I had a partial knee replacement 2-3 yrs ago, I do fine during the day, no pain, good range of motion. But when I go to bed it gets very painful on the inner side of my knee, very painful to turn over or get out of bed. After I am up I have no more trouble till I go to bed again. I was waking up due to the pain when I moved and started taking Tylenol PM, with that I am not waking during the night, but it is still painful moving it to get out of bed. Because I have moved out of State I am unable to return to my orthopedic surgeon.
I have never heard of this problem, my PCP did not have much advice to offer. I have tried wearing an elastic knee support to bed but find it uncomfortable when I bend my knee for any length of time, I have also tried rubbing Diclofenac Sodium Topical Gel on my knee before bedtime, does not seem to help.
I suppose if I have to live with it, it's better than having it hurt during the day. I would be interested to hear if anyone else has had this problem. I hope those who are having pain during the day time will be able to get some relief, it seems that there are as many different problems with a TKR as there are people having it done. My best to you all.