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MUA 1 week ago after 14 weeks TKR

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joanne13418
joanne13418

Had MUA last week as poor bend after TKR.  Physio check yesterday told to keep exercising come back 3 weeks.  Problem is following MUA badly bruised leg, ankle & foot so difficult to exercise and today so swollen cant put shoes on, walk or do exercises.  Sat and cried most morning as so scared will be unable to bend and all this hard work and pain lost.  Any advice please?

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  • Guest
    Guest joanne13418

    Posted

    Aah can be so hard, but I think that's knee replacement for you, different for all of us, you can only take advice and a lot of people on this site are much more informed than  I am. I sympathise so much with your low mood I'm like a yo yo up and down but eventually with time and even more so patience you will make progress. It's been a lot more of a hurdle than I expected mentally and emotionally, but I am making progress and when I look back over the months it's a slowly slowly catche monkey situation and progress does happen, stick in there, be kind to yourself and give yourself time xx

  • Mary0987
    Mary0987 joanne13418

    Posted

    Ice and elevate!! Ice and elevate!! As much as possible. Do you have an ice machine? If not cheep ice pack is frozen peas. Use refreeze and use again. You need to ice as offen as you can. Also in bed put your head at foot of bed and place foot up on wall to reduce swelling. Or you can use pillows as long as you keep your knee straight. But no matter how painful you have to do exercises. I'm thee weeks out and dealing with the pain and swelling too. But by keeping the swelling down the pain decreases and then can exercise. As soon as done exercising ice and elevate!! Good luck and I pray for a speedy recovery.

    • joanne13418
      joanne13418 Mary0987

      Posted

      thanks, Mary.  have been doing all told and back at work but struggling since MUA last week. badly swollen and bruised from knee to toes again and muscles really struggling to move = probably trauma from having surgeon swinging on it to bend it! scared will cease up again
  • sharon77057
    sharon77057 joanne13418

    Posted

    I had MUA at end of March and it has been a rollercoaster.  I had alot of pain after, but not much bruising.  I was surprised as I thought I would only be sore.  But, the good thing is, is that I have gone from 78 bend to 105.  I would like to have more, but am so glad it has increased.  Still need more straightening, but pt said that will come with time, as will more increase in ROM.

    This has gotten me down as well since I need to have the other knee done also.  This has made me question whether I should or not, although I know the other knee will not get any better w/o another tkr.

     

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