Tkr 5.5 weeks on

Hi Tucks

i too feel as if I'm not the same person

i've lost all my ...get up and go.... I went to see my surgeon and he agrees my knee isn't doing as well as it should do 

he said the next visit would normally be 12months ..but he wants to see me in 7 weeks to see if things have settled down ....

I'm really fed up now 

Jean 

Oh no, poor you Jean, try and stay positive, I hope everything is ok and it's just a low few days, fingers crossed for you 😊

Thank you but as I'm now 17 weeks post op I can't see there being much improvement in the few weeks before I see the Surgeon again

I've done all my exercises regularly so if the knee isn't doing as it should it's not my fault  

but I'm thinking positive   That's all I can do 

Jean 

The bend is fine and the straightening brilliant ...it's just that it's still causing me lots of pain 

Hi Jean. I know how you feel. I had my op in Aug 2014 and until 4 weeks ago was going really well.i then hurt my back on the static bike and could only do little exercise.  Since then my knee has become painful again and feels very heavy again. I know I need to lose at least 3 stone, which I am determined to lose with all the support on this forum, but my "good knee" is about 4inches smaller than my operated one!!! Physio stopped after 6 weeks as they said until swelling goes down the bend wouldn't improve. Well it has in my opinion and the straightening is great. I just feel that I am going backwards and hope that by losing some weight I will start to feel like my old self again..  Sorry to be on a downer xx

oh jean, so sorry to hear this.  so what does the surgeon say?  how can you have both brilliant bend and stretch and still have so much pain?  that is a contradiction in terms for me and is a testament for your incredibly resiliance and grit!  really, hat off to you.  does it hurt the whole time?  in a particular place or just all over?  i am assuming it is not swollen anymore?  have they x-rayed it regularly?  gone through the mri again?  i can imagine how fed up you must be.  you have done everything you possibly can and still pain.  at this point you just want to know what the hell the cause is, right?  my thoughts are with you.

hi ruby ... i have read on here over and over again that if the exercising stops, the stiffness comes back.  a scary thought but in a way, also the motivator, no? so perhaps no more static bike but go back to your exercises you got when you came out of hospital?  have you tried a lymphatic massage for your swelling? i still have the occasional one and swear this is reason i never had that much in the first place.  i also need to rethink my whole exercise / food regime but what better time to do it at the beginning of a new year?  but for the time being, i need to focus on healing fully - incl building up my wasted chicken leg - and getting back more energy.  i think once that has happened, you automatically want to take on more.  don't be too hard on yourself.

Hi Britta. I think you are right. I have started from the beginning with the exercises again and also invested in a peddle machine. That static bike is definitely a no no from now on.  I haven't tried lymphatic massage but will be giving it a go. I see my consultant at beginning of Feb and I intend to be at least a stone and half lighter so he can't blame that for anything. I know from following your posts in the past that you have been through a lot with you TKR and you know what you are on about so I will most certainly take your advice.  Many thanks xx

Hi Britta 

i haven't a clue as to why I'm still in pain the nurse who was in the room with him spoke to me afterwards and she said it could be the sciatica causing it

but I really don't think so ...I'm no doctor but...why if I walk too far does the knee bruise  surely that's a sigh something isn't right 

I will pester my own GP until I get some answers 

sigh.... It looks like I will have painful nights forever  

i've ordered a recliner chair as I've heard lots of people get a good rest in those ...so fingers crossed 

thanks for caring 

Jean 

Yes it's still swollen and painful both day and night but obviously more at night because that's all you think about 

and  no X-rays until I go next time ...I think he's hoping I will miraculously be running around by then 

Hi Ruby 

I know exactly how you feel I still do all the original exercises everyday plus use my pedal machine while watching telly 

I feel I'm going backwards the pain is in my knee is constant and like yours a heck of a lot bigger than my good knee

i lost weight after the op and so I can't put it down to that.  

My whole leg at times feels like a heavy weight and I could do with a crane to lift it ...lol

maybe I need a holiday in the sun ...I wonder if the Doc will give me one on prescription 

Jean 

My op was on the 4thSeptember 2014

Oh Jean sometimes I wonder if it will ever get back to normal.  My op was 6th August 2014 and everyone said it went really well.  If that was going well then anyone who's op didn't go so well has my absolute sympathy!, some sun and a lovely holiday sounds so good.  If you doc gives you a prescription for one, let me know. I will be changing doctors REALLY fast lol. 

Try to stay positive and I will keep exercising. We will get better xx

Lol Ruby

i guess I will have to save my pennies up I will save the money I'm not spending on food and buying rubbish when I walk around the shops.

so really this op has it's good points 

I get exactly what I want from the shops and can't wait to get back into my Haven 

i wish it was still the 1920s where they wore the all in one cover all bathing suits because I can't see me looking good on a beach right now ...lol 

I've never looked good in a swimsuit lol!  I'm just off to tesco and as my leg is not feeling great, I should be getting just what I need and then back home! As you say, this op does have its good points lol. Xx