Soreness and stiffness 10 months post TKR
I am now 10 months out after a right TKR...At 3 months I had about 115 range of motion and felt pretty good and was dismissed from PT. I went back at about 8 months as I felt I was getting more stiff and sore and still had the tight band feeling and feel like things are pulling. I did have significant arthritis prior to my surgery and do have arthritis in several areas. Of course my surgeon says everything is fine and my X-ray looks good. He won't see me till September which is my one year appointment. Should I be concerned. I'm still in PT, doing some myofascial release and some strengthening again. I also suffer from lower back pain and some IT band issues since the replacement. Any suggestions would be greatly suggested. I know they say a year or more but I'm so over this...I recently walked 18,000 steps at Universal but was very sore in the evening and used my knee sleeve due to walking so much. I do most everything except getting up off the floor but by late afternoon am really sore. ROM is still 115 if I use a band but it hurts but I can pull it. Can't take nsaids...currently on 900mg Gabapentil and Tylenol.
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I had three knee surgeries before on left knee and none of those were as hard to rehab and one was really extensive and required a year of PT after. Good luck in your future rehab and carry on with the journey -- this is a one day at a time journey for me. I have a goal to not compare my recovery to others and that has reduced some of my disappointment. I will keep working (PT, at home with a variety of exercises and activities) until no more improvement can be made.
Thank you for sharing such detail. I also still struggle with my rehab (Left TKR Jan 2023) and have have some people insert their opinion to just do the work. I was a college athlete and active until the TKR although modified activity for some things. I had pain before and pain now. I did three months of extensive prehab and have been doing at home exercises seven days a week (missed 2 days in 7 months because of family emergency) as well as going to PT three times a week. So many people look from outside and determine what your 'issue' is without knowing. Good for you that you finally have some relief and perhaps others in your position will be able to draw from your post to push to visit Mayo for scar tissue resolution. Good luck in your future rehab and carry on with the journey.
I hope you find resolution too. The previous 5 years were the worse of my life. I woke up from surgery 6 weeks ago and my life has completely changed. I had people who thought I was faking it, that’s the worse part, not to mention the depression that accompanies it. What I did not know all that time was that I could self refer myself to the Mayo Clinic, once I did -game changer. You know your body, follow your instincts!