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Swelling and stiffness, 3 years after total knee replacement
Joint Replacements | Last Active: Apr 3 5:43pm | Replies (218)Comment receiving replies
Yes, although it has not been as long as your surgery, my TKR was done 14 months ago and my thigh is still swollen as well as my knee and it feels like I’m carrying a load of cement around. I would walk 2 miles every day and now I’m lucky to walk 2 blocks. I can’t walk straight, always wobbly. The pain keeps me awake every night. I’ve told the Surgeon but he doesn’t ever seem concerned. He said the X-ray shows everything fine (1 before surgery and 1 about 5 months later). I’m at the point of telling him I want an MRI. I’m so sorry I ever had this surgery done.
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I walked better and had less pain before my TKR. I am also sorry that I ever had it done. It’s two years and I’m once again back at physical therapy. I feel doomed to pain until I die.
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My surgeon said the same and I"m almost 6 months out. I get what you experience is normal and some will always have issues...see your PCP or someone else. I don't get pain but my kneecap will get really sore sometimes. I walk 5-7000 steps a day usually and do my exercises a few times a week because if I do them too much my leg is so sore and stiff and hurts. I was never told about the issues you can have after or things like I can't get on my knee, kneel down etc... but electronic things say I was made aware which I was not. Thigh still swollen, leg still swollen and can't take nsaids. Hope you get the MRI you want. I'm thinking a second opinion at a difference place.