Scar

Posted , 8 users are following.

scar after dressing removed and now 14 weeks on 

pits a work of art ...lol 

1 like, 25 replies

25 Replies

Next
  • Posted

    beautiful scar, jean! you should see mine. still livid red and painful. despite massaging it twice a day with bio-oil. i will post pics so you can see. it seems long to me but perhaps just the angle? but so well healed!
    • Posted

      I took pics at different stages

      the scar is about 9 inches long 

  • Posted

    What a difference! Well done, you must have worked hard to get it looking so good. If mine's that good when I have it done I'll be very pleased.

    Kind regards,

    Gill

    • Posted

      One the scar closed properly I used e45 cream ...and then when completely closed I used bio oil ...and still do 
  • Posted

    Nice scar Jean.

    OK ... Let's do it, let's measure our scars!

    Mine is 21cms - 8.5 inches

    Caz

    Hubby just gave me a Mars Bar

    • Posted

      Lol...nah nah nah nah nah mines bigger than yours by half an inch ...lolbiggrin
    • Posted

      Ohh mine is only 6inchs... and then the one on my shin is an inch so you both still beat me. Ha ha
    • Posted

      Sadly no.... Mars bar ...got an apple though ...lol

      and I just walked up my stairs normally for the first time ...slowly and holding the rail ...but it's a start  12 stairs 

    • Posted

      I get 5"/13cm. Mine was supposed to have been a 'minimally invasive' procedure, so I guess it was...
    • Posted

      Whilst I realise all things are relative - by "minimally invasive" I understand keyhole surgery not a 5in cut!!!!! Though how you could do a TKR by keyhole surgery is beyond me!!!
    • Posted

      I too can't understand that ...it would be impossible to do a TKR that way I think the minimal surgery is probably just for investigation

      but that's only my opinion 

       

    • Posted

      sorry I meant impossible to do a TKR by keyhole surgery 
    • Posted

      I Agee, how could they get the metal and plastic bits in?

      I had keyhole surgery for my arthroscopies, they just cleaned up and got all the sharp bits off. The holes were very small and now I can't see them at all.

      Caz

    • Posted

      No this was not keyhole or arthroscopic as they call it here. It was open knee and a full replacement but it was using a procedure that leaves the ligaments and quad muscle intact so that rehab is supposedly easier, and it also uses a smaller cut, hence the 5".  I will say that my quad muscle recovered in 2-3 days so I think it's true that it was not cut during the surgery.

      I had 'minimally invasive' hip replacement 2 years ago, where they go in from the anterior side instead of posterior and once again, muscles are just pushed aside instead of cut. In that case I had no restriction on movement at all fllowing surgery because the muscle that holds the ball in the socket wsa not damaged. I was up and about and back to normal in about 3 weeks.

    • Posted

      Ah yes - have heard of it for hip, not for knee though. Thanks.

Report or request deletion

Thanks for your help!

We want the community to be a useful resource for our users but it is important to remember that the community are not moderated or reviewed by doctors and so you should not rely on opinions or advice given by other users in respect of any healthcare matters. Always speak to your doctor before acting and in cases of emergency seek appropriate medical assistance immediately. Use of the community is subject to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy and steps will be taken to remove posts identified as being in breach of those terms.