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TKR 9 weeks in

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kevin22682
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Hi I'm a 69 year old male. I'm 9 weeks into my recovery. I have about 130 degrees of knee movement , and can easily walk 2/3 miles without a problem which I'm quite happy with but the constant pain and subsequent lack of sleep is wearing me down. There is a cyst formed behind my knee could this be responsible for the discomfort? My doctors told me that it would disburse naturally after 6 weeks however no sign of that yet.

For pain relief I am taking 2 paracetamol and 2 codeine 5 times a day. They don't seem to help much. Could it be that I have pushed myself too hard on the rehab that the pain is so bad.

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