the day. I saw the surgeon in Jan. and he said it could go on for about 8 months. He also said to get up and walk around. That does relieve the pain but I would have to be doing that all night long. Hard to desribe the pain but not stabbing, pinching or tingling. More like deep persistent pain which isn’t helped by changing position. But I can stretch out on the sofa comfortably. I will call my surgeon.