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janice77150
janice77150

Im 7mth post tkr and have been good apart from having to give my job up as cant stand for to long but my problem is this morning my knee has realy started to hurt when i walk.ive done nothing diffrent .its mainly hurting on the outside of my leg rite beside the knee.x

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  • sarah87162
    sarah87162 janice77150

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    This is still quite early days. When I had TKR neasrly 5 years ago they said it would be about a year before I really began to feel the benefit. Hang in there.

    Sarah

  • philguud
    philguud janice77150

    Posted

    I'm having the same problem with my leg too. I was told that my ligaments were loose and I will be having revision surgery in a couple of weeks. Im 6mos post op. The plastic piece between the two knee replacement parts is not thick enough to tighten the ligaments. I pray that you feel better.

    • janice77150
      janice77150 philguud

      Posted

      Thankyou.ive got great bend and straighten but when i foned hospital the otherpedic nurse said bcos its 7 mth i should b bak to normal yet my consultant said could take up to 2 yrs.????
  • terry47747
    terry47747 janice77150

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    Hi Janice,

    Do you do your exercises. I know I was not and my knee was worse but I started doing them more and it feels a little better except every time I get out the car or stand up my knee clicks and hurts. Do you have that happening? I do not know if it is the cold weather I some times wish I did not have it done but I was in so much pain before surgery. I wish you the best of luck. mine hurts on the inside. i guess everyone is different. I would go back to the Orth and ask them why all the pain.

    • janice77150
      janice77150 terry47747

      Posted

      Yeah i do the exercises and go see my consultant on 3rd march(soonest i can c him)this has only just started happening last couple of days.x

  • Guest
    Guest janice77150

    Posted

    Can you call your doctor? It could be your IT band thats been tweaked. There are so many tendons,liagaments and muscles around the knee, any one of them can get tweaked,inflammed or not stretched right. Try ice, rest, anti inflammatory med-usual treatments. If it helps at least less panic. But id still call ur doc. Good luck. I hope you Feel better soon.
    • janice77150
      janice77150 Guest

      Posted

      IT band?????.ive tried ice and the rest. been to c my doctor who told me just to wait untill i c my consultant on 3rd march.x
    • Guest
      Guest janice77150

      Posted

      IT= ileotibial band is fascia runs outside portion of hip to knee.

      (ITBS symptoms range from a stinging sensation just above the knee joint, to swelling or thickening of the tissue in the area where the band moves over the femur. The stinging sensation just above the knee joint is felt on the outside of the knee or along the entire length of the iliotibial band. Pain may not occur immediately during activity, but may intensify over time. Pain is most commonly felt when the foot strikes the ground, and pain might persist after activity. Pain may also be present above and below the knee, where the ITB attaches to the tibia. It will also hurt if you twist your knee to turn a corner.-Wikipedia)

      My friend's IT band messed up and its still giving her trouble after 8 weeks. She went ahead with her OTHER knee replacement anyway and, fortunately, that went well.

      I encourage you to google knee anatomy. It is mind boggling how many tendons, ligaments etc that run thru the area. There is an area on the inside,below knee on top of tibia that actually is the connection point of THREE muscles/tendons. (Muscles attach to tendons which attach to bone.)

      It is no wonder why our knees are causing so much pain! The more strengthening i do the less its hurting but the toothache feeling is common but tolerable. When youve been wo pain and get pain, a physical therapist can ID the cause better than a doc (my experience)

      This is why graduated and consistent exercises are so important. It takes a LOT to stabilize the knee. Without stabilization, all kind of pinching,pulling,pain goes on. I've found by cutting down on length of time exercising but more frequent, has made a difference. Thats why i walk .5miles instead of 1m. Also, it i dont do it 2x a day because i "traded" it for other exercise, I'm ok w that. So while I'm off work, i try to do something every 2 -3hrs for 15-20 min. Like 5-10min on bike with 10 min of stretches. Its really hard amongst all the other stuff to run a house BUT, i dont want to be a cripple and have gone thru this to be worse than i was. So i do the work. I took a whole day off to rest once when it really hurt , and it helped but i lost stretch. There are SO many tradeoffs and we know people are different. So we just do the best we can.

  • eileen64__UK
    eileen64__UK janice77150

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    Hi Janice,

    I'm 8 weeks post op. My knee is still a bit sore. I'm on 2 crutches permanently. A long storey but it happened doing exercises after 2nd HIP replacement. Nothing to do with TKR.  Whats worrying me is that my other leg is getting sore, down the side of the leg. Its also making a crunching sound. My other one was bone on bone and its exactly the same noise. I'm trying to convince myself its the cold weather or its compensating for the other leg. but I'm worrying as well

    Eileen

  • eileen64__UK
    eileen64__UK janice77150

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    Hi Janice,

    I'm 8 weeks post op. My knee is still a bit sore. I'm on 2 crutches permanently. A long storey but it happened doing exercises after 2nd HIP replacement. Nothing to do with TKR.  Whats worrying me is that my other leg is getting sore, down the side of the leg. Its also making a crunching sound. My other one was bone on bone and its exactly the same noise. I'm trying to convince myself its the cold weather or its compensating for the other leg. but I'm worrying as well

    Eileen

  • Er79in
    Er79in janice77150

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    I'm so glad you posted this. I'm 6 months out from my TKR and I have a similar issue. I live in a very cold place with lots of snow right now so I've just chalked it up to the cold weather making my knee ache. The mornings are the worst. I need to start back up with my knee exercises and see if that helps.

  • shari_48634
    shari_48634 janice77150

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    Hi Janice, I had my tkr aug 8 and im to had to give up my job after 33 yrs. I needed one more year. The thanks u get. My problem has been very swollen and had to walk without my can and I 2 can't stand long. I went to the university of Michigan and seen a specious. My problem was that I had high Xpectations I was told that I need to let my body heal everybody feels differently and I'm a slow healer. I needed to go back 2 physical therapy. And that I needed to return to work when I felt I could. My superintendent don't agree and they posted my job. So now I'm going to let my body heal let my body get stronger and go one day at a time. I hope you start to feel better and let your body rest to heal. I'm 60 years old. The things I used to do I can't do now. I never would have had the surgery if I knew what I know now

    • janice77150
      janice77150 shari_48634

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      Thanks shari48634.i only seen my physio twice and that was in the first 3 wk,they said i was managing on my own and didnt need her.ive had problems with my feet from when i was alot younger and had to have operations on them a few times.im seeing my own doctor tomorow so we will c what she says.i was on crutches and couldnt walk without crutches since feb so i am glad i had it but i (like a lot of folk)thought i would b better than i am now .im 52.x
    • philguud
      philguud janice77150

      Posted

      It's a shame that doctors minimize our pain. I had surgery July 12, 2016 and they tried to make light of my pain but I didn't let them. I told them that I shouldn't still be in so much pain and stiffness shouldn't be. They even had the nerve to allow a physician assistant to see me. I asked questions he couldn't answer so the doctor had to see me. They're re doing the surgery because I kept on them. My advice to you, don't settle for the "it will take time " clich'e. Complain until they really hear you. I have had knee surgery before so I knew after four months post op that I shouldn't be as sore. Yes I am older (50 1/2) but I knew something was wrong because how I felt wasn't lining up with what others were telling me. I knew from this forum that each one heals differently but my situation was not good and I told my doctor that. And you should too. Don't minimize your pain. Majority of the time we're not in excruciating pain when we visit the doctor so when you're sitting there and they ask on a scale from 1 to 10 with 10 being the worst what's your pain levels. I'm a 6 or higher, I can't sleep, my leg hurts all the time doc you got to do something. Get what I'm saying?

    • terry47747
      terry47747 philguud

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      hI, I had my tkr in april 2016 and my knee clicks and hurts so bad when i try to stand up. even when i am walking or driving and get out of the car. it is awful, I have a hard time standing without the pain. My ortho told me you are not in pain like you were before the tkr are you i said no he said what you said it takes time. what a joke. i go back for my six week post op this week for my other knee he only did the scope to and that one is fine. it is like they do not believe you. my ortho said i deal with my pain everyday. in other words stop complaing. good luck to you all 
    • philguud
      philguud terry47747

      Posted

      I complained so much that the doctor finally did a thorough examination on my knee replacement and found out that The ligament he fixed was still loose and the plastic between the two knee replacement prosthetics wasn't thick enough. Hence the need for revision surgery. I'm a veteran and they're taking pretty good care of me for the most part. They finally listened to me and they didn't blow me off. I pray for you to get the best results.

    • terry47747
      terry47747 philguud

      Posted

      Thank You, I really do not think my ortho will see it that way. 

      But i have to wait and see. good luck 

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