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Total Knee Replacement: Swelling
Joint Replacements | Last Active: Aug 7, 2023 | Replies (60)Comment receiving replies
@mamndink - I'm agreeing with @johnbishop and @contentandwell - Even though it seems like forever, 7 weeks is kinda short. Things WILL get better. You can trust all of us who have had TKR's. I've had two - most recently January of this year. For me, 8 weeks was a real milestone, then at 12 weeks I felt like a new person. But even after that, I continued to improve. I applaud your ROM. Many people would be green with envy. Is swelling the main problem? Are you walking with or w/o aids - like a walker or cane?
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My thing is , Im 56 years old, had a left hip replacement 16 months ago, went back to work, I own a glass company and just do small repairs with me and my wife.I have been 14 days after total knee on the left side.The swollen parts is the front of the calf and back , the knee has pressure pain , from standing up and down. Does the Dr just cut the top femur bone and the bottom of the tabula. If that is the case how do we know he is cutting straight.I feel the right side is about a 1/2” longer, and my foot , or say from the knee down , my foot turns to the right, which I have been working on trying to correct..Two weeks before the TKR, I had 13 screws and two plates in my foot, which the knee Dr. did not look into what was being held and so on and so on .My whole question is what are the best ways to get the muscles straight ,working correctly, and strong. What I have found, the tabula connects to the top of the foot, were the screws and plates were on the top of my foot.Any feed back on it ? Please let me know .
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Been walking without aids for 4 weeks or more. The swelling is just so annoying like a tight band around the top of knee. Stays swollen all the time and of course gets worse after exercising. I guess just expecting too much, too fast, huh?