PKR
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I’m 5 weeks post patellar femoral replacement.....good days and bad. Still Pain and swelling. Don’t see much about partials on here....anyone???
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susan25378 ellen49890
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ellen49890 susan25378
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Yikes, yes the stiffness and I am so sorry you have been left hanging for so long. I see my surgeon day after tomorrow so will see what he has to say.....also he is the one that told my family after surgery that this would be a “piece of cake” 🙄
Not quite ready for cartwheels!!
Shell.t ellen49890
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Hi Ellen
I had a pkr in March 2016 I got bad swelling up to three months after I can honestly say I didn't fully feel the benefit of having it done for about six months
I still get some pain and a little swelling now if I over do things but it's much better than before the pkr
I had s little blip the other week and had to go back to icing and resting for about a week and I have stopped my Zumba classes for now I think we need to realise it's not a new knee as such and it will never do what the knee you are born with will do but I can honestly say I'm glad I had mine done x hope you keep well and remember 5 weeks us very early days
Shell xx
ellen49890 Shell.t
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Just waiting for the day that I’m happy that I did this!
Thank you again and take care!
tricia1954 ellen49890
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Hope this helps your perspective and good luck
tricia1954 ellen49890
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Should say except after exertion😊
ellen49890 tricia1954
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Hi Tricia! Well this PKR saga continues! I seriously am not a whiner but this crazy thing is about to get the best of me 😔. It’s been 6 weeks and still going to PT 3 times a week and doing them at home in between. This thing is still so very tight, swollen and well it just flat hurts! My ROM is at 130 so no problems there.
I know from reading all of these posts that there is no such thing as normal but is all of this normal? I’m still taking Pain meds; but only twice daily so that’s a good thing right?? Now my dang back and hip are also hurting. I suspect it’s because I have been favoring this knee! Pretty much if I just sit very still on the sofa, nothing hurts! That is definitely not an option because I have stuff to do!!
Wondering if I need to call my Dr or just be patient.....I am scheduled to see him in 2 weeks.
I’m sure my family is tired of hearing me complain- hell im tired of hearing me complain!!
Looking for a little guidance and or encouragement here!! Thanks!
tricia1954 ellen49890
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Hi Ellen
I am glad you reached out again, much better than worrying on your own!
i think you are doing fine and exactly where I was at your stage.
I remember everything still hurting at six weeks and yes especially my back. I got so no seat was comfortable I spent all my time sat on the bed where I did get riled and was actually slightly better when stood pottering in the kitchen. I think it's because we change the way we stand and walk (shuffle😊
it does get better but at about twelve weeks for me. So hang in there. I was still taking tramadol at six weeks and only the next week started to wean off onto paracetamol and ibuprofen.
I only had Physiotherapy once a week and every other day I exercised at home myself. Your rom is great I can't measure mine now of course but I don't believe it got past 125 (although I have fleshy thighs so that might have something to do,with it!)
It really is a matter of time and I don't say that lightly, I did a lot of crying to my husband, who was wonderful looking after me, because I was so frustrated at the slow progress. When I saw my surgeon at seven weeks, he was happy with the look of everything but I certainly wasn't able to say I was glad I'd had it done. The corner didn't turn until three months when I just about realised the pain before the operation was only going to get worse and now weekly it gets slightly better.
i still get pain even now when I have done a lot (like today shopped for three hours😊
But a rest and tomorrow is another day. Barometric pressure with the weather doesn't help either think I might need to move to a warmer climate!
Hope this helps you. Everything does seem perfectly "normal" as it can be. It is just a horrible time that will get better.
ellen49890 tricia1954
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Thank you so much! And the crying, yikes....I’m not a crier but let’s just say my poor husband isn’t quite sure what he should say to me anymore!!
This all makes me feel better and I have trouble sitting still so I bake and cook a lot; standing is more comfy than sitting but we are all going to weigh a ton before this is over! Thank you again for responding. The other part that I am having issues with is when people say “don’t know why you are having such a hard time, it was only a partial!” 🙄
tricia1954 ellen49890
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LOL I know exactly what you mean. I bake all the time!!! And unfortunately eat it. My husband is very slim and although I'm not big I do have to watch what I eat when I can't exercise -hmm like now! I must have a very heavy knee part as I weigh 8 pounds more than I did😬.
i can't understand either why some people say "it's only a partial" including I might add my surgeon! One of my friends has had a total and a partial and says the partial was more painful. Her physiotherapist said it could be down to the fact that a partial knee has to blend in with part of your knee and a full replacement is just that and works independently. It is really upsetting to undermine what we have gone through but don't let it upset you. Ignore any statement that isn't helpful to your recovery.
Chin up Ellen by Christmas you will be feeling much better.
tricia1954 ellen49890
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Hi Ellen
?How are you doing today? Hopefully a little more relaxed about the situation! Just thought I would touch base with you, sat at the pc drinking coffee, trying not to do any online shopping - the curse of the invalid I call it!!
This morning I made 8 cottage pies for the freezer, nice and healthy but then succumbed to making apple and cranberry muffins and yesterday I made chocolates - I have definitely got a problem LOL.
?I am trying to rest a bit now (patience is not my virtue) At two weeks off five months, on Wednesday I decided to try and speed up the recovery and build more muscle. The exercises I do every day were becoming more and more easier, so, worried that I wasn't actually doing any good I added some ankle weights and went about my leg raises etc. Didn't really feel very different from without weights, so did a lot !!!! Thursday - thought I had damaged my knees over night (I hadn't engaged my brain obviously) I couldn't bend my knee very much at all it was painful, so I didn't exercise that day or yesterday. Today I have a better range but still sore. My son has called me an idiot, apparently I have done too much!!!
?After all this time I thought doing more would be good for me, but instead it has put me back a bit.
?A bit of an inconvenience as I am going with my grandson to Disney next week for thanksgiving, hence my enthusiasm - there will be a lot of walking and at this rate I will need a stick.
Thought I would share this brief interlude of over enthusiasm to get better. You might not feel as bad, and know where you are going too.
Just goes to show you have no control of your recovery it will mend when it is ready. So I am going to go cry again (I mean its been 2 months since I last cried in frustration)
Have a nice weekend.