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Miserable from TKR: What can I do to get better?
Joint Replacements | Last Active: Nov 26, 2022 | Replies (88)Comment receiving replies
OMGosh, I don’t even know how you could do TKR on both knees a few months apart. After this, I don’t think I will ever get my other one done. I have been doing in home PT for two weeks. This week I will be doing outpatient PT. You can believe, I will be doing PT until my knee is right. I am trying to push myself at home with the exercises, but it is hard. Hopefully going to therapy will make a huge difference then doing it at home. I hope my TKR is a success like yours. They say it gets better, I just hope I can get to that point. Thank you for reaching out to me.
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Someone recommended a pool, but a pool is NOT going to help you flex your leg after a total knee replacement. Someone (the physical therapist) has to push your leg straight down, then manually bend your knee in order to get flexion in your knee. Taking some Tylenol before your PT session helps, but you really just have to clench your teeth and push thru it. By about week (4), you should be well on your way to having not such excruciating pain. I'm surprised you've had in home PT for such a long time. The Visiting Nurse Assoc. physical therapist, who worked on flexing my knee, came EVERY DAY (including Saturday & Sunday), but I'm told this is unusual. She discharged me when I could get in and out of a car. There's light at the end of the tunnel! Just be patient. When a PT is not working on your knee, do the exercises yourself, every day and several times a day if you can stand it.