Total knee replacement.

Because I had my op in another county...couldn't travel 40miles for physio...GP arranged at local hospital..went once for assesment then physio discharged me n said I was doing fine....not helpful at all!

I said to my husband 3 wks post op I would rather gone n had triplets with no pain relief than pain from this op..at least once it's over the pain eases!

It's all to do with nerve pain where they been cut in op...horrendous ...does gradually improve but no one tells you extent of it.....only someone who has had op understands!it's why this forum is good as we all have experienced it....hang in there x

Hi!

Stick with this site and the support that you get from all over the world will help you get through😄👍I discovered this site when I had my first TKR in October 2014 and was in terrible pain and awake in the early hours of the morning! Just had my second TKR (4weeks ago today) & completely understand what you're going through, although friends, family etc never do!

Have you got exercises to do and physio arranged? Do you use ice packs, rest, elevate and take pain killers regularly? Invest in some Bio oil or similar to massage the scar and area when everything has healed up.

Try to keep cheerful and you'll find the everyone on this site is very helpful and supportive.

Take care Glenda😄

 

HI i think i know how you feel mine was the most painfull thing ive had stick with the pain meds and try ice packs my tkr took about six weeks before the pain starts to calm down i think its a long haul before you get a nights sleep try and relax and put your thoughts in another place good luck ps you also seem to get a lot of other pain around the joint ie calf and thigh muscle and keep at the exersizes

witch are painfull but do get a bit easyer with time

Hi Pauline, I too am on my 12th post op day, Defo not really prepared for the pain, and lack of sleep, and the constant  drip of my own voice to poor hubby, can you? Will you? Have you? And so it goes on. I too have had no follow up at this stage I.e. Physio appointment, just home with a sheet of exercises, which I have religiously stuck to, screamed at em, sometimes with frustration, or pain. Then there's the psychological effect, mind games, chewing on thoughts of, will I get over this, when am I going to walk without 2 crutches, life I thought was already on hold prior to this, and was really looking forward to a nice holiday post op, My pain threshold is I believe high, but this is a different ball game. Sometimes think I can see a glimmer, bent to pick something up off floor, no AIDS, just did it automatically, desperately trying to leg raise, the pain of that, and pushing down on the rolled up towel really is something else! My staples are out on Wednesday, I've already seen the wound, had to change dressing, as thought a bit of water was in there, give me a rag to bite on LOL I'm probably one of the most impatient people ever, and love to keep house, it's my hobby (saddo) everyone knows this, and so received lectures on don't overdo it we know you, there's about as much chance as 'overdoing it.' As me running a 10 mile marathon today.ive already bought my bio oil, working on the bend, and just generally trying to get this all time consuming programme off the ground daily. Thank God for this site, most post ops are rest and you'll get over it, this is 'I know you've had your leg sawn in bits' but hey no rest you've got to be up and at em or you'll seize up! Mentally I can still laugh, but underneath bricking it, in case I don't get walking without AIDS' that's the real reason I had it done in the first place, not wanting to run marathons, but just to stroll out, without a crutch would be flipping great. Good luck I'll watch your postings, and torture chamber here I come!