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Burning after total knee replacement

Joint Replacements | Last Active: Mar 30, 2023 | Replies (244)
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@lhruza

I am 7 weeks out from left TKR. I have an awful lot of stiffness just above the knee joint and occasionally "zings" that feel like burning in different parts of my leg at different times. I also get numbness in different parts of my leg at different times. My surgeon says ROM is great " 0 and 115. He just lifted up my leg, bent it back, straightened it out and said "you're doing fine. Did not address any of my concerns etc. Not sure how I'm supposed to know what is normal and what is not.

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JK | @contentandwell | Feb 3, 2020

@jvalart21 @lhruza you are both still pretty early in your recovery. I didn’t have a burning sensation but I did have intense pain for about 6 weeks which very suddenly lifted, almost overnight, so don’t despair.
My pain was so intense for a while that my surgeon was seeing me frequently. We were both relieved when it went away. Now that knee never bothers me. My flex is around 120, not as good as I would like, but livable. I know he can improve the flex with an outpatient procedure but I don’t think it’s important enough to go through recuperation again.
JK

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