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Knee appears to be getting worse not better.

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martyn61162
martyn61162

Dear All, I have just entered my 13th week following TKR and up until about 2 weeks ago I thought I was making good progress but now I'm getting lots of pain especially when the knee gets to about 90 degrees bend mostly at lower outside of knee but its difficult sometimes to pinpoint it as it is so severe. Also, if I stand still for more than a minute or two it becomes so stiff that I struggle to walk. There has been some noticeable reduction in the swelling over the past few weeks but that has been replaced with a clunking of the joint which is a little worrying. Is this a normal part of the healing process or should I be trying to get a referral back to the surgeon ?  

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    martyn61162

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    Thankyou to all who have responded it good to know that firstly I'm not alone and secondly the pain that I'm currently suffering appears from what the majority have said relatively normal and is part of the healing process. I know it will take time and I was prepared for that but having made so much progress quickly its hard to accept that the pain does come back from time to time and its something I will need to live with for sometime yet - once again thanks for all your support and advice  
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