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Knee popped now experiencing pain

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beccab107
beccab107

Had TKR eleven days ago.  Rehab has been going well.  Pain has been manageable but tonight while trying to turn in bed my knee popped now experiencing a lot of pain. I'm afraid that I might have done some damage. Anyone else experienced this?  Right now have the knee raised now with ice.  

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  • lou1982
    lou1982 beccab107

    Posted

    Hi beccab,

    I am 4 weeks post op and something like this happend to me in my second week,it was painful when it happend and brought tears to my eyes,but i asked my GP and he said not to worry about it,just sometimes these things happen..like you i elevated and iced and things soon settled again,i think its all just part of our recovery and you are still very early in your recovery,x

  • sarah87162
    sarah87162 beccab107

    Posted

    It is probably better to sleep on your back for a bit rather than on your side.

    That way you are not tossing and turning.

    Hope this settles down.

    Take care and keep in touch

    Sarah xx

  • Oldfatguy1
    Oldfatguy1 beccab107

    Posted

    No damage. All of the soft tissue has to get back to holding everything in place and until it does there will be a lot of strange sounds. Cartilage slipping, ligaments popping.......all these things that Dr's never bothered to discuss with you .......are beginning to surface

    They will probably come and go, then sneak back in for awhile and as the body heals severAl months downlink, it'll all go away. However, you have to stay with the master plan of excercise because if you don't, sure as hack you're back to these little noises and pains. Don't quit right no w just back off and slow down for a few days

    • beccab107
      beccab107 Oldfatguy1

      Posted

      What you said is what I thought might have happened yet I was still worried.  You've alleviated some of my anxiety.  
  • joeyroe
    joeyroe beccab107

    Posted

    are you over doing it as this can cause your knee to pop, you are doing the right thing rest and ice, it will be ok as it happened to me lots of time in the first 6 months, as the Doctor said to me it has not finished bedding in so be carefull. dont worry you will be ok.

    take care.

    • beccab107
      beccab107 joeyroe

      Posted

      Hi Joeyroe,  I am kind of a type A personality and perhaps have been a bit over zealous with my activities and exercising.  I did just get off the phone with the doctor's office and they said basically what all you folks have said that it happens.  They also said as long as I can still bear weight, the knee will be alright. 
    • diana70696
      diana70696 beccab107

      Posted

      I am now 13 wks r tkr and 7 wks L TKR

      I too experienced a loud popping on my left knee at about ten days op

      I thought I broke it! And I was only sitting down

      Boy did it hurt!

      The pain will go away and the popping never happened again! Thank goodness!

      Hang in there it does get better

    • beccab107
      beccab107 diana70696

      Posted

      Thanks Diana for your reassurance.  I agree "boy did it hurt".  Today my knee is still in pain but so glad to hear the pain will go away.  
  • joeyroe
    joeyroe beccab107

    Posted

    it will go trust me, rest , ice and a little walking, one day at a time.

    Good luck.

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