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mary12001
mary12001

My leg feels like a dead weight in bed. How long more does this contine for. Will I ever forget it again and just get on with my life? 10 weeks post op today.

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  • glenda29798
    glenda29798 mary12001

    Posted

    Hi!

    I'm on day six post op with a TKR but my first one was on 22/10/14 and I seem to remember that it took about 6/7months before I began to "forget" about  having a knee replacement  and to start treating it as a normal knee! I had the dead tree trunk feeling from the word go with the first knee but this new one seems not quite so bad! You are still ar a fairly early stage so perhaps give some more time?😊

  • elaine1954
    elaine1954 mary12001

    Posted

    Hey Mary

    I am nearly eight months post op and still have dead weight in bed and dead weight when walked too far.

    I just hope one day I will wake up and not give my knee a second thought, because although I have seen slight improvements, everyone says it could be a year or so before you stop thinking about it. We also have to remember it will never be like our old knee.

    We will get there, take care.x

    • April101
      April101 mary12001

      Posted

      Hi mary I too get it this feeljnv but feel nk one undeddtands.it 4th tkr tk keft leg dkne oct but feels same
    • April101
      April101

      Posted

      Can someone getctix of allbthese sdverts cant see wot typing every few seconds sd jumps over page arghhhh
  • tana4life
    tana4life mary12001

    Posted

    Mary

    I am 13 weeks post op I had both done same time . I did an extra set of leg workout yesterday and today I fell like I'm dragging around cinder blocks I too look forward to the day I can just be back to normal.

    • mary12001
      mary12001 tana4life

      Posted

      Here I am sitting at the edge of the bed absolutely exhausted but unable to rest because of knee pain and the leg feeling a ton weight
    • tana4life
      tana4life mary12001

      Posted

      Mary

      I will tell what helps me ,are you allowed to take a otc sleep aid and do you have a heating pad . These two tips were my parting gift from my home PT. I sleep with mine ever night it turns off after two hours i set it on med put it on my knee off to la la land. Then in the morning i turn it back up the heat loosen the stiffness i don what i would do without it smile

    • mary12001
      mary12001 tana4life

      Posted

      Where can I get these things - what is an OTC sleep aid and where do I get the heat pad from??
    • mary12001
      mary12001

      Posted

      I'm still awake - it's not fair - and my mouth is all dry from all these stupid tablets. I'm all alone as well which doesn't help when you're ill. I keep missing my mom and dad and all my aunts and uncles who are no longer with us.my dad only died last October and he kept telling me not to have the knee op - I suppose he was trying to protect me.
    • tana4life
      tana4life mary12001

      Posted

      Mary

      Oct means over the counter sleep aid get anything that does not include pain meds get the store brand it works great and you get 4 times as much.and the same drug store will have a heating pad their fairly cheap and once you get these you will be a happy girl. Trust me smile

    • mary12001
      mary12001 tana4life

      Posted

      Thankyou I will try to get those things today. I will show your message to the pharmacist at Tesco or Lloyds pharmacy.

      My leg is as stiff as a board this morning.

      Xx

    • mary12001
      mary12001 tana4life

      Posted

      Thankyou so much - I took your advice and found a chemist open in Sunday night and bought some Acura heat pads and some Nytol

      I took one and had a really good sleep.

      Then this morning I put a heat patch near my foot which was painful (from driving)

      and later one at the back of my leg.

      Apart from feeling tired around 4pm I actually felt a bit normal and watched TV and forgot about my knee.

      Thankyou so much. You should have been a doctor.

    • tana4life
      tana4life mary12001

      Posted

      Mary

      I am glad your feeling better it is amazing what a good night sleep will do for you along with the heating pad . Best of luck keep healing.

    • April101
      April101 mary12001

      Posted

      Hi mary

      Jow are you.I thought u might like ti know about wheat bottles. They look like hot water bottles or pillows that are filled with wheat. You can heat them in microwave.I find them helpful also my electric blanket is used all year round so much vongort from heat

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