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My Knee Replacement Surgery Experience
Joint Replacements | Last Active: May 8, 2023 | Replies (40)Comment receiving replies
Hello and thank you for your response. My surgery was April 19th of this year. My last surgery was my shoulder replacement which was September 1st of 2022. By bending my knee I mean any type of Bend whatsoever is very painful. My knee feels like a cement block and even if I'm able to do some type of bend, each time I go to sit down or even try to walk with the Walker, it feels as if it's the first time I've attempted to do so. I take many different vitamins to help control my neuropathy. Neurontin or Gabapentin proves to do nothing for me. I have never had anxiety before or after surgical procedures and yes, it's quite insulting for this surgeon to continue to Gaslight me instead of acknowledging that I am truly experiencing this level of pain. I am icing and elevating all through the day and night. I have been sleeping in a recliner because my bed is elevated and I am not able to get in and out without assistance. I have been doing the exercises given to me by my physical therapy center and even though they are very painful to do I work through it multiple times daily. During my knee replacement in 2009 I never experienced this level of pain nor it taking so long to get Mobility. My real question with this is asking whether or not neuropathy and fibro can impede healing?
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Hello again @laurajrc1961. Thanks for responding. Immediately, I calculated that it has just been two weeks since your surgery. I remembered that I had the same type of pain. First thing I did was start walking around the house with a walker. I remember the days when it felt like a cement block. When I read that you are exercising multiple times a day I became concerned. I am not a medical professional. However, what I have done in the past was become too anxious to go, see, and do. Just recently, I had to reschedule a follow-up stability and balance appointment because I overworked my knee and especially the muscles in my upper thigh. It was quite painful.
Regarding the impact of other conditions on your TKR recovery, I can't imagine that neuropathy symptoms would just stay away while you recovered. I have SFN, small fiber neuropathy, and it impacts me every moment of every day. Remember that neuropathy is a progressive condition. That may mean that the frequency and intensity of your neuropathy has increased and is playing a bigger role in this recovery. And I don't know about fibro. Give it some thought.....slow down a bit and see if that helps.
Perhaps some other TKR patients can share their experiences with you. Let's hear from other Connect members.
May you be safe, protected and free of inner and outer harm.
Chris