How long was you off work following knee replacement surgery?

Seven weeks for me. I teach and would try to do as much sitting as I could. Half an hour of standing at a time would be enough. I would ice it half way through the day as well. It's actually not about just the knee by that stage. The joint is actually solid, it's the whole leg and the swelling around the knee. The whole leg would get very tired. From ankle to half way up the thigh. I don't think I could have worked on a busy ward at seven weeks.

I am a midwife and had TKR last December. Because of the nature of my job,I had almost 6months off sick and am still on phased return.

I am due to have my knee replaced in approx 7 weeks and I have been told I need to have 3 months off work and I am in a job where I am sitting down most of the time. Good luck x

Thank you everyone, x

My ROM isn't great,the joint clunks as it moves and  I still have ?ligament pain(burning and pinching),although USS and X-ray  show nothing abnormal :0(

Hi 

I had TKR 12 weeks ago and am still off. I have swelling at back of knee which needs further investigation. I have a follow up with surgeon in August so until then am not allowed back.

Like you i also work in a hospital albeit Im not a medic i work in procurement so spend a lot of my time on my feet walking on wards and in Theatres. 

I find standing too long my leg gets tired and equally sitting it goes stiff .Occupational health rang me re my return to work and have suggested phased return also the hours i have to agree with my manager .

Good luck with your operation and stay positive .

I've just had my 3 month post op TKR check. It seems that my return to work at 7 weeks, my bend and my stretch is better than average. I asked about the patches of swelling, the heat it still gives off, the tiredness of whole leg with bouts of standing, the numbness of patches in whole leg, the tight constricting rubber band feeling of knee which is constant but very much worse at night, the stiffness after sitting and sleeping and he said this was pretty normal and could last 8-12 months. I wanted stronger meds for night time use but he was loathe to give it so I got it from a GP. I know how I feel after all. I also asked about how the pain etc of a TKR compares with something like a hip replacement and was told it is much worse so that's good to know as it justifies feeling so much pain at the time. All in all I feel much better knowing that the continuing discomfort despite no pain any more, is normal!! Hope this helps others to feel better about what they are going through. So the good thing for me is that there is an end to the discomfort down the track