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Climbing Stairs After TKR

Posted by babette @babette, Oct 28, 2018

I'm a little over 3 months out from my R TKR and have a great deal of pain going upstairs and can't even attempt going down. How long did it take you before you could use the stairs without the "step together step" method? What was most helpful in getting you to that point? Thanks in advance.

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mpirruccel | @mpirruccel | Aug 15, 2022
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@goodpeople

MRI machines at major centers can work on implants. I have had two already. Are you near any major cities?

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Good to know. Thanks

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heyjoe415 | @heyjoe415 | Aug 16, 2022
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@mpirruccel

Thanks for your reply. I actually have a pain that is most evident on the outside of knee but ends going around the knee, feeling like a tight band. Nervous about bone scan as it may show I may need another surgery to get rid of pain. But no guarantee on that! And hard to trust the first doctor who did surgery.

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Well the bone scan will give you peace of mind, either way. IF you have to have a revision, I suggest you find a surgeon who is skilled with the Stryker/Mako robotic assistant. It really makes a difference in recovery, or at least it did for me. Best t of luck!

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heyjoe415 | @heyjoe415 | Aug 22, 2022
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@jeannieww

I decided to have a TKR for two reasons. Long walks were painful and going downstairs was painful. I am 12 weeks out. Going downstairs is stil painful but now going upstairs is more painful than going down, and it didn’t hurt at all pre TKR. As for longer walks, they cause days of no sleep pain. I am hoping this will resolve. On the bright side trotting on my horse doesn’t seem to bother my knee but then it didn’t before the TKR. I haven’t tried cantering yet and I was starting to get a little knee pain in one direction at the Canter.
I am hoping this will resolve but actually going upstairs seems to be getting worse not better, I had excellent physical therapy and can bend my knee almost entirely, though kneeling ion the knee is nor possible because the knee itself hurts too much. I was hoping to do this in a month to garden.... seems unlikely.

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Yeah kneeling after a TKR is very hard. I wouldn't suggest gardening on your knees even with a cushion.

TKRs can take a year to resolve. It can be misleading because the incision heals in 6 weeks. But healing inside the knee can take a year.

Please try to be patient, and all the best to you.

Joe

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