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I had my knee replacement surgery 3 weeks ago tomorrow. I find myself feeling depressed and sad because of tge constant pain and ache in my knee. I’m doing exercises and they say I am doing well, but the constant pain is getting me down and I feel like crying a lot.
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martha08360 jackierae
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jackierae martha08360
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martha08360 jackierae
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Yes ma'am, lots of time. Says it's normal. He's just covering his arse
jackierae martha08360
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Cementless jackierae
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I remember feeling depressed after my TKR for one and a half months while on Narco. Do they ever just start you out on Tramadol which causes less depression with no side effects of constipation. If I have to have a revision, I really don't think I can emotionally handle it!
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janice49725 jackierae
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jenny80029 jackierae
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Are you taking enough pain killers?...as others have suggested, you need not be in constant pain.
Are you icing and elevating? Lots...
If you havent done so alreay, you may like to go to my profile by clicking on the image next to my name. I kept a journal of my own knee replacement journey, and I have been told by several people they found it helpful to read, or skim through. It has a lot of useful suggestions and information. Hopefully it might be useful to you.
You may find it helpful to write down positive things about each day...try and find three and jot down steps of progress and positive things which are said to you or you can say to yourself.
It's a really massive shock to the system, so try and allow yourself as much acceptance as you can. Life is not going to be its normal for a long while, go with the flow even though things don't move at the normal speed or in the usual way.
Sending good wishes your way!
Big mistake I made was trying to do hard exercises as much as the easier ones, and at the end of the day when I was tired. Completely disouraging. Mix them about and even if you only try a few times to do one, and don't do it well, the important thing is you have tried.
You just need to keep chipping away. The surgeon's chipping away was easy in comparison I think!
It is very early days. It will get easier as time goes by.
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lynda18183 jackierae
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Your experience sounds just like mine. I’m going into my tenth week and still have deep pain, swelling, and half my knee is still numb! In my first month I would wake up all hours of the night in terrible pain. I would cry and feel like I was the only one in the world feeling like this. I became very depressed. I had my ltkr done after years of having to take 3-4 alieve per day just to take the pain of my arthritis. When the doctor told me it was bone to bone I decided to have this procedure done. Never in my dreams did I think I would be in the pain I have experienced from day one. I can tell you it gets better . I also started a diary of my journey. It’s helped me to see how far I’ve come. I’m still waking up at night with pain but now it’s something I expect and realize it won’t be forever. This site has carried me through many a sleepless night , so stay on it. Lots of great people who have been where you are now. We are all here to help each other get through this. We all heal differently just remember that. I’ve run into people who have had this operation and bounce right back in no time. I can honestly say that is not me. I have had a couple of other types of knee surgeries in the past years and I came out of it like a champ. Not this one. This one is the hardest surgery I’ve ever had. So please know your going to be ok. Make sure you ice and elevate a lot and take your meds. You will be up in no time.
Good luck and remember we are here for you to talk to !
jackierae lynda18183
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Thank you for sharing with me Lynda. I am do glad I found this site. Prior to my surgery Some friends said it was not bad as long as I iced and did the exercises. And that the pain was a dull ache. I have the ache but it’s not dull! 😉. My Daughter and Sister kept telling me to get it done so I could travel more and walk without pain. My pain was never this bad. I had my hip replaced 3 years ago and that wasn’t bad. I certainly won’t replace the knee ever. Take care and thank you again for sharing
Snoozy69 jackierae
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Hi what you're feeling is totally normal. If you're in too much pain get better pain killers I went from cocodamol to Tramadol. Ice and elevate to reduce swelling, keep ice on for 20 minutes and off for 20 minutes. You must be comfortable enough to do your range of movement exercises. This is a long slow recovery so you need to get that in your head there is no quick fix. I'm sure a lot of us have felt depressed during recovery but it does get better, unfortunately it takes time. Chin up x
Defender jackierae
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Yes I am in my 6th week post T K R.
and during the first 3 weeks I was not getting any sleep so much pain I at one point I wished they had taken my leg off.The good news is it gets much better and when the pain eases and eventually goes which mine has now at six weeks I am so glad I did it we all heal at different rates but the pain you are going through although its horrible it's temporary arthritis isn't so just keep reminding yourself the best time and pain free time is just around the corner
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