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Wow! Sounds terrible. But it does help to have a diagnosis. For me, when no one...
Swelling and pain must have been hard ... At ankle and knee there was large bone ... your ankle now, or are you doomed to pain ... If I'm being a pain, do not worry ... patients deal with....not add to your pain
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Mar 12, 2019
Hi @glolane - Welcome to Connect! And congrats on getting through your surgery. Was it a...
Was it a knee replacement? ... I still took pain meds prior to PT, ... (Knee slides were my personal torment
Support Group: Joint Replacements
Posted: Mar 12, 2019
Hi - yes, my chiro was recommended by a friend who had 2 knees before 50....
recommended by a friend who had 2 knees ... something I have used for various pain
Support Group: Joint Replacements
Posted: Mar 12, 2019
@amytro @contentandwell Just my two cents but this is the best reply I've heard. Every TKR...
used the wrong size implant on both knees ... some other way to help you relieve pain ... would TRY to heal well on the first knee ... (pulling while doing my knee slides) ... So, my other knee will have to wait
Support Group: Joint Replacements
Posted: Mar 12, 2019
I am 70 years old and walk on a treadmill, from time to time I get...
get this burning feeling around my knee ... If I kneel on my knee I get the worst ... pain in the same area around the knee
Posted: Mar 12, 2019
Oh, Robin, bless your heart. I'm right there with you. In fact, you described the pain...
In fact, you described the pain perfectly ... saying it was like an unbelievably painful ... , it's legitimately, the worst pain ... I was trying to stand when the pain ... took me to me knees and I briefly fainted
Support Group: Digestive Health
Posted: Mar 12, 2019
Hello, I’m 71 years young and on Jan 14 I had a total left hip posterior...
although I had burning, stabbing numbing pain ... get into bed without excruciating pain ... but cannot lift my leg to swing my knees ... I’m terrified the pain may also be due ... say and if a miracle happens and my pain
Support Group: Joint Replacements
Posted: Mar 12, 2019
Hi Peggy, I'm sorry you are in so much pain. One theory why the rubbing and...
I'm sorry you are in so much pain ... activity of the jacuzzi help with pain ... area where you have nerves causing pain ... distracts' from the neuropathic pain ... Or a knee you fall on.
Discussion: Mitigating Pain
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Mar 12, 2019
A few personal observations re. TKR. I am 71 [nearly 72] year old male. I had...
8,604m], without any ill-effects - no pain ... Well, I had some very painful days and ... The TKR was definitely the most painful ... restricted ROM makes upward stroke of knee ... a little painful and therefore unstable
Support Group: Joint Replacements
Posted: Mar 12, 2019
At 4 weeks I was on very little pain meds, usually the one before PT or...
At 4 weeks I was on very little pain ... bed just to try and sleep not for pain ... the pillow case I used between my knees
Support Group: Joint Replacements
Posted: Apr 17, 2019
I also have good flex but the pain is bad and trying to sleep is painful...
I also have good flex but the pain is ... bad and trying to sleep is painful ... is walking I walk with a very stiff knee
Discussion: Kneepain
Posted: Apr 17, 2019
I had knee surgery to repair meniscus and cartlidge was told I had neuropathy. Found out...
I had knee surgery to repair meniscus ... This has been a horrible pain and dealing
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Apr 15, 2019
I had a partial knee replacement 8 months ago . Have good ROM .But struggle to...
I had a partial knee replacement 8 months ... to walk far and need a stick as get pain ... the lateral side and swelling above knee ... cap .I need to wear a knee support
Support Group: Joint Replacements
Posted: Apr 14, 2019
Hi @jenna16bella - So sorry to hear about your last TKR, but truly in medical technology...
resulting in less loss of bone, less pain ... My second knee proved that true for ... this time than last - I quit taking pain
Support Group: Joint Replacements
Posted: Apr 12, 2019
sandrajo @sandrajo- I'm interested to read the responses to this, too. I'm almost at the end...
I was having severe pain in my leg and ... knee, couldn't sleep,to the point ... where I had to take pain pills. ... The pain has lessened this week.
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Posted: Apr 11, 2019
Hi @gobigorgohome - Love your member name! Kind of tells me you have some spirit and...
Don't let my yucky knees scare you ... Think of it as a knee challenge - you ... feeling fairly good as far as the pain ... neuropathy in my feet (numbness but no pain ... I think controlling the pain is key
Support Group: Joint Replacements
Posted: Apr 11, 2019
PT suggested icing the knee for 20 minutes just prior to going to bed/sleep. Supposed to...
PT suggested icing the knee for 20 minutes ... Supposed to keep the pain at bay long ... that is once you have been off major pain ... Sort of substituted for nightly pain
Support Group: Joint Replacements
Posted: Apr 11, 2019
If you access this information regarding 2-3 TKR revisions not resulting in an amputation, please advise....
I’ve endured 3 knee surgeries, & ... flexion contracture & constant pain ... My 4th knee surgery would be an amputation ... be the end result from my original knee
@johnbishop ....After my first TKR while still on Iv pain meds, my pain level was sooooo...
After my first TKR while still on Iv pain ... meds, my pain level was sooooo high ... For some, their knee actually feels ... Thank God, the second knee was, comparatively ... Pain med worthy, me thinks.
Support Group: Joint Replacements
Posted: Apr 10, 2019