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1 year anniversary of TKR

Joint Replacements | Last Active: Sep 26, 2019 | Replies (50)

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@irol

I am just 6 months out from rtkr. I have had issues with that foot from day one. Now the podiatrist and pt thonk it may be from pressurevon a nerve during surgery or durong initial recovery...I have severe pain when my knee is bent and turned in, as pulling iff a sock, etc. The pain shoots from sort of behind the knee to the foot. Is that what you described? The podiatrist gave me an orthodic lift inside my shoe to see if taking pressure off my arch area will alleviate pressure on the netvevand lessen symptoms. My arch is very flat on that foot. It will also keep my foot from turning in. I can not live wirh this because it is extremely painful to walk in tangled grass, for instance, if my foot gets any resistance from grass,etc.,.,and pulls in that direction. Any comments!

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@irol : regarding knee pain when bent and turned inward, yes, that’s pretty much it. At 12 months it is not as intense as it was earlier, but still pretty uncomfortable. And any kind of pull on the TKR leg is still bad. When working outside and overlooking a vine running along the ground which snags my leg, and stretches it, not so great. However, my foot in general is fine, even though I notice I still turn it inward a little bit when walking, perhaps unconsciously trying to take pressure off the knee. I, too, have orthotic inserts, but in my case for uneven leg length that resulted in hip issues. From time to time I grab a jump rope, wrap it around the TKR foot, and gently pull up sideways and inwards to simulate the sock-pulling position. Have not done that regularly enough though to notice a difference. Time does ease the pain to a certain extent, if that helps....

@irol - Your right foot pain sounds awful. I've had two tkrs and I haven't had that kind of nerve pain with either one, so I can't share any direct experience but I can definitely commiserate with you on what you are going through with the recovery. I'm just wondering - have you talked to your orthopedic surgeon about the pain?