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Burning after total knee replacement
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I am 10 weeks out of TKR and have had so much pain with it, especially at night, and today it started burning on the inside of my knee like fire. My issue is there is only a few pain medications that they can give me due to severe allergy’s to a lot of them and I am also on blood thinners that makes it hard to find other options for inflammation
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Hello @dke7: Sorry to hear about your pain after TKR. I also used to have similar pain and I was allergic to almost all pain medications and the side effects were terrible. Finally, my surgeon prescribed Acetaminophen COD #3 tablets (Tylenol with Codeine) and that is the only pain med that did not give me any side effects and was effective and I could sleep well. You should ask your surgeon about this med. I am not on blood thinners though. Good luck.
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Hello @dke7, Welcome to Connect. Most of the problems I had early on with my TKR was because I was not doing the rest, ice and elevate enough. I was doing it several times a day but my surgeon told me I wasn't doing it enough. The icing and elevating many times during the day instead of the 2 or 3 times a day really helped me. Also, I'm a side sleeper and had to sleep on the side with my good leg or my back. Using a small pillow in between my legs helped some as well as putting a pillow under the mattress at the bottom of the bed to raise it just a little when sleeping.
@artscaping, @contentandwell and other members may also have some suggestions or thoughts for you.
Have you discussed the burning pain with your surgeon or care team?