One knee replacement and will never have another one!

I would ask for an appointment with a Pain Clinic. Book one now because you may have months until an opening. You can always cancel if you feel improved.

Thank you!

Hello Mary Ann,
I've had both knees replaced. My right one was done in 2021 with no problems at all & was basically pain-free after 4 weeks. I did everything I was told including the at-home PT immediately when I got home & iced my knee every 2 hours for at least 30 minutes and kept it elevated & wrapped with the ace bandages. I worked from home after the first week & I walked with a walker the first 3 weeks, with a cane the next 2 weeks and then on my own after that. It was a great experience. Then I had the left knee replaced in 2023 & had a totally different experience. The parineal nerve was compressed under a muscle during surgery which cause drop foot and nerve pain at the side of my knee. 10 days after the knee surgery I had to go back in to have the nerve removed from under the muscle, but it took almost a full year for me to walk semi-normal. My foot constantly swells & I will get shooting nerve pain at the side of me knee & down the side of my calf periodically. It's tolerable but a nuisance. Not having full range of motion on the foot is frustrating & I do trip on occasion & am no longer steady on my feet like I once was. As for the knee...I didn't have as full a recovery as I did with the right knee but that was due to the complication of the drop foot and not being able to do as much as I should have. I do not have pain at all in my right knee and because of the great outcome with that one is why I decided to have the left one done. Even though I had the trouble with the left one & get some nerve pain occasionally with the left, it's not nearly the pain I dealt with prior to surgery so I am glad I got it done. That does not mean I'm happy with how things turned out with my drop foot & the limitations that caused by any means. One thing I did not realize would happen with knee replacement is I cannot kneel down anymore. I'm no longer able to kneel in my garden or get down on the floor easily to play with the grandkids. I have had to make large pillow type contraptions with memory foam to kneel, but it's still uncomfortable to do it even with that.
Mary Ann, is the pain you're feeling a nerve type pain, pinching or does it feel like a tissue tear and where on the knee is the pain you're feeling? I did take a nerve pill after the debacle with the left knee that helped some along with the normal pain reliever from the surgery, but after that I did a regimen of Aleve. You may want to consult with a neurologist possibly if you haven't already. I hope you can find some relief.