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Total leg skin pain still 21 days after left knee replacement

Posted by zoobird1 @zoobird1, Mar 9, 2023

I had total left knee replacement February 16 and had much bruising from the top of my thigh to my ankle. I understand this is normal and the visible bruising has almost faded but my skin is so very painful and very sensitive to touch. It hurts as much as the knee area even with Naproxen, Tylenol and 5 mg of Oxy.
Is this typical?
Thank you. Beth age 69

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heyjoe415 | @heyjoe415 | Mar 17, 2023
In reply to @zoobird1 "I saw my surgeon this morning and he said everything looks great and that the extreme..." + (show)
@zoobird1

I saw my surgeon this morning and he said everything looks great and that the extreme pain is bruising due to the tourniquet they use during surgery. I am doing better since I posted this the other day. I did use Voltaren gel 1% prior to surgery and plan to resume when wound heals. Thank you for your reply and encouragement.

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Great news! Yeah the staff didn't tell me about the tourniquet. My inner thigh turned black and blue three days after surgery and was painful to the touch. It makes sense that they used a tourniquet, I just wish they had told me.

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