Extremely hot knee discomfort
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Hi everyone, I wondered if others experience really hot knee discomfort at night? My knee is always warmer anyway, but at night it's so uncomfortable it prevents all but the minimum of sleep. I do ice it intermittently but seems lying down just makes the problem linger. At night it sometimes feels like it is burning! I am 4 weeks post op. today. Thanks friends.
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gill77343 janice60986
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Try not to do to much, do your exercises by mid afternoon at the latest so that you are resting your leg, keep icing and drink water by the bucketful, then when it's time to go to bed the leg should be rested, I still take an ice pack to bed and wrap a large bandage around my knee and the ice pack to keep it in place, it does help, but my knee still gets hot at night if I do too much on it.
if you are worried then speak to your doc about it
Gillian 9 weeks post op tkr
lorene30860 janice60986
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lou1982 janice60986
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4 weeks post op here and my knee is still hot,especially after exercise and standing,my physio said its nothing to worry about,unless the wound is red and inflamed and you have a high tempreture,as said if your really worried speak to your GP...x
Oldfatguy1 janice60986
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pru57396 janice60986
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I'm 11 was post op and I still have the same problem. As I go to bed and settle to sleep,I apply some bio freeze pain relieving gel to my knee. It essentially freezes it without using ice. Remember to use a rubber glove to apply it as it smells and your hand would cool and smell too. Hope this helps. I also have it in a spray which I take out with me in my bag. It helps too but is not quite as effective as the gel.
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