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Joint Replacements | Last Active: Dec 2, 2023 | Replies (31)
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I am a 68 y/o male, in the gym almost every day, and had both knees replaced in 2022. Before the surgery, I did as much as possible to strengthen the muscles around my knee, and then aggressively followed all post-op exercises. I recovered in two months and never had any serious pain, other than immediately after surgery.
So I have no idea why a TKR would cause sleeplessness. I can make a guess. If patients do not do the pre and post surgery exercises, the knee will not heal properly (most likely a build up of scar tissue), the knee will hurt and cause loss of sleep.
I suppose a person could be allergic to the prostheses, but the chances of that are probably remote.
My advice is to get active and stay active, before and after surgery.
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TKR surgery doesn’t always go smoothly despite the patient doing everything they are supposed to do. I was very active before and after surgery, did all my exercises, rode stationary bike 2 to 3 times a day, & went to PT 3X a week. However, despite following all the rules, I’ve had serious problems, which no one can explain. Sometimes things just don’t work as they should, and whatever is causing the problem(s), cannot always be easily diagnosed.