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Medial knee pain

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clairebear21
clairebear21

Hi everyone,

Im 47 Yrs old & had a PKR last august, that was after 5 previous operations on that leg one being a bilateral high tibial ostotomy which damaged my shins permanently.

I have been doing really well with my walking , Have taken my rehab slow and steady and pleased with my progress except at night.

At night i get agonising medial pain in my knee which is so severe it leaves me almost paralysed with the sheer pain. It feels like a corkscrew being turned in my knee, a twisted feeling. Once i finally manage to move my leg it eases.

Has anyone experienced this or have any idea what it could be? It almost leaves me dreading the night as the pain is indescribable!

Thank You.

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  • CHICO_MARX
    CHICO_MARX clairebear21

    Posted

    Pain in the operated knee is not uncommon. You can try taking some acetaminophen for up to 10 days for pain and rub in some Voltaren Gel (diclofeanc) 3X/day to reduce both pain and inflammation. Check first for any drug interactions.

    The other recommendation would be to begin rebuilding all the surrounding musculature. This takes the load off the knee and puts it back on the muscles where it belongs. You start very slowly to build endurance before strength. It takes a while to start seeing results.

    Some reading...

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    • clairebear21
      clairebear21 CHICO_MARX

      Posted

      thank you for your reply. Im already on a lot of pain killers inc nerve pain killers as im also waiting for spinal surgery. I was a trained professional dancer so I excelled at my physio and

      actually am really strong in my leg muscles so i dont feel

      that its that but thank you for your reply.

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