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The other Knee

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andrea30334
andrea30334

Ohhhh Nooo whats happening. Now 13 weeks post op TNR settling now but im distraught today because my other knee thats ALWAYS been ok is givin me some right jip???? Im hoping its because its had to work harder to support the TKR on the other side???? If I hadnt of been taking pain relief for my TNR id have had to take it for my other knee its sooo sore?????? Please dont let it be the start of another bad knee????

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  • martinarvelo
    martinarvelo andrea30334

    Posted

    Don't panic too much . . mine did for a while, but has stopped now.  Hope that yours will prove to be temporary too  . it does take a lot of strain, and hopefully that's what it is.  I muwt say, though, that I was very worried when mine started playing up . . Maybe it's a bit of cartilage broken off and causing pain . .that's how mine started about 12 years ago . . . give it some tlc like the operated knee!!!

     

    • andrea30334
      andrea30334 martinarvelo

      Posted

      ooo thanks martin I will but its really bothered me today il try rest them both tom in the sun - yipppppppppeeeeeee lol
    • martinarvelo
      martinarvelo andrea30334

      Posted

      I got a bit of sunburn on mine last week!  Doesbn't seem to have done any harm. . forgot that here in Tenerife, even when it's cloudy, the sun burns!

       

    • andrea30334
      andrea30334 martinarvelo

      Posted

      well martin im in the west yorkshire pennines and more likely to get rust on mine lol so as you can imagine when the sun does come out its quite an event lol x
    • andrea30334
      andrea30334 martinarvelo

      Posted

      it is beautiful and you can bet your bottom dollar when I go back to work itl be sunny 24/7 lol lol
  • caroline46398
    caroline46398 andrea30334

    Posted

    same happened to me but now  my operated leg is stronger and my unoperated one is really good. Think it was over compensation. Make an effort not to lean even a little bit but stand up straight. Also when getting up we tend to push a lot of the 'good' knee so it is bound to get cross at times.
    • andrea30334
      andrea30334 caroline46398

      Posted

      yes im hoping thats what it is caroline im going to rest them both tom???? see if it helps??
  • caroline46398
    caroline46398 andrea30334

    Posted

    Hope it does, but dont get stiff - we cant win can we?. Try standing on one leg (operated one)  to build it up and help with balance - then the pressure from the other one will be reduced. Enjoy your rest!
    • andrea30334
      andrea30334 caroline46398

      Posted

      im going to enjoy the sun lol we might only get tomorrow ha ha il potter round the garden sipping water pretending im abroad lol
  • pam1313
    pam1313 andrea30334

    Posted

    Andrea, it must be fate.  I have just logged on to the forum to ask about the same thing and lo and behold you've beat me to it.  I had a patellafemoral athroplasty 11 weeks ago (new plastic knee cap and a metal trochlea - the bit behind it).  I've had some problems because for the last 11 years I've worn a knee support and this had done the work of my muscles, so although I think the knee is healing OK, my muscles have forgotten what to do so this has been my main problem.  However, today my "good knee" has been painful, both the knee and the hamstring.  So, I've sat with ice on this knee tonight (instead of on my operated one!).  I too am a bit scared that I'll have to have this other knee done - 10 years ago the consultant told me I'd end up with a "matching pair", but I'm hoping to get a few more years out of the "good one" yet!  At the moment I can't face being operated on again, but I definitely won't be wearing a knee support on this knee as I'm already aware of how this affected the recovery of my operated knee.

    I agree with what the others are saying - it's probably over compensating and putting alot of strain on the "good knee" - well at least I hope so!

    This forum proves one thing - no matter what you seem to be suffering with there  always seems to be someone suffering the same thing!  Doesn't take the pain away I know, but blimey it does make you realise it isn't just happening to you and it puts your mind at rest a little.

     

    • andrea30334
      andrea30334 pam1313

      Posted

      it does pam and im now laid on the bed with ice packs on BOTH knees lol im doing what martin suggested earlier and giving it some TLC!!!!
  • irish_linda
    irish_linda andrea30334

    Posted

    its just gripping because its getting ignored and expected to do all the work !!!!!!!!!!  sorry coulgnt resist if i were that knee thats what id do.   seriously i think its just working abit more than usual it will settle down just give it some TLC
  • jenfid
    jenfid andrea30334

    Posted

    I have arthritis in both my knee's had to pick which to have done first. my up operated knee has been awful really not liked the job of taking all the strain im now 10 weeks in n its not as bad still have to use one crutch can't stop using it till have other one done x
    • andrea30334
      andrea30334 jenfid

      Posted

      Oh bless Jen that must be awful. I think I was bothered cos that knee has never been painful before but it feels better this morn??? gonna try rest a bit more today just exercise my TNR.
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