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Scar tissue after knee replacement

Joint Replacements | Last Active: Oct 10 8:31am | Replies (1550)

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@melcpa86

I think the surgery you and @klouis mentioned is the one I had 5 weeks ago. If so, it has helped. But be prepared for the workload after surgery if you want the results.

At 5 weeks post op My passive motion is now at 132 with less of a push from PT and fewer tears and I am walking normally and no longer limping constantly.

I am by no means at the end of this journey. PT won’t tell me my active ROM (probably for fear of discouraging me). It still hurts to stand and after walking about 15 mins.

The journey after the surgery has been intense. Starting at 10 hours of PT a day - I’m now down to 6 hours a day. That might be because My surgeon and PT are the orthos for a major university football & soccer team and their job is to get folks back on the field fast. I don’t know.

I was supposed to head back to work tomorrow- but PT asked me to wait one more week - I think to try and get me to where he is comfortable reducing the PT to 4 hours so I can try and manage.

Just letting you know my journey for reference.

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@melcpa86 Hi, I'm not sure I understand your figures. What are you referring to when you say "My passive motion is now at 132" if not ROM?
It sounds as if for you the PT after this minor surgery was more intense than after the initial TKR. Am I reading that correctly? I cannot imagine doing 10 hours a day, or even 6. I think the surgery I will be having is more minor than what you had, but I will know soon.
Thanks for the info and heads up.
JK