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Replaced both the knees for my mom 😞

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vino11044
vino11044

Hi im new in this site kindly help me. My mom replaced both her knees nearly 3 months back due to arthritis issue but still she is having too much pain and burning sensation on her knees. She tries to walk without walker but within 5 to 10 mins of walking and climbing 5 to 10 steps the pain rise up nd she straight goes and lies down on the bed out of pain. Sometimes she cries out of pain. Im totally disturbed, if i ask to doc about this, he says it will settle down gradually, can anyone help me about this. It will be very helpful for me.

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  • laurel65763
    laurel65763 vino11044

    Posted

    Hi-  we all heal differently depending upon a number of factors including age, weight, overall health, surgery and physical therapy. Your Mom is only three months out from bilateral knee replacement, and if she is having so much pain that she cries out, she is doing too much for her. A walker will help prevent a fall until she is stable enough to walk without pain. Pain is a way for the body to tell you to stop what you're doing and pay attention. Elevate, rest, ice, leg warmers, Epsom salt baths to relax muscles has helped me. I am eight months post op one knee and still have pain and stiffness daily as a lot of others have. I'm waiting until this knee recovers, seems like I a man in the twelve to eighteen month recovery group, before having the other knee done. Daily exercises are necessary within common sense. I take ginger and turmeric for anti inflammation and sparingly use Aleve. Read Chico Marx posts for great information. Good luck to your Mom!

    • vino11044
      vino11044 laurel65763

      Posted

      Thanks laurel thanks lot for sharing your experience. I am very much worried about my mom, we did this operation after too much of struggle financially and mentally just to see my mom walking without pain. As she was having this arthritis issue for more than 6yrs, hence we somehow managed to do this operation, as doc informed us before the operation that it will take atleast 2,3 months for the pain to settle down. But its nearly 3 months now hence my mom feels tensed and by seeing her even myself feels the same tension. She feels the stiffness, burning sensation and too much pain like before. Because of that she thinks that she have to live with the pain life long and thinking about it she is always dippresed. I tried consoling her but of no use.

      But laurel your response gave me some hope that she will get cured. Thank you so much, your response means so much to me.

    • laurel65763
      laurel65763 vino11044

      Posted

      Please let your Mom know the pain will decrease over time. I also suffered from arthritis and injuries from being a gymnast 50 years ago! I couldn't have my knee replacement until I was 66 and wanted to have them both done at the same time to get it over with. Thankfully the surgeon did not do that because I had an allergic reaction to the dermabond glue which caused a domino effect of complications. I spent the first 6 weeks immobilized in bed with a leg bent at 45 degrees. It took 5 months before my leg was straight enough to start standing and walking with crutches. So though I am 8 months post op, my activity level is that of someone 6 weeks post op. Your Mom is doing a lot more activity than many posts I've read! One thing that has been repeated here is not to overdo activity. Pushing too hard and suffering needless pain is not beneficial. The surgical pain will ease when we give our body a chance to recover and heal. It gets better! Best wishes for continued recovery!

    • vino11044
      vino11044 laurel65763

      Posted

      Thanks laurel 4 your support, i wish u would recover soon and start not only to walk but also u could run as well. Gob bless you.
  • june68495
    june68495 vino11044

    Posted

    Good Morning,

    I had my Right knee replaced 1 year ago.

    The doctor said I would be able to do everything I wanted and be in no pain in 3 months, not the case for me!

    You have to do your exercises, keep moving , until you feel pain, then stop, rest elevate and ice. I found massaging the knee helped too!

    Lots of pain, crying, depression!

    It’s a tough road but for me, and when you read the posts here, everyone takes thier own time to heal.

    Now after a year I am almost pain free, walk everyday, swim and do whatever I want to do! I still need to rest and ice sometimes when I over do.

    I wish the best for your Mom

    I hope she reads the posts on this forum, the wisdom and support from this group got me through my toughest moments!

    Happy New Year!

    • vino11044
      vino11044 june68495

      Posted

      Thanks june for sharing your experience. Now im confident about my mom that she will be pain free and will start to walk soon. After ur reply and laurel's now im feeling better. God bless you both for taking your precious time and sharing your experience just to lend your support to build confidence in me. I am sharing your both experiences which would give her confidence like it have given me. Thanks lot

  • cherry75260
    cherry75260 vino11044

    Posted

    Hello Vino,

    First off let me commend you for being so concerned and caring for your mother!  I'm sure she appreciates all the things you do to help her.  It is very important to be positive and encouraging for your mother, because as you said, she gets depressed.  Unfortunately, depression is most often, part of the recovery your mom is going through.

    I am 71 years old and am 5 months post-op.  I still have many of the issues you described your mother having, even a bit of depression.  Knee recovery takes a long time for most, so having patience is very important for you and your mother.  In time she will be able to walk further, climb steps, have less pain and actually be happy that she had the procedure.

     

    Continue to be there for your mom, help her when she needs it and above all, make her laugh!  Both of you will get through this journey and be stronger from the experience.  

    Stay strong, Vino, many blessings,

    Cherry🍒

    • vino11044
      vino11044 cherry75260

      Posted

      Thanks cherry for your comment. How much ever i do for my mom will be less than what she done for me. I am happy that atleast this much i could do for my mom. Now days to make her laugh is a big thing because her character itself changed bcoz of this pain. She is having this pain more than 7 to 8 years nd it got severe last 3,4 yrs and from that time she completely changed. She gets angry for simple things and always depressed, its as if her life is doomed. We cant see her like this anymore and we have done this surgery, so that she can get back to her normal life like before and see smile on her face. Hope she recovers soon and see her smile without any pain.

      Wish u speedy recovery cheery thanks for your precious time. It means lot.

  • jenny80029
    jenny80029 vino11044

    Posted

    Having two knee replacements is massive! She will need to be very patient!

    All excellent answers here already!

    Read around this forum, both answers you get and older posts.

    You can choose older posts by picking through the page numbers shown on the KNEE PROBLEMS main page. Look to the right of the page subtitle "All discussions in this group" and you will see page 1 but flick on the arrow to see other previous pages also.

    It is important to try not to make any judgements about how long things should take. Everyone heals at different rates and everyone's bodies are different. I had one knee replacement and was using crutches at 8 weeks for any walking over five minutes....that was just ONE knee operation! It's going to take time. Is she having any physiotherapy and are you in the UK?

    • vino11044
      vino11044 jenny80029

      Posted

      Thanks jenny for advising me how to use this site. Im from india and i myself help my mom doing exercises, as im active in sports and i know the basic exercises given for knee strengthening, checked with physio and he suggested me to do the same.
  • vino11044
    vino11044

    Posted

    Hi can anyone suggest any oilment for stiffness
    • vino11044
      vino11044

      Posted

      Can anyone please tell me will there be pricking sort of pain inside the knee. Because my mom always complains that she feels server pricking sort of pain inside her knees when she folds her knees and while walking
  • dawn220
    dawn220 vino11044

    Posted

    Hello. Had my left knee total replacement the end of Nov 17. Rest, elavate, ice whenever possible. Exercises are very important to increase knee &muscle strength. She can try massage scar area w/Vitamin E lotion. Some ppl use Alogen. Everyone heals differently. Hang in there!! Also, check w/Chico Marx on this site..he has great advice too

    • vino11044
      vino11044 dawn220

      Posted

      Ok thanks dawn, im giving her motivation but the pain is too much that all motivations goes is in vein.
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