Guest guest Posted September 12, 2008 Report Share Posted September 12, 2008 I had Total Knee Replacement on my left knee on July 8th. Here we are 2 months later and I am still in alot of pain. I can not go up and down stairs without using a cane, much less walk without a cane. I can not lay on either side when I sleep at night. I have to sit up in bed, with pillows behind my back, for support. This has been a terrible recovery for me. I am in pain every single day and night. Now my good knee and my lower back are beginning to hurt. I expected alot more from this surgery. I am worse than before the surgery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 My knee and foot are swollen pretty tight and have been for several days (2 wks post TKR), keep it elevated and use ice religiously. The support hose were just too tight, cutting into the leg. Any suggestions? > > I had Total Knee Replacement on my left knee on July 8th. Here we are > 2 months later and I am still in alot of pain. I can not go up and > down stairs without using a cane, much less walk without a cane. I can > not lay on either side when I sleep at night. I have to sit up in bed, > with pillows behind my back, for support. This has been a terrible > recovery for me. I am in pain every single day and night. Now my good > knee and my lower back are beginning to hurt. I expected alot more > from this surgery. I am worse than before the surgery. > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 Elevation and ice can help. Are you rotating your foot/ankle when sitting and doing the ankle pumps.are you doing the quad sets when sitting.motion can help move the fluid through and out.your pt can try e-stim with the ice which can help.also the pt can wrap your leg with ace bandages (special technique) from the ankle up to the knee which kind of pushes the fluid up and out.mine has been doing that and I would leave the wrap on between visits, take it off to shower and then he would re wrap it. _____ From: Joint Replacement [mailto:Joint Replacement ] On Behalf Of johnniegarland Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2008 8:37 PM Joint Replacement Subject: Re: TKR update My knee and foot are swollen pretty tight and have been for several days (2 wks post TKR), keep it elevated and use ice religiously. The support hose were just too tight, cutting into the leg. Any suggestions? > > I had Total Knee Replacement on my left knee on July 8th. Here we are > 2 months later and I am still in alot of pain. I can not go up and > down stairs without using a cane, much less walk without a cane. I can > not lay on either side when I sleep at night. I have to sit up in bed, > with pillows behind my back, for support. This has been a terrible > recovery for me. I am in pain every single day and night. Now my good > knee and my lower back are beginning to hurt. I expected alot more > from this surgery. I am worse than before the surgery. > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 1, 2009 Report Share Posted November 1, 2009 Hi Margaret, I had bilateral TKR not long after yours.....7/16 and 7/21. Everyone is so different in their recovery path. I have some " stiffness " in my left knee. I attribute mine to a couple of things: my left knee by far was the worse of the two knees pre-surgery secondary to contractures greater than 45 degrees. My muscles still need to work to get full extension and that translates to a feeling of " stiffness. " I had a pre-existing case of lymphadema bilaterally (but more pronounced in the left leg) secondary to a history of cellulitis (three cases between 1984-2008). About seven weeks post-surgery (beginning of September), I ended up back in the hospital with a new case of cellulitis in my left leg, concentrated on the back of my leg above the knee. I was hospitalized for four days. I could feel quite a bit of swelling in my left joint up till a couple weeks ago. Now, the infection related swelling has subsided enough that it doesn't feel as swollen/stiff as it did, but I am not getting as good of numbers with flexion as I would like to at this time. I attribute some of my lack of flexion to effects of the swelling. Have you talked with your surgeon yet? If you aren't due for an appointment at your surgeon's office soon, give them a call. You might need to go in for an intermediate appointment. Or, perhaps, you can talk with someone from his officeon the phone. My surgeon has a person designated to take questions over the phone, and then his back office assistant or one of his two Physician Assistants calls with the answer(s). Hope you are feeling better soon. I know I still have pain issues I'm dealing with. I'm not as good at this point as I thought I'd be, but I do feel better than I used to. When I went in for my three month appointment Oct. 21, the Physician Assistant I saw said everyone recovers at a different pace, and it is not unusual to have some pain/discomfort even six to twelve months post-surgery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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