Nearly 7 months after TKR

Living along is hard following major surgery. The recommendation to have the spinal injection was great advice as recovery was much quicker. Also, I had staples would go for those over stitches anytime. I coped pretty well and weaned myself off the heavy pain killers a little too early, my decision. I managed OK though. with Naproxen and Paracetamol.

I was left with ankle and foot pain following the operation which has been quite bad, but especially in bed when relaxed. I was sent, by my GP, to a special podiatry clinic nearby and was fitted with special insoles for my shoes. These took about 3 weeks to arrive but seem to do the job pretty well. They also help with low back pain I had when walking. The podiatrist explained that during the surgery your femur and tibia are obviously put under stress and could have moved slightly making the ankle and foot painful. The 3/4 insoles were for plantar fascilitis and they do help.

I was impressed that a mere insole could make such a difference. These are sold on Amazon but beware of the ones you buy. I had mine made for me on the NHS and if I wanted a second pair from them the price was prohibitive, hence Amazon coming to the rescue for other shoes.

The ones I bought were by RooRuns Orthotic insoles and are leather.

It does get better, so hang in there, I live in a first floor flat with no lift and believe it or not the stairs were the least of my problems. Six weeks ago the physio told me to stop all exercises and do things normally, walk, up/down stairs and I was much better following this advice.

All of you get better quickly.

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