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@lindamarie14

Hi but is the pain gone? I could live with it, if I wasn't having pain. I'm 4 weeks post op, terrible band feeling. I'm afraid they will want to do the manipulation though, even though my bend right now is 114%

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Replies to "Hi but is the pain gone? I could live with it, if I wasn't having pain...."

No. When I go for a long walk, or are on my feet a long time the pain level can jump up. If I’m sitting, the pain is low.

But always, there is this sensation that I have on a knee sock that is way too tight, or sometimes like a charlie horse (cramp) in my calf. If I feel my leg, the muscles are not hard or contracted.

So it is my totally uneducated opinion that this feeling or sensation is nerve damage or something is impinging on a nerve.

Why there is not a “fix” for this, it seems we will never know. I just made up my mind a couple of years ago, I wouldn’t let it destroy my life. Im not on pain killers. Just try not to think about it.

Praying you will phase out of this. Many patients get much better at 6 months. Im at 4 years.