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I’m in my 7 th week following a pkr. My leg hurts under, above and below my knee.

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Somny17
Somny17

I’ve been told by my surgeon that it’s normal for my tendons and ligaments to hurt because they are rubbing up against bone that was scraped after bone was traumatically chiseled out during surgery. Should my knee be swollen and in pain so many weeks after my surgery. It didn’t hurt to walk after my 2nd week but 5weeks later I’m in pain with every step I take .

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  • jenkie
    jenkie Somny17

    Posted

    I'm also at 7 weeks.  I'm learning that we can't compare our healing process with others.  although we sure want to.  My PT told me if I concentrate on just one faction.  my bending degrees,  I'm setting myself up for emotional failure.  He is so right.  I am still swollen.  As others are saying,  your body heals in time,  we must be patience.  I find lot's of ice helps the pain and swelling...

  • max07424
    max07424 Somny17

    Posted

    Hi i myself have had knee replacement some 3 weeks ago, i have been on numerous pain killers but nothing seems to work, i am doing my exercises as i was told to, i have pain on top of my knee but i have more pain underneath my knee, i am icing my leg up to 3 times a day but as yet pain is still very sore, i am asking if it would be ok to use my circulation booster? i just dont know what else to try, i do agree we are all different when it comes to pain, even though i dont understand why some have no pain and others are in extreme pain. max

     

    • Somny17
      Somny17 max07424

      Posted

      I was in extreme pain at 3 weeks and I overdid the P.T. on the squats and I felt like I tore the quadriceps but my surgeon said I didn’t . I’m going into my 8 th week and I can’t walk without feeling like a tendon is grabbing above and below my knee. So, my advice is do not do any exercise if it hurts unreasonably . If I had it to do over I would not have walked 4 blocks in my second week of recovery either . I should have only walked a very little early on . 
    • linda84382
      linda84382 max07424

      Posted

      Ice at least 7 times a day while knee is elevated. Two days of this reduced my swelling dramatically. I keep ice packs in a cooler to also ice in the night. I wasn't sleeping and was told to take extra hydrocodone at bedtime. Now sleeping solid 6 hours. Sleeping is wonderful. 1st tkr 8 years ago. 2nd 3 weeks ago. Recovery seems to be harder this time.

    • timmyd2u
      timmyd2u max07424

      Posted

      I had my TKR about 4 years ago and then had 3 biological infections and more surgeries.  One thing that I have noticed lately is the doctors are now under prescibing the opiod drugs.  Unless you have a 10-325 prescription I doubt that you'll get out of pain.  If you have been given the 5-325 dose, I would talk to your doctor for the strong med.  My best friend just had hand surgery and he was given the 5-325 Norco and it didn't touch his pain, so, he took 2 and he found relief.  

  • debbie08326
    debbie08326 Somny17

    Posted

    HI Somny

    Had right PKR almost two years ago now ( time flew by ). 

    I had pain on the opposite side of operated knee for probably a good 2 months . Because of that pain I had to use one crutch to take some of the weight off the knee. Then one day it was just gone😂.

    I went back to work at 4 weeks . It was very challenging for months . All I can say is you must ice as often as you can AND elevate the knee and REST as much as you can . Also drinking lots of water and eating healthy . All those things are so important and crucial to the healing process . Exercises are important yes , but I was cautious to NOT over do it early on to the point where it would swell up more .

    You are on the right track . Try to be patient it is still early in your recovery .

    I am soooo happy I did this and you too will one day look back and it will be a distant memory . Just keep on keeping on one day at a time!

    Debbie 

  • karen14697
    karen14697 Somny17

    Posted

    I am over a year with TKR on right knee. Now my left one is acting up. Knew it was only a matter of time!  Ugh!!  Right knee, even after a year, still hurts sometimes. Changes in weather especially bother it. I used to sleep with an ice bag on my knee, protected with a towel but ice is your friend!!
  • sherrie44527
    sherrie44527 Somny17

    Posted

    All I can say is yes. ICE!!!  I rotate ice bag to different locations. I am told swelling will be there for awhile
  • celeste74784
    celeste74784 Somny17

    Posted

    I am at 7 weeks post op and it seems to be getting worse,more swelling, severe pain, no sleeping at night. The Dr felt I was exercising too much between therapy and at home so he told me just to do stretching exercises on my off days. I'm seriously thinking about quitting or and doing it on my own every time I go to therapy i have severe pain for days. Is anyone still on their walker at 7 weeks? And severe pain?

    • jenkie
      jenkie celeste74784

      Posted

      I'm 7 weeks post op.  I have a huge amount of  swelling.  but walking well...no cane etc

      physical therapy is a killer.  but you have to do it.   I went from 105 to 123 in one week!!!   I'm thrilled about that!!

    • linda84382
      linda84382 celeste74784

      Posted

      I had same problems with pt. I asked to be released at 6 weeks and I am doing great. Swelling is minimal and I am able to almost straighten my leg. I was -4/130 when I stopped pt. I am 8 weeks from tkr. Hope things work out for you.
  • timmyd2u
    timmyd2u Somny17

    Posted

    Somny   you don't really say if you are elevating the knee and icing and exercising it.  If not exercising it scar tissue can develop and that can be an issue, that's why you are usually walking the next day.  Ice is your best friend and with exercise the swelling should go down.  But, let say that you continue on this pathway of not getting better, I would go to another doctor in that field for a second opinion.  Doctors do make mistakes and if they don't put in the right size when doing the surgery, you can have a lot of pain forever

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