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My knee is definitely better at week 12 now. The only thing that gets me down is severe pain after physical therapy. Not so much from the excercises- I can deal with the muscle pain. But the manipulation for the scar tissue leaves me so sore and feeling raw. I know it has to happen but I wish it was over.
Keep your fingers crossed today is a "Good Knee Day". It is my 49th birthday and my daughter is hosting my party at her house.
Hope you all have a great weekend with minimal pain and good ROM! 🌻??🎈
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lynda72291 Milla2017
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Happy Birthday 🎉 🎉🎉. Hope you have a good knee day.
Mary0987 Milla2017
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bak7833 Milla2017
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eileen15268 bak7833
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Hi bak, I'm only one week behind you but I can't believe how much pain I'm still in . As you say specially after P T. I seem to go along ok ish then my knee really shouts & it's bad a few days. When it is SO sore I just can't do the exercises. Hope yours improves , mine too only a week in it . Take care
chris00938 Milla2017
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Happy Birthday Milla!:-)))) Is it the skin stretching over the scar that hurts with the pt? Lovely to hear you're feeling so much better at 12 weeks!
marilyn10235 Milla2017
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Happy Birthday Milla.🎂
Have a fantastic party & good luck with the knee. Give it a sound talking to (to behave)!! Lol
Marilyn
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ali95530 Milla2017
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Happy Birthday Milla!!
WOW ... I was told I was young at 57 for a TKR ... you're a baby.
Hope your knee behaves itself for you so you can enjoy your Birthday celebrations with your family x
Guest Milla2017
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Happy birthday Milla! Wishing you a good knee day!
Keep after that scar tissue. It makes all the difference re you range and pain later on. It's worth it! A few weeks ago, as my range improved, I hit a deeper layer where the sutures are grabbing. Caused the knee track to be off giving me some crunch. Ohwee but improving!
Be happy, eat cake, take a guilt free day off!!
eileen15268 Guest
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Gosh Aunt you are SO brave. I don't think I can take much more I'm the other end of age scale 78 , haven't had a nights sleep since January 21. I can't believe the pain is so relentles . I have driven short distances a couple of times.
chris00938 Guest
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AuntEG - when you say keep after that scar tissue, do you mean stretching it or massaging it, or both? This probably sounds a really stupid question but if you massage it, does that mean just rubbing whatever you're using over the scar as it's as bent as it can be?
Guest chris00938
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Hi Chris,
Its rubbing and lifting and pulling. Pushing one hand one way and the other hand/fingers the other way. The scar should move freely and the skin should move easily over the knee cap. I can tell, after 16 weeks, the difference between the grabby/numbness of scar tissue and the isolated pull/bite of a suture that the tissue has locked around. I use coconut oil when im doing this. Also all the rubbing helps desensitizes the skin so the sheets and clothes dont irritate it so much. I also will use the palm of my hand,or elbow, above the knee cap to rub deep like a tissue massage. Alls i know, is as bad as its been up front, once its broken, its done. I dont have to keep breaking up the same spot. I have full extension and over 130degree bend. Every time i got a new ouch, i looked ar anatomy of knee and realized i had to push thru the ouch because i needed to stretch or massage. I learned as long as my pain was no WORSE, i was doing the right thing. I take one day off a week, otherwise i stretch hips,knees,calves every day. So far. Ive experience no back pain and i think the stretches are what helped save me. Ive said all along, this is a crazy emotional rollercoaster with "what now anguish". We are ALL rock stars to endure this surgery. Im glad i did both at once. No way could i have gone thru it a second time!
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eileen15268 Milla2017
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Happy birthday milla. Glad your knee pain is easing up. I know the PT really do cause pain. When it happens to me I'm a few days getting over it. I am 8 eeejs today & I was doing ok then I mastered walking upstairs normally. I went a few time @ 3 days ago since then I've been having dreadful pain & worse nights. When will it recover? I'm am so down @ it as I thought I was doing ok.
Milla2017 eileen15268
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My physical therapist toned down our sessions in an effort to see if we can reduce my recovery after pt. Worse I had was 5 days down after a session with severe pain and swelling. I do take strong extra medication before each session and I do everything after- icing, elevating, resting and attempt to do as many reps of my home
At one point he even put me on a walking restriction to see if the extra rest will heal the inflammation faster. We have not found a solution yet. I try to focus on the lasting progress I have made. Needless to say I dread every pt session. We just have to have tons of patience and faith that it will all work out. Easier said than done. I cry all the time these days.
robin66848 Milla2017
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Happy "no knee pain" day. Eat some birthday cake you deserve after this surgery 😊
Robin
jan01779 Milla2017
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i have the same problem but hey its your birthday have a glass or two of fizzy and chill. Happy Birthday forget ROM today laughter is a great pain killer!
I am going to watch 6 Nations England v Ireland final game soon and will raise a glass to you.
BW
Jan
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