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Thank you so much for sharing your experience with me! It was very helpful and I'm sorry you went through so much pain and anguish with this surgery. I truly had no idea how tough this surgery is and I probably didn't do enough research prior to prepare myself! Like you, my other knee is a hot mess and at this point, surgery is not in its future.
You are so very on spot about PT -- the therapists I am working with have been key in my recovery and they know SO much about this surgery and the recovery. And if I have to go for several months, I will.
What over-the-counter gels are you using? I cannot take ibuprofen, as I have high blood pressure but I was cleared to use Voltaren (which really doesn't do much for me). If you found one that is a keeper, please tell me!
Thank you again for your help and encouragement - it has made my day today!
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Hi Cheryl,
I am using Voltaren, which doesn’t do a lot for me either but it seems to take the edge off. I ran into a friend of mine recently who has bad knees. She told me that she started using Voltaren four times a day and it helped tremendously. After a time, she cut down to twice a day and she said that she feels so much better. She is now continuing with twice a day, every day. When I used it, I only put it on once a day and it didn’t do much but I may start using it twice a day and see if that helps. I also take Advil, which doesn’t do a whole lot, but takes the edge off a little bit. I really think that the best thing you can do for yourself is strengthening the quads because they support the knees. My PT gave me some good exercises for that and I should be more faithful to them because they do help! Keep going to PT for as long as you can! All of my best wishes to you with your recovery! MaryAnn from Boston