pain after going back to work

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hi , ive had 2 tkr s, one in feb and the other one in august last year , at 12 weeks post op with knee no 2 , i returned back to work , my job is  full on working full time , the first few weeks were hard and i was tired , now after 9 weeks im getting pain down both sides of both knees and very stiff and getting more stiff and painfull by the day ,the pain does get better once i sit down but now really hurts when i turn over in bed , i feel like the whole thing moves  , was thinking that i maybe doing too much and just have to work through it or am i doing damage to my knew knees , ideas any one

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  • Posted

    I am afraid that you are not healed enough yet to be on your feet that much. Maybe go see your doctor or at least your physiotherapist. So sorry to hear of your challenges.
  • Posted

    TO MUCH TOO SOON .YOU SHOULD HAVE HAD A PHASED RETURN TO WORK ,YOU ARE GOING TO DAMAGE ALL THE HARD WORK YOU HSVE DONE WITH PHYSIO .
    • Posted

      i wasnt alowed to phrase back to work , and only had 1 physio session ,but i think your right , its tough , thanks

       

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