I’ve tried the tape. My PT would put it on especially to help on weekends. It didn’t help. It’s been 18 months of my TKR n feels like 1-2 month post op still. I did a month PT at home w therapists coming 3 times a week. I did 4 sets out patient if 3 times a week also. It’s not right. It feels tight to bend over like I’m restricted from bending over to far. It has a lot of heat n pain. Pains goin up the femur n down the shin. All about a foot in length or lil more n extends all around my knee. Not so much on inside my leg. I’ve had 2 sets nerve blocks to see if I’m a candidate for ablation. Nope. Pain came back after 2-3 weeks. I had a manipulation at 6 month post op w scar tissue. That didn’t help. I was only able to bend my knee another 5 degree. So not much difference. I asked about allergy to something n my knee. The Dr asks, if I’m allergic to anything? Duh 🙄 I’ve been allergic was tested 25-30 years ago to nickel n lotions n now adhesive tapes n some paper tapes. I’ve been putting that on my Dr reports last 25+ yrs and he ask that? So I was sent to get another allergy test. Which this time it only tested pos. To lotions. So what happened? Why I’m not allergic to nickel anymore? How’d that happen? I’ve sent a message to my knee Dr asking for him to review the cement that’s holding the gadgets together n my knee. I have a follow up coming up n few weeks. I’m praying he has an idea. It’s painful n pain just jumps at me diff times of day. Can have 20 plus times in just an hour or pain Never goes away. There’s always pain there. I did originally have a sports Dr that was going to do my knee but after 3 diff calls for 3 months that the Dr needs to keep postponing which I found out he had back surgery n didn’t know how long it’ll be before he could get back to me. So I asked if I found someone else to do it, would he still see me at future times. He said yes. He did fix my broken ankle on other leg bout 10 years ago. But I’m just floored about what’s causing all this constant pain. Pain reliever doesn’t touch it. Ice, a lil but comes right back. It’s restricting me to bend over where I feel like my leg bone is gonna crack. Just feels so tight n restricted. I hope you find some help n regain your daily routines. I try n push myself to just walk n do some stairs. I do what I can along with a lot of ouchies. Thanks n Best of luck to you n maybe some ideas here for the next person who is dealing w the same issues.
—Cathy