Has anyone had a tight band feeling after total knee replacement?

Posted by mhort1213 @mhort1213, Feb 28, 2019

I am 8 weeks post TKR and have had this very tight band around my knee since week one. My Dr at 6 wks says it is normal and will go away. Has anyone else had this and did it go away and when?

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sprinrosa64 | @sprinrosa64 | Feb 23 5:59am

In reply to @bwilson1114 "Has anyone had the sensation of an ace bandage being wrapped tightly around the new knee..." + (show)

TOTALLY , I have had 3 TKR and could say that feeling has come with each one . I think this is very common. How long ago was your TKR ? Keep rehab forever

vgen | @vgen | Feb 23 8:03am

In reply to @bwilson1114 "Has anyone had the sensation of an ace bandage being wrapped tightly around the new knee..." + (show)

Yes, i had the feeling when i was trying to bend my right knee for weeks after surgery. So i understood what people were talking about. However, now that the majority of swelling is gone that tight feeling is gone as well.I am 7 weeks out and my knee feels soooo much better. Keep exercising and moving. Just don’t do tooo much, it increases inflammation and the tight feeling.

Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Feb 23 8:22am

In reply to @bwilson1114 "Has anyone had the sensation of an ace bandage being wrapped tightly around the new knee..." + (show)

Hi @bwilson1114, as you can see from the helpful replies from @vgen and @sprinrosa64, you are not alone in feeling this tightness. In fact, I moved your post to this existing discussion:
– Has anyone had a tight band feeling after total knee replacement? https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/has-anyone-had-a-tight-band-feeling-after-total-knee-replacement/

I did this so you can read the previous post and connect with members easily. How long ago was your knee replacement? Have you started rehab?

brescher | @brescher | Feb 25 1:40pm

Yes, I did have the same…. It went away very slowly at about 8 weeks post Surgery.

cindymattern | @cindymattern | Feb 26 5:25am

I am at 5 months and still have the tight band feeling. I was dismissed from PT at 3 months and since being discharged my ROM is 116 on my own and if I use the band it is 125. However I can't get rid of that tight band feeling. When I do any exercise it really bothers me to where I just want to sit but I know that I should be moving. I walk 4-6,000 steps a day sometimes, use a recumbent bike and do some of the PT exercises but I still can have lots of soreness, stiffness and that band feeling. I feel like it will never go away. I take 600 mg of Gabapentin at bedtime, an occasional Tylenol 3, regular Tylenol and Diclofenac gel and something along the lines of Ben Gay for soreness. I cannot take Nsaids. I feel like it will never go away and my surgeon at 3 months said he would see me back at 9.