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6 Weeks Post Op

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jana66072
jana66072

Hello!

I'm desperately trying to find out if having pain 6 weeks after my TKR is not uncommon. I'm having a lot if pain and bending the knee. I'm still taking pain meds, especially at night. I'm in quit a bit of pain after going out for awhile. My knee is tight and I think that's normal, right?

Some of my PT exercises I can do really well and others, especially working on ROM is difficult.

Is any of this normal?? I feel really discouraged at this point. Any help is appreciated.

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  • cheryl86544
    cheryl86544 jana66072

    Posted

    Not  uncommon at all Jana!  Totally absolutely normal what you're going through.  NEVER feel discouraged, recovery can take up to a year or two.  Just keep doing the exercises, push yourself a little, but not too much.  Listen to your body and let your body guide you.  You will reach a happy medium.

    I'm very glad that you found this forum!

    • jana66072
      jana66072 cheryl86544

      Posted

      Thank you so much for your help and encouragement! This definitely helps!
    • tricia1954
      tricia1954 cheryl86544

      Posted

      Hi I am wondering if it is ok to have a very hot knee. I am nearly six weeks after op and although I ice about six or seven times a day with I. A few minutes my knee is very hot again. I take pain meds to exercise but otherwise use ice for relief.

      Every little oddity seems magnified when you don't know what to expect.

    • Oldfatguy1
      Oldfatguy1 tricia1954

      Posted

      If its extremely hot and anti inflammatories won't bring down the heat you should probably have it checked. I would try increasing my fluid intake substantially and add something like Aleve every 12 hrs and see if that plus ice and more rest will help.

    • cheryl86544
      cheryl86544 tricia1954

      Posted

      just to be on the safe side ask your doctor to run your bloods checking inflammation markers
  • Oldfatguy1
    Oldfatguy1 jana66072

    Posted

    All very much the ordinary. 6 weeks should be your very 1st benchmark which means you are underwaybut have a ways to go. Take the pain meds as needed, ice, elevate, and increase your hydration. Keep up the exercise without thinking you have to punish yourself. Things will happen but only on your s schedule, not someone elses.

    Nice name...same as my oldest daughters

    • jana66072
      jana66072 Oldfatguy1

      Posted

      Ah! Thank You! Doctors don't tell you what to expect might happen after surgery. Thank goodness for your help!

      Thank you for the compliment on my name. You don't hear many people that have it! Very special!!

  • Oldfatguy1
    Oldfatguy1 jana66072

    Posted

    If that's your zip code, were close...mines 66061

    • CHICO_MARX
      CHICO_MARX jana66072

      Posted

      Mmmmmm....Texas.  Moving here to the warm climate put my TKR off for 6 years and has certainly been good to the whole 4 1/2 pounds of metal in my body.  Can't imagine what it would be like back in Joisey...  Found 3/4 of an acre 20-minutes west of Fort Worth.  Very country (the place, not the horrid music...I'm a blues bassist) but close to FTW and Dallas,  Love it.

    • jana66072
      jana66072 CHICO_MARX

      Posted

      Wow! We are close! I'm in Dallas. The acreage sounds nice. Nothing like being "away" from all the hustle of the city, but still close enough to get back to it. 😉

    • CHICO_MARX
      CHICO_MARX jana66072

      Posted

      Hudson Oaks...the "hole" in the "donut" of Weatherford...I'm a mile from the lake.  15 minutes from FTW; under an hour to get to "D".  Cowtown is waaaaay more laid back than Dallas.  Lots more "country" out here than in the city.  Everything you could possibly want within 10 minutes, no traffic, no city taxes...just a nice, quieter place.  My knee doc is 15 minutes away in FTW and my spine guy is an extra 10 (hospital area, a little more "downtown"wink.  The "warmth" is great because the humidity is a lot lower than back in NY/NJ.  There, it would be 95 degrees and 95% humidity.  So much better here.  No more moving...done with that...

    • Oldfatguy1
      Oldfatguy1 CHICO_MARX

      Posted

      Chico....how do you feel about this new f format. I hate typing like I'm replying to a messenger or text message in straight line. Wish they had left well enough alone.

    • CHICO_MARX
      CHICO_MARX Oldfatguy1

      Posted

      I think they did the font larger for us old folk.  That's OK but it's a bit too big plus they left the editor in small type.  Also, instead of any separation between threads within a discussion, they use the single, double, etc. blue lines on the left.  OK for IT but not intuitive for regular people.  They can leave the lines but they need separation between the threads.  Finally, I wish they would allow the edit of a post...once you hit "Reply" there are no correction capabilities.  Plus the images are still too small when attached to the post...should be larger.

      But then again, I've only been doing this crap for 46 years...what the hell do I know...

    • tricia1954
      tricia1954 Oldfatguy1

      Posted

      I hate typing and waiting to see what you have written. I spend all my time correcting mistakes !
    • jana66072
      jana66072 CHICO_MARX

      Posted

      Sounds like a wonderful place to be! How long since you moved there? I've been in Richardson all my life.

      All my have lives/lived here.

    • CHICO_MARX
      CHICO_MARX tricia1954

      Posted

      Try installing the free version of Grammarly into your browser.  Not perfect ( I HATE THE OXFORD COMMA!!!) but it helps...
    • CHICO_MARX
      CHICO_MARX jana66072

      Posted

      My wife is from Taos, NM and I'm from Joisey.  We got married 2/10 and moved here that June for a job (Jersey was dead and she has family here).  I think the government in Austin is completely nuts (now it's legal to open-carry a sword!!!) but I ignore all that crap.  I'll be 70 in 7 months so I won't be alive long enough to see that I have beachfront property right outside of Fort Worth...

    • jana66072
      jana66072 CHICO_MARX

      Posted

      Congratulations and welcome to Texas!

      Love Taos also, want to vaca there soon.

      Yes, Austin is nuts, completely crazy!

    • CHICO_MARX
      CHICO_MARX jana66072

      Posted

      Driving to Santa Fe Labor Day weekend.  Staying for a few days to visit our favorite haunts and then parking our butts at Ojo Caliente, the mineral springs spa an hour north.   Get covered in mud and bake in the sun.  Float around in the natural waters under the dark blue New Mexico sky.  Mmmmm......  We desperately need a relaxing vacation.
    • jana66072
      jana66072 CHICO_MARX

      Posted

      You've given me food for thought. My Dad passed away just 7 months ago. Unexpectedly and surprisingly due to stage 4 colon cancer. Only lived 2 1/2 months after diagnosis. I'm searching for places that my kids (adult) and I can travel easily, especially in December.

    • cheryl86544
      cheryl86544 tricia1954

      Posted

      I'm a proofreader and editor, it annoys the **** out of me if I spot a mistake after I've posted

    • tricia1954
      tricia1954 CHICO_MARX

      Posted

      Thank you Chico. Free IT advice as well as copious amounts of interesting knee stuff.
    • tricia1954
      tricia1954 cheryl86544

      Posted

      Well said Cheryl ha ha. I hate text speak and grammatically incorrect phrasing you can't remedy. Not a proofreader. Just a Brit who is fussy!

    • cheryl86544
      cheryl86544 tricia1954

      Posted

      LOL Tricia, and shhhh don't tell anyone, but grammarly's not good either, changes the meaning too often. I'll get my tongue out of my cheek now.

    • CHICO_MARX
      CHICO_MARX cheryl86544

      Posted

      I use Grammarly and it's OK but not great.  Plus, even when you turn the option off, it still enforces the Oxford Comma.  I HATE THE OXFORD COMMA!!!!!!  I know there's a spell check plug-in for Chrome (my browser) but I've been too lazy to install it.  So I put up with Grammarly's quirks...  Too many other things to handle day to day.  I'll be 70 soon and I still work in IT as a Process Architect for AT&T corporate.  Never quitting.  I'll either die at my keyboard or on stage playing bass with my band.

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