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Jumping muscle

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carol66249
carol66249

When trying to sleep I have been experiencing an involuntary 'jumping' of the muscle on the left side of my knee. I did have this initially after my tkr whilst in hospital but it subsided until recently (4 weeks post tkr). Has anyone else experienced this and any suggestions as to why or how to stop this happening?

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  • Oldfatguy1
    Oldfatguy1 carol66249

    Posted

    Its just another of those crazy things the body goes through during the healing process. Some nerve has decided to react to the new and additional activity. Don't be surprised if it pops up again a few weeks from now. It could be you are not walking with a limp or favoring the pre op pain. The 3rd time I went through this one of those night time things came back 3 months later and lasted 3 or 4 nights and disappeared
    • carol66249
      carol66249 Oldfatguy1

      Posted

      Thanks, fortunately it is not painful, just an unpleasant sensation. Looks as though you get as much sleep as I do!
    • Oldfatguy1
      Oldfatguy1 carol66249

      Posted

      I'm in the central time zone of the US so its late evening but I'll probably be awake especially since we are expecting some pretty heavy storms after midnight and it'll be loud for awhile
    • carol66249
      carol66249 Oldfatguy1

      Posted

      I like a good storm. I am in N. Ireland, unusually for us we have had some pretty good weather these past few dsys.

    • Oldfatguy1
      Oldfatguy1 carol66249

      Posted

      Unfortunately these storms ate spawning tornados and golf ball sized hail. Doing considerable damage
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