Scar tissue after knee replacement

Hi I am almost 6 weeks out and cont to have lots of pain and lack of ROM in spite of PT 3x a week and exercise at home. This knee in all fairness has had over the years 6 other surgeries ( arthroscopes) But very frustrated here too, Was doing better but then had very aggressive PT that sent me back to stage 1 ( since then trying to go less agressive). I too am open to suggestions as a manipulation seems pretty risky for fractures and not being successful.

I heard this too but think if had been used after surgery on my knee I would be in much better position now

I agree, We went aggressive to try and get better flexion and my knee blew up and sent me back to stage one. Very frustrated

@snowdoc2001 I'm 12 months post-op bilateral TKR. At 6 weeks I was losing ROM after doing so well in the beginning of PT, and believe (months later) the aggressive PT was to blame for my set back. My surgeon talked me into a manipulation at 6 weeks by telling me how much better I would be after. I went through with it and that is another of my regrets. I did gain ROM immediately after in the weeks of more aggressive PT. I was in so much pain from the MUA that I had to go back on pain meds. After 3 weeks of PT I started losing ROM again because the inflammation and swelling came back much worse. Then I was told to stop PT for 2 weeks to heal. After the 2 weeks I never got more than 110 on flexion and 5 on extension(I was 96 and 0 before MUA). I continued to be in pain do to the soft tissue damage from the MUA, no fractures from it. I would find a PT immediately and start with gentle PT that involves massage of soft tissue and gentle PT.

It is so sad about how much we have in common.. Hope you get some better results...Very few know the never ending pain of this 2 year + fresh hell...

Good afternoon kimbles1204. I hope your surgery went well and that you are beginning to have less anxiety. Would you be able to share your surgery and recovery so far with other members so that they can benefit from your experience? I do want to make sure that you receive good information about the recovery process. And I want to pass along something that helped me. My surgeon came by and said, "Chris, you have a decision to make". Do you want your new knee to last for 5 years or for the rest of your life? He then told me to be gentle....and prepare to move slowly into former activities. May you be free of suffering and the causes of suffering. Chris

First TKR in 2012. Knee stiff for 18months. Revision unsuccessful. Then manipulation the same. New surgeon initially didn’t want to do operation. He eventually removed the damage and put in Spacers for 5 months to fight infection. New knee operation with rods down middle. Scar tissue had a field day. Four operations in one knee. The other knee was done in 2018. Scar tissue arrived as usual after the 6th month. Exercised after each operation but the pain of the scar tissue is still in abundance. Swelling, then redness, then throbbing. Nobody wants to hear. It’s a life sentence.

Good God! Are you able to walk? I suppose sometime in the future people will look back and talk about barbaric joint replacements. I'm so sorry for all you've gone through. Btw, you're a good writer.

Thank you. Besides friends, I’ve never really seen anyone show sympathy. Medics are so hard. I can walk but pain is erratic. I can’t take mind altering drugs. The knees swell, go red and bite. Sleeping can be interrupted. Arthritis would have been better. But I shall continue to push for answers. I want to continue my tour of the world, with help from my partner. Thank you again. 😇

Keep writing.