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I had total knee replacement surgery almost two weeks ago. I can straighten my leg well and can bend when walking. I still cannot lift my leg off the bed without hooking my other foot under my operated leg as there is no strength there. I am resting, using ice and elevating and still taking meds. My issue is when I sit on a chair and my leg is bent in the sitting position, I am getting sharp pains in the knee. These pains go as soon as I lie down or straighten my leg. Knee is still very swollen but I understand can take weeks to go down. I'm having my staples removed tomorrow and am hoping that this may alleviate the problem. I can bend my leg but it seems that keeping it bent is causing the pain. Any advice please?
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tracey59320 elainey19669
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Not sure having the staples out will make much of a difference too you apart from making you realise you are on the mend or at least that is how i felt when they came out. I have come to the conclusion that i worry too much about my progress and that everything will be fine given time and persistence. I saw my doctor for an unrelated matter last week and he said it would be many months before i could walk normally again and a nurse told me i was doing really well..... First time i had any feed back since i left the hospital so it lifted me a bit!
With the basic exercises i have always tried to do what I can but I stop when it gets too painful and I try again later. If i could only do one leg raise I left it at that and then tried again hours later and aimed for two and so on.
Certainly is a tough road we're on and i think i had unrealistic expectations of how quickly i could recover.
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Pauli elainey19669
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once you get your staples out its all about exercising if you don't exercise you wil get pain also stretching exercises are just as important it will take a while ...but you will get there the knee may remain swollen for a year so don't worry about that ..listen to your body ...rest..exercise ..then rest it takes time by the time it gets to a year it will feel normal
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lou1962 elainey19669
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I had my tkr on the 1st of july and i was the same as you,i could not lift my leg untilat least week 3/4,i thought i was never going to be able to do it,then one day i could lift it about 4 inches off the bed and the rest is history..Don't know why i was so worried because it happens to everyone at different times,i still get sharp pains sometimes in the knee and calf aree,my physio says its all part of the healing process and not to worry...I would say you will notice a world of difference tomorrow when your staples come out,but do expect a few twinges having them out..good luck and keep us all posted xx
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