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20wks and still problems

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Hi i am 20wks. Post TKR. Thoroughly fed up

leg is still not totally straight but i have been walking more than 12000 steps a day - about 5 miles. Stairs are ok. But yesterday the tightness above my knee that had previously eased increased to unbearable. I tried heat and ice but neither helped.

I slept all night with it elevated but had to get up to take pain killers. As it woke me several times.

There's a sharp real pain above the knee and I'm wondering - tendinitis? My whole thigh hurts too - i have to work today but if it doesn't improve i will need to see my gp.

My next surgeon appt is in 4 weeks.

Anyone else had this?

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  • sarah87162
    sarah87162 suzidownunder

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    It took me about a year after TKR to really be back to normal. Now after nearly 3 years it is like having my life back.

    There is hope at the end of the tunnell keep going.

    Keep me posted

    Love Sarah

    • suzidownunder
      suzidownunder sarah87162

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      Thanks Sarah. - that's encouraging! Just hope i live that long. Lol

      I've decided to go back to icing, elevating and stretching the leg etc. Feel like i just lost 6 weeks but it's feeling a little better smile

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