Dent In Knee :: 21 Weeks Post Total Knee Replacement
hi I seem to have woken up this morning with what looks like an indent on the right side of my new knee. It was completely round last night but now has a dent in it. I am nearly 21 weeks post TKR. Anyone had anything similar and why this is?
View 6 RepliesKnee :: Stiff Knee - 11 Weeks Post Op
I'm 11 weeks Post Op and when I stand from sitting or getting out of bed I get this awful stiffness like someone pulling a belt tight around my knee? Does anyone get medication for what I assume is stiffness or do we just deal with it?
View 98 RepliesKnee :: TKR - 5 Weeks After And Can't Bend Knee
Had a tkr almost 5 weeks ago. Pain is tolerable, I walk without cane, do steps one at a time, drive but it seems almost impossible to bend my knee. My Physical Therapist is telling me I have to bend it. Help, is anyone else having this problem? Sleeping is not good, just can't get comfy with my knee. I can only bend knee 50 degrees.
View 6 RepliesCan't Straighten Knee - 11 Weeks After TKR
Hi, I know this has been mentioned in the past, I think I commented on it, but I am now beginning to stress about this. My recovery seemed OK until about 7 weeks post op when I realised that I couldn't straighten my knee. I don't know if the swelling had stopped me noticing this before, but at my 6 week check, all was well and my surgeon was happy. Now I can't walk properly, uphill is ok, but downhill is a struggle and painful, also back of knee really stiff and painful after even a short sit down.
I attend physio weekly and have been advised to hold off from all usual exercises, can use the static bike, bend and extend my knee and use the bottom stair as a "step" for exercises. I can also use the pool when I can get there, but there seems little or no improvement.
Has anyone else experienced this at 11 weeks or beyond, or have any advice that has worked for them.
I am in the UK.
Thanks.
Knee :: Can't Straighten Leg 5 Weeks After TKR
The physios tell me this is normal but the exercises don't seem to make any difference. Does using an exercise bike help or are there any other suggestions? Saw the consultant yesterday for a follow-up appointment and he seemed to think that I should be completely pain free by now. Should I be? My reaction was that he can't possibly have much post op experience.
View 25 Replies8 Weeks TKR :: Pain In Opposite Knee
8 weeks TKR. In the last week my other knee & ankle has become slightly painful. Op knee, fine just a little discomfort when I get up in the morning, soon goes away.
View 7 RepliesTKR (10 Weeks) - Bruising Show Up Behind The Knee?
i am 10 weeks post TKR including knee cap. I have been doing well can walk 3 miles, walk up and down stairs properly albeit only 2-3 times a day. The swelling is under control this only happens when I overdo it. My problem is that I have bruising show up behind the knee it was not there last week, not sure how long it has been there, but the last 2-3 days I have experienced bad pain in knee, so much so that I have had to start taking tramadol and paracetamol to ease it. Has anyone else had this?
View 1 RepliesKnee :: 2 Weeks TKR - Bend Seems Almost Impossible
I had a total knee replacement two weeks ago. Progress is OK though still very painful. I'm doing all of my exercises including trying to bend my knee. This is painful but also seems almost impossible! The operated knee is still about three times the size of the good knee and I keep thinking something will snap if I push it too far back! I'm left to do my physio until I get assessed by the physio team in six weeks' time. I can bend the knee about 50% at the moment. Any tips/experiences as to how long this might take?
View 8 RepliesKnee :: Recovery After Bilateral TKR 6 Weeks Ago
i thought I would share info. First 2-3 weeks, barely sleep. Pains as opposed
to aches, lost 15 lbs and my taste for food. No appetite. And exhausted.
approaching 6 weeks Tuesday and not as tired, doing constant PT in office and home.. Slowly getting appetite back, sleep somewhat better. Pain has migrated to itching and aches. Let's not forget stiffness in AM or after idle.
I can walk it off a bit, but never really without that dull ache feeling. I have good ROM. Stretching helps. I am 71, but in great shape. Two knees is not for the faint heart or out of shape. Glad to answer any questions. The recovery is slow, but one can see it come, "ever so slowly". I am physically ahead, but one must let all the tissue and nerves recover..reading other experiences is a bit of a comfort. Not alone.
Knee TKR :: Exhaustion (8 Weeks Post Op)
I'm 8 weeks post TKR and not doing too badly apart from the usual sleepless nights, stiffness and ache at back of knee, etc etc but I wondered if anyone else experiences getting to about now (7pm) ish and feeling absolutely exhausted, and every part of my body hurting? I had to go to bed this afternoon and slept for an hour but still feel dodgy. Is it still my body recovering from the operation? Lord knows how I'm going to be able to go back to work in four weeks time - not gonna happen.
View 39 RepliesKnee Not Bending - 20 Weeks Post TKR
It's now been 20 weeks since my tkr and my ROM is still only 78 deg. I had MUA 11 weeks ago and the surgeon said it was a success and the tight band below the knee disappeared. Within days the stiffness returned. I have done all the exercises and I'm now at my wits end wondering if it will ever improve. I went for my hospital check up 2 weeks ago and the surgeon said keep trying to bend it and he would see me in 6 months! Has anyone else had this problem?
View 36 Replies3 Weeks Post Op Following Partial Knee Replacement
It'll be 3 weeks tomorrow that I've had my op and still get better days than others! Scar is healing well but a bit lumpy in places but I'm concerned about the pain behind my knee and occasionally when I walk unaided if I straighten my leg it starts to give way? I live out in the sticks and not yet started any physio because I have to arrange not only appt but how I'm going to get there? I am continuing with my exercises given in hospital!
im also suffering awful mood swings one minute I'm fine the next snapping at everyone because,of all the silly things, trying to do everything with one hand? I'm not sure even what sort of housework I should be avoiding or attempting at this stage?
5 Weeks Post Op Partial Knee Replacement
Ok so it'll be 5 weeks tomor that I had my op and please excuse the language but I'm totally p*ssed off!!! Still not getting a good nights sleep despite amitriptyline taken before I go to bed! It's not so much the knee pain but the sciatica which seems to be getting worse not better? Went out yesterday for a mooch round the shops and had what I can only describe as a panic attack in the shopping centre was in pain from walking and felt like I was going to pass out? I'm meant to be returning to work a week tomorrow and seriously thinking I'm not ready? I only work Monday and Friday and 3 hrs alternative Saturdays so it's not too bad but still 8 hr days!! Think perhaps I should see gp this week as sick note only goes up to 12th July!
View 18 RepliesFour Weeks Post Op Partial Knee Replacement
I'm wondering if someone can help me. I am 55 Yo woman who had a PKR. I'm having so many problems. I still use a cane. Terrible pain in the back of my knee. Is this normal? I've had many ortho surgeries and usually bounce back. I can't return to work because the pain is so bad.
View 22 RepliesPartial Knee Replacement Pain - 8 Weeks
I had a PKR 8 weeks ago and having nerve pain and a pain on the inner, lower side of the knee. The incision is very sensitive and I'm still having trouble going up and down stairs. I'm starting to worry a bit because I thought I'd be feeling much better by now. I also need my other knee done...
View 15 RepliesKnee :: 6 Weeks Post Op - Still Unable To Bend
I am now 6 weeks after surgery (TKR, right knee), and have struggled on and off with achieving a satisfactory bend since coming out of hospital. A couple of days ago I thought I had turned a corner and felt the bend was better, but now today, I'm back to square one. It is so stiff I can barely bend at all. I'm worried that my surgeon may recommend a manipulation under anaesthetic, but I'm really worried about this. Has anyone else had it done? How soon after your TKR did you have it done, and what sort of results were achieved afterwards?
View 31 RepliesKnee :: 5 Weeks Post Op - Unable To Bend
Nearly week 5 since tar my question is was at physio yesterday and I can't bend my knee when I walk so he wasn't pleased with me what do I do feeling frustrated frustrated
View 8 RepliesKnee :: TKR 5 Weeks Post Op - Lack Of Bend
I am just over 5 weeks post tkr and I am really worried about my lack of knee bend. I have had difficulties with the exercises, the knee bend ones in particular, but I try to do something every day.
I downloaded the goniometer app today to measure my knee bend (I am based in N. Ireland and we are not given access to physio after leaving hospital) if I am using the app correctly it is telling me my bend is just 41°. I am now really concerned that I may have to have a manipulation, my first hospital appointment is not until approx. 12 weeks post op. Should I contact my surgeon now or keep on going with my exercises until my appointment?
Knee TKR :: Two Weeks Post Op - Update / Experience
Today I am two weeks since my TKR on my right knee. I am discharged from Home Care (nurse and PT), done with blood thinner shots, have seen my surgeon, got my 29 staples OUT yesterday, and have set up my outpatient appointments for PT for next week.
In June I had my LEFT TKR done.
In a few minutes my husband and I are headed out to enjoy the beautiful fall weather here in NE Ohio along the coast.
This is the FIRST TIME in about four years that I actually am looking forward to getting outside to enjoy nice weather, a short walk, and sunshine BEING PRETTY MUCH PAIN FREE!
I am incredibly thankful to be getting my life back after so much pain for several years.
Wishing you all much happiness as you deal with recovery, surgery, and other complications.