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Pain in my thigh at night 5 months after TKR

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jan79903
jan79903

i had tkr in December then manual manipulation in march i get pain in my thigh at night and paingoingdiwn to my knee down the outside of my leg anyone else had this ? thanks x

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  • jean02698
    jean02698 jan79903

    Posted

    Jan i have had a similar experience. From an earlier thread it was suggested that it could be an IT Band problem. i looked up exercises on Youtube and since i have been doing the stretching the pain has stopped. i was having problems with the pain when i was walking...when my knee was bent at 30 degrees. The pain was the outer part of my knee and the lower part of the thigh. it was very tender when i touched it.

    • jan79903
      jan79903 jean02698

      Posted

      HI Jean

      Thanks for your reply, it's good to know I'm not the only one,

      I had sciatica immediately after my op so couldnt do all the exercises straight away as i was in so much pain. was kept in hospital for 4 days! but they didnt put me on the CPM machine which might have helped,

      I then had physio once a week to help with the sciatica and to get my knee bending

      In March as my knee couldnt go firther than 90 degrees they did a manual manipulation (weekend before lockdown) which has helped and im now at approx 115 bend but the pain then started in my outside thigh to my knee. I thought the sciatica had returned but its a different feeling and lower down.

      Reading up about the IT band it is exactly how i feel, so thank you for taking the time to reply and setting me n the right direction. New exercises start today. Thanks so much. Jan

    • jean02698
      jean02698 jan79903

      Posted

      Hi Jan...let me know if it works. So far since doing the stretching all has been well. My Sept surgery was a revision for my first TKR NOV 2018. i was in hospital for 6 days. My bend is about 100. ive been doing my own physio at my surgeons recommendation as he didnt want physio to push me. i had a lot of internal stitches that had to heal and they wanted to make sure my knee cap didnt slip back to the side. i havent been able to get back to the gym since Feb as I had my appendix out. i must admit i havent kept up my exercise the way i should. take care.....JEAN

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