Still stiff & sore
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Hi - I'm reaching out to those of you who are 17 weeks post op or more. I'm 18 weeks post op on Tuesday and I'm still having stiffness & soreness. Especially when I get up from a sitting position - it takes me several seconds to get my bearings, then I hobble out. Being in a restaurant or theatre is embarrassing. I went through this before the op and am very disheartened that I still experience it. Will it ever be "normal" again?? I feel it should not hurt so much at this stage ( very much so in my groin area of my TKR side)
I don't know, maybe it has nothing to do with my TKR and arthritis in my hip is getting worse. Just wondering if others experience this.
My knee feels numb & tingling too!
Betty 18 weeks on Tuesday
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pam39536 betty07083
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pam 19 weeks
betty07083 pam39536
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Thanks for your reply Pam.
ruby95450 betty07083
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yes love I am the same and so very fed up with it. The tightening, vice like feeling is driving me insane. I thought it should have been better by now and like you I get embarrassed when I stand up and hobble for a bit like before I had it done. All I can hope is that it will improve with a bit more time. Once I have taken several steps, I can walk ok. It is so frustrating. I don't have groin pain but my other knee is painful at times. I suppose that will need doing next!! At least my operated knee is nowhere near as painful as before I had it done though. Best wishes to you xxx
CanadianSharon ruby95450
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good conversation....
betty07083 ruby95450
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Thanks for your reply!
betty07083 CanadianSharon
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I still walk or ride my stationary bike each day but slacked off a bit on the exercises the therapist gave me to do at home, so I wondered if that was why the pain & stiffness was coming back. Then I blamed it on the weather turning colder, but it's back into the 80's here again, but I'm still stiff & sore as ever!
Thanks for your support!
jennifer86104 betty07083
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I was hoping we'd be skipping along by now weren't you? I am improving I know, but get fed up like you😞 Jen x
betty07083 jennifer86104
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Now I'm afraid to start over just to lose it again! Thanks for your reply, and I'm sorry you are having your own problems. It's great though that you know what the cause is and have exercises to help it ( just what we all want though, is more exercises, ha)
Are you still doing all the exercises we were sent home with?
Yes, I think we tend to think all our pain is from the TKR - I thought my groin pain was from my body being out of alignment before the op, but since it has come back, I'm going to schedule an appointment with my surgeon in January ( it will be 6 months) and request x rays to see what is going on. AND find out why I am still stiff & sore when getting up ( unless miraculously it's gone!)
Happy 18 week anniversary today Jen
Let us know how you are doing, OK? Hope your new exercises help and we BOTH will be skipping along soon! Betty
jean95756 betty07083
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I feel much the same as you at 12 weeks I struggle to get my balls ce on getting up from a chair and limp across the room of wherever I am.
Since the TKR I've developed things that were never there before like this awful pain in my groin and my other knee has started playing up ...
i had this Op to make my life better not worse...will it ever happen ....I wonder
betty07083 jean95756
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You have groin pain too? On your TKR side? Did you have it before your TKR?
Did anyone tell you what may have caused it?
It is so discouraging, isn't it? I had high expectations from my TKR. Probably too high, as like Jen said, we should not assume all our aches & pains come from our TKR. I think I need a complete body replacement at times!
Thanks for your reply Jean -
jean95756 betty07083
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yes the groin pain is on the same side as the TKR and no I didn't have it before the op
i saw my GP and mentioned it to her ...she just said it's because you are walking differently and it will settle.
and actually it's only bad at the end of the day so she could be right
Today has been one of my good days ...I drove the car to the local shops
but right now I'm sat with the Icepack on ...I can deal with this if I get at least half a good day
I'll mark this day in my diary as the start of the turning point ....fingers crossed
you take care and look after yourself
betty07083 jean95756
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Glad you had a good day! We sure need those good days to keep us going, don't we?
Take care Jean
Annodoremouse betty07083
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betty07083 Annodoremouse
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Could the TKR have aggravated my hip problem? Maybe because I'm "learning" to walk correctly? Like I said, I'm going to schedule a 6 month check up if this does not improve. Thank you for responding!
sandra37762 betty07083
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Just another thought. Are you walking more now and more active generally than before your op? If so that might be causing a few aches and pains. I am walking more than before and am staggered at how unfit I am, and how exhausted I get.
So much to think about!!
betty07083 sandra37762
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Actually I'm walking about the same amount - actually a little less than before. Even though I was in a lot of pain before the op, I forced myself to get out there and walk anyway. I've resumed my morning walks but still can't walk as far as I was.
YES I am also staggered at how out of shape I'm in! Instead of a brisk walk energizing me, I want to come home & take a nap! When I come up stairs, I feel like I've climbed a mountain!