6 weeks and expecting better results grrrrrr

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Has anyone have pain down the outside of there legend on the top outside of the calf,when I lay in bed and am laying on my side when I go to bend my knee this is where I get pain,and when I sit and do heel slides it feels like this is where the restrictions are that stop my knee bending further,information worry at times the tourniquet has done nerve damage or something as it is definitely not any scar tissue that is preventing the bending,?????...

Also I've been a little busy walking around the house and garden and my knee swells right up and feels fat so I have to lay down and ice ,I'm told I'm doing to much which is frustrating as it's 6 weeks and even though I know we are all different I keep hearing these stories of people back to work at 6 weeks and everything is good.....drives me nuts,bend is only 90 obviously I would achieve more with less swelling......anyone have similar experience?????

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    Don't try to live vicariously through others...it's a recepie for emotional disaster. Sliw down, rest when you can and do the basics faithfully without putting yourself into pain. Damaged nerves, soft tissue see train and injury just takes its own time. Make sure you are giving your self a chance and drink a LOT of water. Surgery and summer heat can really dry out your system.

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      I'm. In australia and it's been pretty cold here but I do drink alot of water cheers OFG

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    Hi rbleegrip.I'm 7 weeks post op 2nd knee replaced and I haven't experienced exactly what u have but I'm still in quite a bit of pain like all the time with no relief when I bend or do anything else. Have u brought this up to your surgeon to see what they are saying? I too thought I would be farther along but no such luck and yes I heard also everyone heals and recovers differently. Everyone tells me it takes time and I just gave to get to accepting that and continue on with exercises, icing and elevating..gl be patient I know it's difficult

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      Haha yes my surgeon knows and says to stay off it and only do exercises so I'm naughty for getting around to much but I'm on my own so there are things that you need to do etc etc I have faith in him though but the pain is from tourniquet he said relax and when the swelling goes away it will be fine as I had minimal invasive tkr so not a real lot of scar tissue,as for pain I. Only really get it when I try to bend it and as it's swollen it won't bend past 90 bugger

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      I totally understand cause I'm on my own as well and I believe we have it worse because of that situation. I hope u get the relief soon and u have a good recovery

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      I too was on my own. We can look at it as we have it worse, or we can look at it as we have an opportunity to really work and not be babied. It's dang hard, that's for sure. But we need to push ourselves. I would sometimes have a pity party and take a break for the day and not do any pt. But the next day I needed to smack myself and get moving. I had a big trip for a goal, flew from India to Thailand and then Myanmar 10 weeks after surgery. It was hard work, but I had to do a visa run and tickets were already bought. And I wanted to see some sights, which meant I needed to be able to get around. -Mo

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    I have pain everywhere! There is pain and there's discomfort! We just gotta work through it. Unless there is something amiss, many of us just accept it, medicate and try to accept that time really does heal us. If this is not what you want to hear, then get a second opinion. What city are you located?

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      I'm fine I'm in Adelaide and I'm just mainly interested in other people's experience who have had minimal invasive tkr as that is what I had very different to standard. My operation use the MyKnee operation. Can look it up on Google they do bone scans and send these images to Sweden where a cutting jig is made up and the knee is custom fit to match my knee exactly not a one size fits scenario and there are no cutting muscles or tendons or anything like that very unique but they do use a tourniquet which is what I'm curious about.....

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      Obviously there has to be cutting and bleeding or there wouldn't be a need for the tourniquet. It is strictly a blood flow restrictor. Interesting how they can go in clean up the mess and still give the prosthesis the long term strength. Sure wish I could have had something like that. Technology is bothe fantastic and wonderful.

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      My surgeon at RPA Sydney used cat scans to manufacture my new knee devices too. The scans were sent digitally to Sweden and the devices are returned by air. Same deal as you. The fit is amazing! No clunking or anything negative except tightness and pain. Latest robotic insertion. The whole deal, except mine are still causing me pain at 17 weeks after bilateral tkr's. Good luck and hang in there!

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      Good on you Lyn for having the bilateral. The first two weeks I thought I'd made a huge mistake, but I'm so glad I had to put both legs to work and was unable to favor one as it was healing. I hope you are feeling like you are in a better place than you were before the surgery. It's definitely a long haul but just think...you are done. There's no other knee to replace within a year. -Mo

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      Hi Mo. Both my knees were shot! Bone on bone. Each as bad as the other. My surgeon advised against bilats. I prevailed! All done for free by one of the most famous young Ortho surgeons on the planet. My husband has had eye surgery and both of us dental work in Chennai. We love India for the chaos. Some great surgeons there too. My recovery is not perfect but I am hopeful! Good luck to you Mo. X
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      Cheers Lynn same same yeah I'm. Happy and confident it will be good just the time laying around with the leg up and iced to try and handle the swelling I must just be prone to it as far as pain it only really bugs me when I sleep or when I'm getting up as it's stiff from doing nothing.....anyway hats off to you people getting both of them done at the same time. I cannot imagine as one was enough for me considering the first 2 weeks of utter agony I had mostly from tourniquet though.....cheers and good luck to all

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    6 weeks is still very early. I can say that because I'm pushing 22 months post op. I remember disapointment and concern, which is what led me to this group. I had both knees replaced at the same time and remember the extreme sensitivity where you describe. It is still somewhat numb feeling. I had become a side sleeper and was so miserable...which doesn't help our disposition at all, does it?

    I can't speak to the heel slides and what you are experiencing, as I don't know that that exercise is. I can tell you that nearly a year after my bilateral TKR I was still applying ice when I was up and about too much. On the bright side, the pain I had going into the surgery was gone, I could stand for much longer than I could before the surgery and also walk further.

    I would say you should plan on icing regularly, continue doing specific exercises that work on your bend. Get in some walking, but moderation is still important. Many of the people on here who have been back to work have had a rough go at it, so don't beat yourself up, you'll get there when your body is ready - we are all different.

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    I'm 5 months post TKR and I can't feel the outside of my knee and leg.

    For 4 months I had Physio 3 times a week and hydro once and my bending is just 100 very disappointed

    At night I also feel a bit of pain when I bend or extend my knee

    I have stopped Physio and do hydro once a week and pedal everyday , are you having Physio ? Make sure that you ice your knee it does help

    We just have to be patient and persist , talk to your surgeon

    Take care

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