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It is amazing that all of you are open and helpful as I felt so alone...
The knee does not hurt if I lock it ... and walk stiff legged not letting knee ... walk normal it will have very sharp pains ... Carrying weight like buckets of water is painful
Support Group: Joint Replacements
Posted: Feb 16, 2019
@rtbadleg Is there a reason you had cortisone rather than synvisc? When cortisone stopped working for...
Regarding your needing to immobilize the knee ... something you feel would help with the pain ... Yes, it would be painful at first but ... my TKR I was in considerably less pain
Support Group: Joint Replacements
Posted: Feb 16, 2019
Hello @rtbadleg, I would like to add my welcome to Connect along with @lisalucier and other...
summer and it did help me with the pain ... After the pain came back when I knelt ... doctor gave me a prescription for a pain ... an ache than a throbbing or sharp pain ... and the pain is not as bad when I bend
Support Group: Joint Replacements
Posted: Feb 16, 2019
Hi, @rtbadleg - welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. The extreme pain sounds very hard to contend...
The extreme pain sounds very hard to ... experiences with looking toward a knee ... cortisone shot you received help with your pain ... doctor suggested for immobilizing the knee ... and/or keeping the pain controlled
Support Group: Joint Replacements
Posted: Feb 16, 2019
Hi Oregon Brad, I am deeply sorry for the problems you've been experiencing for so many...
I work with a wonderful pain doctor ... It's very painful to sit, and sometimes ... , starting in the groin down to my knees
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Feb 15, 2019
I had my knees replaced 3 months apart. I was shocked at how very different my...
I had my knees replaced 3 months apart ... I had NO post surgical pain with the ... I do have a high pain tolerance. ... Second knee I took almost entire Rx ... that I did not have with first knee
Support Group: Joint Replacements
Posted: Feb 14, 2019
That's interesting ! What state are you in? I'm in Delaware and Virginia, I've gotten Gaba...
pre-procedure (large needles jammed into my knee ... The pain is not withdrawal from Gaba ... Lyrica instead of Gaba, I have no pain
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Feb 13, 2019
I went to PT twice after my first replacement. I quit because they were putting heat...
because they were putting heat on the knee ... I have had two knee replacements and ... YouTube on how),ice and use Tylenol for pain ... ...I’m so sorry for the pain and suffering ... compassionate with your self... that saying no pain
Support Group: Joint Replacements
Posted: Feb 9, 2019
@popolopo @guipacker I had a complete hip replacement in 2015 due to arthritis. I'm 51 years...
replacement until I started having pain ... It is a deep pain......hard to describe ... is so great it almost puts me on my knees ... I have not discussed the pain with my ... I have been researching end pain.
Support Group: Joint Replacements
Posted: Feb 7, 2019
I was diagnosed with RA when I was 18 and my knees had swollen up, turned...
diagnosed with RA when I was 18 and my knees ... Eventually my knees became bone on bone ... I have other joints with pain and my ... I'm not having bad pain with this
No the only benefit is that I can bend my knee to 96 degrees, which means...
only benefit is that I can bend my knee ... I have a lot of pain , and am taking ... and amitriptyline for neuropathic pain ... I feel as though my leg from my knee
Support Group: Joint Replacements
Posted: Feb 5, 2019
Yes, I had my first spinal cord stimulator implanted in 2012 and a more up-to-date one...
new spinal surgeon recently hired by pain ... SFN in both feet and creeping up to knees ... the sensations from SCS that cover pain
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Jan 30 8:34am
My TKR is 3 weeks ago now and my bending is 123, what is pretty good....
exercises, in the beginning some were very painful ... had and still have some stiffness/ pain ... at the back of my knee and down to
Support Group: Joint Replacements
Posted: Dec 23, 2023
Under no circumstances should it be that painful. When you're developing flexion and bending the knee,...
no circumstances should it be that painful ... developing flexion and bending the knee ... not pleasant but there is no sharp pain
Discussion: Pain meds
Support Group: Joint Replacements
Posted: Feb 1 2:34pm
Hello @cindymattern, So sorry to hear you are struggling with your knee replacement rehab. I did...
hear you are struggling with your knee ... to the ones on this site: -- Total Knee ... orthoinfo.aaos.org/en/recovery/total-knee-replacement-exercise-guide ... of motion, as well as reducing the pain
Support Group: Joint Replacements
Posted: Nov 19, 2022
Hello Cathy, I also had a TKR in Chicago on July 28th. I have had several...
By the fourth month, the nerve pain ... subsided, but I was still having lateral knee ... I also have a large, painful Bakers ... Cyst behind my knee that won’t absorb ... and sometimes working through the pain
Support Group: Joint Replacements
Posted: Jan 29 4:40pm
Hello Cathy and SBanner, Thank you for responding to my post. Your experiences sound a lot...
very weak and unable to support the knee ... Therefore, the knee is always sore and ... all day long, which does help the pain
Support Group: Joint Replacements
Posted: Feb 4 7:38am
Good point. The exercises they give you to do at home are extremely important to a...
It might help to take pain meds an hour ... Please understand that extreme or sharp pain ... With bending and straightening the knee ... , expect some discomfort/pain and back
Discussion: Pain meds
Support Group: Joint Replacements
Posted: Feb 2 3:15pm
Hi, everyone. I too have a cyst, but I suspect it is small in comparison to...
Pain free for a few years! ... Also, I have had a return of low back pain ... side only goes to the outside of the knee ... I don't take any pain meds, (other ... just feel like I have zero reason for pain
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Feb 5 8:25am