How long is my knee going to be so stiff I do my exercises daily and my leg feels so heavy and stiff

When did you have your operation, mine was nearly  7 months ago I found every week I was making an improvement, like you I was addicted to ice haha, and it was nearly 4 months before I stopped using it, I exercised and still do I've now joined a gym, still have days where it's not feeling at its best, but in general it's changed my life from being constantly in pain and limping, it's a long road but keep icing elevating and exercising and your get there

Could take a year to 18 months resolve.  Most peole feel a big difference in the 6-12 month range...some longer.  Same thing with the clicking sound.  Everyone gets individual results.  Gotts do the gym work to rebuild the quads, glutes and core.  No way around that; it doesn't get better by itself.

It took me about nine months before my TKR began to swell less as the day progressed. For complete recovery, I would say one year.

Just keep the elevation, ice, rest, and strengthening exercises going...

You are progressing nicely!

Hi

Do the exercises in a hot bath, it helps. If the knee is still hot it's still healing

Hi Cera!

My TKRs were June and October of 2015, and I have some days where stiffness just is a given. Often it is colder days, times when I'm in air conditioning and/ or days when it rains or snows.

Generally if I keep stretching throughout the day and even during the night, I can keep a lot of the stiffness at bay.

Moving is good.

Sitting or just standing in one place for too long renders me quite stiff.

A warm shower helps.

Putting an afghan or my coat on my knees in the car or even in the theater helps.

Ibuprofen helps.

I have arthritis in my hips, fingers, elbows, ankles, shoulders, and in my lower back. Moving frequently helps with all of these NON-REPLACED joints.

Hope this helps.

I hope you will be feeling better soon!😊