2 years after TKR left and right
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OK so it's been 2 years since my right knee TKR, after 2 months i fell down my stairs . got it X-rayed and told that all was OK. moving on to this point. 20 months after my fall, my left knee is fine but my right knee is still not as mobile as i would like. I Am a painter and decorater and back to work, and to be honest really feel that i can't do it. I Am on my knees a lot thru work with really good quality knee pads. I can get onto my left knee easily but when i try and push up with my right knee after a minute or 2 my right knee suffers really sharp pains especially on the outside of of my knee and it takes me a good couple of minutes to get it going. also my balance is totally shot to hell. and i feel that i really am dragging my legs. i have been back to see the physio and she recons that it could be that my hips are very weak and that is causing the problems. but can't see how. any advice would be appreciated
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annmarie_68707 Jo12jt1
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Hi i am close to 3 years with FkR , the first 8 months where brilliant we where walking up 10 miles a day at the weekends then i had a RTA not a bad one but my new knee hit the panelling of the inside of the car.
My knee started to swell and i went to the hospital for Xray no damage but since then i have all the symptoms you have.
I was told by the surgeon who performed the operation that i had to learn to live with it.
About a year ago i had a problem with my L 4 & L5 disc bulging trapping my sciatic nerve one of the physiotherapists said it could be the way i am walking with a limp. Another said no
sadly there does not seem a light at the end of the tunnel.
hope everything starts to improve with you
take care