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Lateral pain 4 months TKR post-op!

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missmagwumps
missmagwumps

Had a TKR early December 2017 and my recovery has been so slow and very painful - although I have seen some improvements and have weaned myself off the really strong opiates I still have quiet bad pain - especially trying to get out of passenger side of car (left side/left knee opereated). My hinge doesn't seem to work as well and prevents a good nights sleep as I use my legs to turn over in bed too! Anyone experienced the same? I am constantly being told I am too impatient and it takes time but I would have expected to be in less pain than I was before surgery by now!

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  • nwf477
    nwf477 missmagwumps

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    I am one who is very inpatient but having a TKR  you have to learn to be patient. This is not like a broken bone or a bad cut your knee has been opened up and it is going to take awhile. Some feel better after 3 months others 6 months some longer everybody heal differently. Here I am 2 years post op and I am still in pain but in my case its not normal another surgery coming up. I understand the pain there are times I get very frustrated. You cannot judge your recovery by others. Look at the positives no longer on the strong stuff that is great!!! I would bet with too much activity you are paying for it?? Really do not beat yourself up over this your doing fine keep plugging along one day you will look back at this and thnk God you had it done.
  • mick141959
    mick141959 missmagwumps

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    6 weeks ago had my total knee replacement on the right and stiffness at this moment in time is awful and the new regime of exercises certainly are a test. Scare healing very nice and itchy and hot knee not an issue. The stairs are a challenge still but remembering the nurses prompt( good to heaven/bad to hell) stays with me whilst undertaking this task.
    • missmagwumps
      missmagwumps mick141959

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      Oh yes - thanks for the reminder - I forgot that mantra.....as I can't do stairs but one at a time just now too....x

       

  • missmagwumps
    missmagwumps

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    Well - I've had a big shock today and now know why I've been in such pain with no improvement in my lateral movement etc....an MRI has revealed the bone cement had leaked and attached itself to my knee cap ! I am told it is very rare as it usually sets fairly quickly - while on the operating table....just my luck that something has gone wrong here......NOW I need to have scar opened and the cement hacked off and flushed out somehow. I just hope the recovery is not as long as the full job but if they can't get all the cement out (which may impede the new joint function) they may need to re-do the implant!  In addition, during the operation they seem to have fractured my vertebrae - I already have a number of spine issues in L4/5 facet joints, disc removal. a denervation and now this L1 collapse! The irony of this is the vertebrae repair is a balloon inserted and filled with.....BONE CEMENT ! Ha!  Anyone experienced or heard anything like this? I feel truly deflated today after struggling for so long with this recovery.....which was never going to happen and give me a full range of movement while it was stuck like this....ho hum....x

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