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Anti-Inflammatory Supplements after Joint Replacement
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Thank you for your reply.
I’m icing 4-6 times a day plus using a wet chilled washcloth from the freezer.
Going to physical therapy twice a week and my ROM is 125. I do the exercises at home as well and walk 20-30 minutes a day.
I take Prozac and nortriptyline for peripheral neuropathy in my feet and I’m used to tingling and burning from that.
My entire leg hurts all the time, feels beat and bruised thigh to ankle but compared to posters here on Connect my issue is minor.
I do feel like I’m healing well, just not getting much relief from the meds I’m taking.
Thank you for all you do for us “sufferers.”
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Hi thete
If you can cut down on the walking and perhaps try cycling on a stationary exercise bike or aquafit classes I think you might get some relief. I found that weight bearing activity like walking (even though it is good for you at other times) only makes the inflammation worse which causes more pain.
I was prescribed a compression stocking which helped with the inflammation
I even found some of the PT exercises made things worse if they involved too much weight bearing. Gradually strengthening your leg muscles through non weight bearing exercises will make your legs stronger and eventually able to support your knee when you walk.
Good luck. It is a longer recovery process than I would have imagined
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I had tkr January 30. I have tried everything for pain, mostly they didn’t seem to help. Percocet, Vicodin, Voltaran and Tylenol. I could not sleep at night that’s the worse part of healing. You need your sleep! Finally I visited my primary care doctor and she said to try Neurotin. This has worked for me I take this with Tylenol and Voltaren every night. Most nights I can sleep. I am getting better but it’s a process. Hang in there! God Bless