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Sorry to hear your going thru this! I had a tkr on my right knee 7...
I had a tkr on my right knee 7 weeks ... I laid on my back with my leg elevated
Support Group: Joint Replacements
Posted: Apr 10, 2019
@jjo51, Way to go new Connect member. I wanted to welcome you and found that you...
that you are continuing to ice and elevate ... you ever tried the yoga pose "Legs ... (Two TKR's.....10 years apart.).
Discussion: TKR / Numbness
Support Group: Joint Replacements
Posted: Jul 10, 2023
Hi Sheryl @maggiegirl1123, That's great news that your TKR is going so well. What really helped...
through the recovery was icing and elevating ... the knee/leg along with diligently ... OK so hopefully I won't need a TKR ... telling me how and when to ice and elevate ... my leg, his idea and my idea of how
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: May 17, 2023
Good morning @robyn11 and a big welcome to Connect. On this forum, we believe in sharing...
something like "swelling after TKR ... phrase might be "tight band after TKR ... please make sure you are icing and elevating ... it......you may want to place your leg ... on an elevated wedge pillow at bedtime
Support Group: Joint Replacements
Posted: Nov 17, 2022
POST 9 WEEKS UPDATE - 24-July-2022. - Pain subsiding, level 4-6 mostly after PT , walking...
more than say 200 steps and have to elevate ... the thigh to the foot so I have to elevate ... stiffness and swelling after being on leg ... STIFF FEELING REST OF LIFE, 20% OF TKR ... know it was DVT until 8 days post TKR
Support Group: Joint Replacements
Posted: Jul 24, 2022
In reply to - "What I meant by a “no-no” is that there should be no...
there should be no bending when the leg ... is elevated. ... BTW this will be my second TKR. ... If you have enough pillows, your leg ... the leg in a TKR in early weeks.
Support Group: Joint Replacements
Posted: Feb 7, 2022
What I meant by a “no-no” is that there should be no bending when the leg...
there should be no bending when the leg ... is elevated. ... mentioned within the context of the elevation ... BTW this will be my second TKR.
Support Group: Joint Replacements
Posted: Feb 5, 2022
Good evening @gobigred, I am very sorry to read that you are still having pain and...
pain and discomfort with your recent TKR ... This is my second TKR. ... Still, the solution for me was ice and elevate ... suggesting that you do the Yoga pose "Legs ... With the first TKR, the surgeon drained
Support Group: Joint Replacements
Posted: Dec 22, 2021
@tracy70 Sorry to hear you are continuing to be so miserable. I am week 12 and...
I needed to increase the level of elevation ... resigned myself to accepting this TKR ... subsequent session got easier and my entire leg
Support Group: Joint Replacements
Posted: Oct 20, 2021
I had the same experience as you @anncgrl. I was actually working on the pre-op exercises...
before I was able to schedule my right TKR ... case because I wasn't icing and elevating ... my leg like he told me too.
Support Group: Joint Replacements
Posted: Aug 1, 2021
Hi @tamryk and welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. It is so difficult after a major surgery...
connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/unable-to-sleep-after-tkr ... / - Trouble sleeping after TKR https ... /discussion/trouble-sleeping-after-tkr ... / @tamryk, are you still elevating ... your leg at night?
Support Group: Joint Replacements
Posted: Dec 27, 2020
@shark. I have always hated recliners and could not see myself ever using one. I have...
I have RA and just had TKR. ... Mine keeps my legs pretty straight and ... dead) I’m not sure how you could keep legs ... elevated. ... Elevating helps swelling so it helps
Support Group: Joint Replacements
Posted: Oct 2, 2025
Yes, but you also need to have your leg elevated during recovery, especially when you are...
Yes, but you also need to have your leg ... elevated during recovery, especially ... My TKR was 16-months ago and I've
Support Group: Joint Replacements
Posted: Oct 1, 2025
Hello. I thought I'd jump into the conversation with my experiences. I've had a TKR for...
I've had a TKR for both my knees ... able to work from home) with my knee elevated ... in the middle of the help move my leg ... that, I would still have gotten the TKR
Support Group: Joint Replacements
Posted: Aug 28, 2025
Deep breath! TKR is really tough and has a very long rehabilitation period, like up to...
TKR is really tough and has a very long ... The incisions in the leg (usually 2) ... Keep that leg moving or it will stiffen ... #39;t exercising, get your surgical leg ... That's what elevators are for.
Discussion: TKR after 2 weeks
Support Group: Joint Replacements
Posted: Jul 24, 2025
Hi @islandfrog, You mentioned it's been almost a couple of months since your knee replacement and...
I know when I had my TKR, my surgeon ... hammered me about not icing and elevating ... my leg enough during my recovery. ... Are you still icing and elevating the ... leg frequently every day?
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Feb 18, 2025
@jmjlove I think the swelling is down a little from yesterday. My daughter kept telling me...
My daughter kept telling me elevate ... elevate elevate when she was with me ... Hopefully the left leg will get me through ... Still a lot of tightness in the right leg ... Hope all is going well for my new TKR
Support Group: Joint Replacements
Posted: Apr 11, 2019