@harrie123
I feel for you to be having pain so long after TKR.
I’m 72 and almost 10 weeks out from my second TKR.
In my opinion, several factors can come into play.
1. surgeon’s expertise
2. How active the patient was before surgery(so, how much muscle tone and flexibility she had before surgery)
3. Finding a PT who will work with you on frequency of sessions and NOT being so aggressive to cause great discomfort days after sessions- extremely important, because what you do day after day at home makes all the difference in the end. And if you’re hurting so badly that you can’t do any exercises at home, that is counterproductive. A good PT will also be aware of other issues you may have, like spinal, hip, foot and ankle, etc. and will pay attention to your gait.
4. How well you keep up with exercises at home. Keeping in mind how quickly we are losing muscle mass at our age-😳😣 all other things being equal.
5. Just plain luck!
Going to PT in my mind is important, partly to be sure that you are doing exercises effectively. Just the turn of an ankle can make a difference.
That being said, I canceled all my post surgery appointments with the PT’s associated with my Hospital and found my own independent place. The ones associated with the Hospital just had an agenda that was dictated to them and worried way too much about the extension and flexion numbers. I was much happier and did much better with the independent place.
I hope that you have gone back to the surgeon with your concerns, and I do not think you should give up. Sometimes these things take way way longer than we expect. 💙💜❤️🩷🩷