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Can you wear a knee sleeve every day?
Joint Replacements | Last Active: Sep 3, 2023 | Replies (17)Comment receiving replies
So my sleeve helps me so much but as Cindy indicated, I feel it's quite sore when I take it off. Still seems like a good tradeoff. My Dr. told me it was fine to wear whenever. I notice in the first post there was a mention of the x-ray showing no structural problem and no fluid. I have been trying to get information because I have this fluid like lump on my near, near the incision but not directly on it that developed at about six months and is still there with no signs of abating after seven and a half. I saw the doctor and he said they don't like to inject a needle into a replacement knee, but it causes pain and aside from ice, elevation, and rest, does anyone know anything to do about this. I feel like if it weren't for that, I'd be doing SO well. Advice would be appreciated.
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My Dr, injected mine at 11.1 months and I don't feel like it really did anything. PT can try and massage it (it hurts) and get it to go down or maybe anti-inflammatory meds....They usually don't like to to injections until after 12 months from what I heard because there is always the risk of infection. I was told no anti-inflammatory stuff until at least 4 months because they can mess with the healing process. I'm just tired of being sore and stiff without this sleeve on. If that stopped I'd be great. I'm mowing grass and doing everything I did before surgery except getting off the floor as that is really hard and hurts. See if you can go back to PT for that fluid pocket because mine does myofascial release as well as scraping which moves inflammation and things like that away from the knee up the leg. Of course my surgeon said the same thing...xray looks good, knee movement is good, no structural issues just soreness and stiffness and it hurts sometimes. I think it's mostly muscle and scar tissue maybe.