Depression, anger and LOTS of crying

Sherri...you will get your life back but it takes time. Some days it feels like you will never get better.....but it does. Im at almost 16 weeks and still recovering. You do need physio. I use a gym now and if i miss my knee seems to get stiffer. i binged watched Netflix, read books and played games on my ipad. There is light at the end of the tunnel. i find this forum very helpful.

I could have written this. I left hospital with the same details. No physio, appointment in 12 months with surgeon. Suprisingly at 15 weeks are fine with a good knee. So you will be fine. Do you live in England. Just let it go, decide not to do anything, plan nothing, look after yourself, exercise , You will come though. Be thinking of you. Susane

Five weeks is still early , I didnt do a lot for first 6-7 weeks because too painful , just slowly bent and straightened it , and at about 8 weeks suddenly a big improvement . Just keep doing what you are , some days I could move it better than others , straightening often the hardest , difficult for you alone , and not surprising you feel so down. The surgery is very debilitating . Good luck , you will improve , have you seen the surgeon fir post op visit yet ?

I experienced the same thing. Cried all the time and had insomnia. That is normal with long bone surgery. it does go away as you heAL! I promise. They don't tell you about that part of the surgery. Wishing you a speedy recovery. TKR surgery is not for sissies! I had both mine done at the same time. Two years out and life is good!

problem is your GP doesn't know about knees. you need to contact the guy who did the operation. where do u live? i can hardly walk and its three years after the op. Its a major op which I was coerced into and believed it would all be better in six weeks. they're crafty these limb surgeons - they don't tell you the full story xx

i know - its shocking

i've been to see another consutant who did a further op about a year ago bty placing a button like object between the patella and prosthetic but mechanically im still walking all wonky and my knee is swollen again. i have a further appointment with him on april 16 and ive requested an xray. x

Now, you can get ayurvedic treatment of depression, You must contact at ayurvedic hospital near you.

You are not alone in your crying and pain. I had someone at the grocery store ask me who I was so mad at because i was in such pain and looked like I was ready to let loose...I felt the same way and some days still do now and I am 11 months post TKR. I often say i wish I had never had the surgery, but then I'll meet someone who promises it will be worth it. I ride a stationary bike for exercise just to keep the knee moving. then ICE any time you feel like it, it does help. Some days even that is hard. I had my knee cracked at 5 months to break up scar tissue hoping that would help and then a week later I had another issue pop up...I had an MRI show that my spinal cord was being pinched and had to have 4 of my neck vertebrae fussed together which I am now 6 weeks post surgery from that. Keep your chin up and keep moving the knee as much as you can. Everyone has a different outcome for rehab time.. Cry when you want and keep pushing.

You are not alone in feeling depressed and pain. Keep pushing.