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I had a knee replacement exactly 21 days ago and I did not take any pain medications throughout the recovery process but I am curious as to anybody possibly having a pain in their thigh area. Is this a common occurrence? Is this something that will pass eventually? If you have any input I would be extremely grateful.
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Colleen97531 Boboc13
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Hi. Great to hear you are doing well after only 3 weeks. And coping without pain meds. I am 5 months post op, and still experience a lot of tightness in the knee, along with pain /discomfort in the thigh area, which extends right into my groin. It's not pain as much as it is discomfort from the tight quads. I am a lot better than I was, but far from where I want to be!
Best of luck with your recovery.
Boboc13 Colleen97531
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Hang in there. Thank you for your response.
Guest Boboc13
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exactly the same i had no pain at all and even now 5 weeks in still no pain however i did have an ache in thigh area apparently this is because they have to put a tournaquet around the leg very tightly to stop excessive bleeding during the op.
so a lot of internal bruising on a cery big muscle mine healed up after 31/2 weeks
Boboc13 Guest
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good news let me ask you this then. I am walking well over 2 miles on some days and pushing myself with the excercises daily. Should i slow down? I have been super motivated and people are amazed to see me walking without a limp but some say to not over do it.
CHICO_MARX Boboc13
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Distance and time don't matter; it's the STEPS that count since they put the load on the knee. Get a pedometer; the software will track your step count every day and graph your progress. Push it too far any given day and you will suffer "balloon knee". Back off, ice, elevate...then check the step count that got you in trouble. Reduce slightly and then increase gradually. I did 8,500 steps at 5 weeks and really, REALLY paid for it. I took the gradual approach and got up to 11,000 steps after 8 months. It just takes time...and patience.
Boboc13 CHICO_MARX
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Thank you very much Chico. Your input and advice is very well received and greatly appreciated. I’ll look you up if I have anymore questions if that’s OK. Happy holidays.
CHICO_MARX Boboc13
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Thanks. Click on my name, Discussions and then See All. I have about 30 out there on all sorts of topics. I found myself always typing out the same things so I put them into posts and just provide the links. Good luck and have a great holiday season.
CHICO_MARX Boboc13
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You are now 21 days into the typical 365-day TKR recovery. You have a looooong way to go. Very few escape this path back to normality. See if this addresses your oh-so-normal pain issues...
Other Pain
After you get your ROM back, this is the best way to avoid all other pain...
Muscle Rebuild
Takes months. Cannot be rushed and is mandatory for a full recovery.
Boboc13 CHICO_MARX
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Thank you Chico. I will take heed to your advice and believe me I am not getting discouraged, I have been extremely motivated in fact. After two years of suffering in pain while working construction I feel like this TKR is a cake walk. I have exceeded all expectations at this point and the doctor says I am four weeks ahead of schedule so this is a good thing. Thank you once again.
CHICO_MARX Boboc13
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All of us truly hope you're an exception. I completely rehabbed a hip replacement in 6 weeks, 5 hours a day, 6 days a week. Done. I thought the knee would be the same... Then I hit The Brick Wall of Expectations!!! I even told my bandmates that I'd do a 4-hour gig that weekend. DELUSIONAL!!! I needed the typical full year to recover.
Everyone is different...people have to remember that. Even a single person will very likely have different experiences (for better or worse) when they get #2 done. Each instance is completely separate.
Just remember to do the muscle rebuild to get all your strength back. Takes time, work and patience. Good luck.
Boboc13 CHICO_MARX
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Thanks again