Guest guest Posted May 27, 2011 Report Share Posted May 27, 2011 Hi I've found something similar after 8 months - there was a period when I couldnt get out for regular walks, and I started to get a lot of pain around the knee, and in the calf and shin. Walking again has eased it a bit, but I am still concerned. My husband reported back from some of his colleagues who had either had a new knee, or their wives had - they said that without regular walking the knee can go stiff. Mine isnt stiff, but painful. I've started upping the amount I walk in the hope that it will recover, but have a surgeon appointment in a month just in case. The pain gives the impression that the whole lower leg is encased in a painfully tight bandage, not just the knee. I wonder if the time taken to drive home might have had a similar effect as my period of not walking much? Lin I had a tkr on right knee a year ago. I went through the hard weeks and then got stronger and stronger, less and less pain. I rehabbed very aggressively and have about 130 deg flexion and am completely flat. The knee is solid. Spent the winter backpacking through South America, RVing in Mexico. So it's all been good. While backpacking (tons of walking, up and down stairs, on and off buses) the knee replacement was great. Very solid and virtually pain free. Although the left knee is now shot and I was taking a lot of pain killers for that so on reflection, maybe I was NOT pain free, just medicated When we got back to our RV and spent a lot more time driving the left knee (without replacement) settled down but the right tkr seemed to very achey. We've been home a month now and I've been fairly agressively working it in the pool, trying to get the muscles in really good shape. The tkr side aches a lot. Not terribly painfully - maybe a 2 on the scale and it comes and goes but it is often there when I sit still. Walking on it is easy - solid and strong. Do other people have this kind of achiness after a year? The ace bandage effect was quite strong during that month of driving home in the van. Since getting back to the pool 4 days a week the ace bandage effect is mostly gone again. A regular stretch/strength program does seem to eliminate that (mostly) for me. ------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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