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Scar tissue after knee replacement
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This all terrifies me. I thought I’d get a TkR and have my life back and it’s not going well. I’m at week 9 Tuesday and my knee bend is 104 degrees. The knee cap itself has a tight band feeling and nothing is helping. The therapist had worked me to the point of my back injury from many years ago is back and feels worse. I have had back and neck spasms and can’t sleep from pain. She has worked me very hard and now Tomorrow I must tell her I can’t do those new things anymore it hurt my back to the point I can’t sleep and my knee is worse than 2 weeks ago . I see the surgeon next week unless I can move the appt up. Just feeling frustrated and very sad that so many people are still suffering after going through such a hard surgery. I don’t know what I’ll do about my other knee .
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Hi janete,
I am Lori (irol), just two years from RTKR. I worked it really hard, determined to get 100% ROM, alrhough the surgeon said I woykd not be able to get it as good as my regular knee. I pulled it up with incredible pain for months to tear down the constantly building scar tissue. It was difficult and slow going. I got great Rom finally, but I pulled my IT band and had lower back and hip pain. I kept going to my chiropractor to keep it under control until he finally found outvwhat Ineas doing and told me to take it more easy, etc. Being more gentle and considerate of my body really helped. Now I have 130-135 degree ROM, and my back pain is only intermittent if I overdue it with other exercise (like 105 pound squats). So I think it is good to work the knee hard yet be careful and try to work both sides evenly. I was only flexing on the right side and then when I stretched the IT band on the left, also, it all worked out better. Also, the tight band feeling eventually went away. Week 9 is nothing! Wait a few months! Good luck!