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Stabbing knee pain

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john7150
john7150

I am now 4 weeks after TKR. I'm walking without aid, have a bend of 120 degrees and manage stairs fine.

I have two problems though. The first is that I get a stabbing pain in my knee when just sitting. Everything can be fine then out of the blue "ouch" the stabbing pain hits. I find the best way to clear it is to stand and take a short walk.

The second problem is sleeping at night. It's not pain that keeping me awake it's just that I cannot seem to relax into sleep. I will get up, watch an hour of TV, go back to bed and maybe sleep for an hour. Then I'm up again. Dr. gave me some sleeping pills but they seem to have no effect at all.

Anyone else experience these problems?

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  • rick1951
    rick1951 john7150

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    Hi John I am 9 weeks post knee replacement patello/femoral in both

    knees .I too get stabbing pains throughout the day and night still.Also

    same with the lack of sleep ,I wake up every hour or two and read or do

    exercises just don't seem to be able to get a full nights sleep anymore.

    Don't really want to go onto sleeping pills but just don't know how long

    this will go on for .I've had 8 physio sessions so far and another four

    To come ,my knee bend is 140 deg now in both knees.my scars are still

    purple in colour and they say when they have gone white the scar is well healed .

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