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Burning after total knee replacement
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I had tkr in December. I still have swelling and burning around the knee cap. Not much pain other than the burning, which started only about 6 weeks ago, but the swelling is concerning to me. I've tried ice, elevation, compression sock and nothing seems to work. Is this normal this far out in recovery or should I be concerned?
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Hi, does anyone know if your leg can be straightened after a TKR? If so how?
Hello @dfodness and welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. I am sorry to hear about your post-op burning.
There was an existing discussion on the topic of burning after total total knee replacement so you will notice I have moved your post here: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/burning-after-total-knee-replacement/
Feel free, if you'd like, to scroll through the discussion to learn what others have shared.
The combination of burning plus swelling seems like reason enough to call your surgeon to discuss if he/she would like to see you back in office or what they would recommend for additional recovery time?
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I had T K R in Feb 22.still have swelling. I had that burning pretty bad for a while. Pain pills did not help it. I thought to ask for a muscle relaxer, Dr called me in Robaxin, after a few times of it the burning stopped. I don't know what the burning was. But has not came back. I know we are all different but just Sharing. Hope you get relief soon.