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Neuropathy after TKR: I'm 68 and fearful of future

Neuropathy | Last Active: Oct 22, 2023 | Replies (112)

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@johnbishop

7 weeks post TKR is still early in the recovery process. I agree with @sueinmn, if you are sitting for hours, you need to figure out a way to elevate the leg and ice it when you are sitting. That was the one thing my surgeon emphasized after my TKR followup meeting with him when I told him I was only elevating the leg several times a day along with icing it. He said if I wasn't walking around and doing something the leg should be elevated during the recovery process. It did help with my recovery.

The one thing you mentioned that I would discuss with my surgeon is the pain only in the shin area. Here's some information on what might be causing the shin pain.

"Nerve pain — During knee replacement surgery, there is a small chance that your peroneal nerve could have been damaged. The peroneal nerve is the nerve that travels down the leg past the knee. If your shin pain is nerve related, it may be accompanied by numbness, itching or tingling sensations."
-- Shin Pain After Knee Replacement: https://totaltherapysolutions.com/shin-pain-after-knee-replacement/

Are you still doing the post op exercises for the TKR at home along with icing and elevating? I think I would discuss the pain with your surgeon?

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My surgeon released me at 5 weeks and said I could ride my bike, walk or anything. I had no pain. I didn’t start riding my bike until week 7. But the muscle pain on my shin is painful when I put weight on it. It has been like that since week 5-1/2. I had an X-ray and everything g looks great but when I stand it hurts like crazy. I was instructed that I only needed to ice if I’m swollen. My PT had me doing a full workout for 5 weeks 3x a week at the pt location that included leg lifts, bikes, stretching, and so on. I can bend my knee to 140 degrees. I am stretching my knee at home still. Walking my dog, but I wish surgeons would all tell us the same thing.