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Pain after recent Knee Replacement. What is normal? For how long?
Joint Replacements | Last Active: Apr 4, 2023 | Replies (102)Comment receiving replies
I am only on day 13 and hope to goodness that by 9wk PO I will be back to my life! I was plagued by sciatica with my first knee so I am super conscious of getting the rehab done right this time! So far, so good. Plan to be off narcotics after week 3. Just my body needing more time, I guess!
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I hope it goes well for you. My surgeon said, you really have to work the knee with the exercises, so I did. The first 1 1/2 to 2 weeks the heel slides were brutal until the swelling went down. Seemed like the swelling is really what caused the pain when bending in my case.