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Knee swelling again

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attractac
attractac

Knee thigh swelling had come down a wee bit but yesterday I did things around kitchen like dishes / sorting washing and spent time standing at cooker.. I had my 2 almost half mile walks. 3 weeks post surgery and last night knee swelling got bigger. Did I iverdo. It's so hard to know when all your are given is a booklet.

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  • renee01952
    renee01952 attractac

    Posted

    good morning attractac ...

    sounds like you might have overdone it a wee bit yesterday ... tricky time, 3-4 weeks post-op because we do feel better !!! 

    same with me and many others on this forum ... your body lets you know for sure when to slow down and rest up ... unortunately it seems to be too late by then - so it is trial and error here .. go and stop ... hard to tell, right ?

    Well, you know the drill - take it easy today, be gentle with your self and listen to your body ...

    Do you know how great you are doing though?????

    warm hug

    renee

    • attractac
      attractac renee01952

      Posted

      Thanks Renee. It's just that sitting is sore so I thought I'd be a bit more active . But today will be a resting day.
  • Pansycat52
    Pansycat52 attractac

    Posted

    Hi attractac

    Hope you had a good night!

    Yes, it's difficult to know what triggers things off. I had a good day yesterday, then decided to go for a good walk up and down the very long drive to our house last night. When I came back my operated leg was really hurting and yet all I had done was walked and with crutches too, to get a bit more speed up. Had to go and have a lie down then so obviously I had done too much.

    It's so up and down. I have uncemented THR so whether bone is starting to grow into implant at this stage, which I believe it does and causing me a bit of aggro. I don't know. No pain at night or anything

    Hope you have a good day today!

    Best wishes Linda xx

  • Georgie11
    Georgie11 attractac

    Posted

    Sounds like you've answered yourself!! The problem with a booklet is that it's probably not been written by anyone who's actually had a hip replacement surgery!!!!

    💌🌈💌🌈

  • ginger47520
    ginger47520 attractac

    Posted

    Actually it doesn't look like you over did a anything.

    Question. How much time do you sit with your legs up? Sitting with them down causes the swelling to continue since gravity pulls liquid down your legs.Like blood and lymphatic fluid.

    • attractac
      attractac ginger47520

      Posted

      Yesterday didn't sit with legs down much but wandered around kitchen a lot. Legs up every chance today
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