Hi there...

Having had 2 full knee replacements myself. Nov 2024 & May 2025, I'll speak to you of my own experience and then a few thoughts about why it possibly would be that since you are 3 and a 1/2 months Post Op, that you might still be having pain:

● Week one is the hardest for pain and the most pain

● Some folks still have a lot of pain in week 2 and continues to take their narcos which are an addictive pain pill... many migrate to ibuprofen to avoid possibilities of addiction to Narco pain medicine

●While many mention they reduced their pain meds between weeks 3 - week 12... many also state in support group chats they use pain medication at times 4 - 6 months post op.

My personal experience is that pain is a sign of either ( A) overuse or ( B ) aggravation of the joint. These are 2 very different things, but both produce pain, as well as swelling...And thus a limited range of motion.

● I don't want to speculate on which one of these that you have / are experiencing and highly recommend you talk to your orthopedic team to determine which of these 2 issues is causing you pain; it's kind of important because it determines your course of action in remediating the issue!

Example 1: If you're taking walks that are too long, you're gonna end up having swelling and stiffness and hence pain. And if you continue to do that it's gonna be a cycle just repeating itself

Example 2: If you were doing exercises and you're putting too much weight on trying to do say leg extensions that will aggravate to joint and cause also pain and swelling....

Example 3: Poor Recovery... Can result simply because, after exerting yourself in exercising for a few days in a row. Your muscles are not recovering enough before you're exercising more... and therefore with weak muscles. (There's more stress on the joint.) And it's more aggravation and swelling. RECOVERY NEEDS SLEEP & REST!

Some people do heal and recover slower than others. We are different; however , if you continue to notice this pattern , it definitely tells you that you have an issue to seek your Orthopedics Team's imput.