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Scar tissue after knee replacement
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My biggest therapy was walking a lot, doing stair lunges, wall crawl, I had cortisone but not until after about four months. It is a struggle and a lot of pain. You will get through this. What was discouraging for me was to see people who had the same surgery, never exercised, did not do much P.T. and had excellent results. I thought, what in the hell am I doing wrong? We were just blessed with this scar tissue problem. It just makes you a stronger person.
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Man, I though the same thing. I kept hearing people say, "don't compare yourself to others" but I just couldn't resist. People claiming that on day 4 after the surgery they were walking around the block and I was struggling to get to the bathroom. Week 2 and they were out having lunch and running errands. I almost fainted from agony riding in the car to get my stitches out and then almost fainted after taking a shower. LOL If there is one thing I've leaned, that is everyone really is different when it comes to this surgery. I don't know if its just the persons body or if its the surgeon or a combination of both. I'm a little over 6 months PO and still have a tremendous amount of discomfort and some days pain. My knee functions well ( I haven't had it measured since I was discharged from PT and I am not a fan of focusing on the numbers, the ROM can change in a day) but I'm not happy with the amount of discomfort I'm feeling. I'm giving it more time before seeking a second opinion. Seems like surgeons just care if it looks good on the outside (functions well) they aren't that interested in how you're actually feeling. 🙂