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Knee hurting and issues post TKR continue....please help
Joint Replacements | Last Active: Mar 19, 2023 | Replies (27)Comment receiving replies
I was dismissed from PT December 31 after 3 months. I am experiencing knee soreness more than usual however at my December 22 appointment all X-rays looks normal and was told see you in 9 months.
I do notice that if I wear a knee sleeve that my knee isn't near as sore and I have much more stability. I am able to bend to 120 degrees and have 0 flexion.
Could it be that at 16 weeks because I am more active (walk 4-6,000 steps a day, ride my recumbent bike 15 minutes a day for over 2 miles etc..) that is why I am feeing more sore. By the end of the day I am done and I ice before I go to bed, I also notice more clicking in my knee (more so without the knee brace). Does all this sound normal? I did have Covid for a few weeks but it doesn't seem anymore sore than it did before.
Thanks....
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Your numbers are awesome ….good work …. But I agree with everyone…. I ice after every exercise and mfr session and I am 6 months out of revision…. I still get sore if I do to much of anything….good luck keep up the good work
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I have posted before, so I hope that I am not repeating myself! I had knee replacement in Sept of 2021. I had a terrible time with it because I couldn’t tolerate the pain meds, so had to resort to Extra Strength Tylenol. They put me on regular aspirin for three weeks and that did a terrible job on my stomach. I became very depressed, and as I look back, it was due to the intensity of the pain that comes with that surgery! The surgeon told me that it would take two years for my knee to feel “normal”, but it would never be the knee that I was born with! After two and a half years, it feels so much better, but the only thing that I miss is trying to bend my knee when exercising or kneeling down when I go to church. My PT told me to ice as much as possible…….She was fantastic and truly brought me to healing. She said that you just can’t ice too much! Continue icing, walking as much as possible, and getting on the stationery bike, which is great for bending and flexing the knee. I know all that you are going through and I am wishing you all the best with healing. It WILL happen, but some knees take longer than others! Mine was one of them!!