Total Knee Replacement 8 weeks Post Op

All I would say to those who can only dream of Pegs girls 140 bend, is that we are all different, take different time to get where we are going, and have different possibilities of achievment.  140 is exceptional, and most of us will not get there.  I finally got to 130, and I'm happy with that . . .Also, when I really noticed improvement was definitely after six weeks, not four. At four weeks i was stil a useless lump of meat. . . so, please don't think that you have to follow any strict timetable or achieve specific goals . . but! You certainly do have to persist, insist and push yourself to get the damned knee to bend and go straight.  

Hi I am 13 post op and doing ok now had a infection in wound set me back a few weeks . just managing to walk upstairs but finding getting down still difficult sure it will come in time . I brought a small pedal bike and use it a couple of times a day it semi to help. still on medication but reduced only take at night when my leg decides to play up but can see a lot of others seem to have this problem. Don't go back to work until you are ready I go back on the 23rd Nov that will take me up to 4 months post op and only going back on reduced hours to. good luck in your recovery xx

Hello

I'm 72 and it has been 12 weeks since my knee replacement. I have 120 degrees movement and I go the the gym 6 days a week. I do only knee excersises and I might be over doing it. My knee area gets quite painful and it is still swollen.  We have a basement area and I go up and down to the basement at least 12 times a day. Sometimes it is hard to fall asleep at night due to the pain

had left tkr 5 months back. Reacted to a pain medicine and got really sick and went with heavy steroid for 27 days. I was doing OK. Suddenly I couldn't bear any weight on the left knee. I am steel strugging. I do bike for 20 to 25 times. Can go up/down.

In night I have hard time to go to bath room and getting up from sitting position.

Please help me.

Peg I'm 5 1/2 weeks post up. My pain was easing up. But, now the temperature as dropped into the 30s (in Florida no less) and my knee has started killing me again. Is it normal for the pain to get worse when it gets cold while your in recovery?

This is exactly the type of blog I was looking for!!!  Being a nurse-- I kept searching the internet in a way that brought up medical articles vs. patient experiences-- and this time I need to hear real patient experiences!!!  thanks for being here!  

I am 5+ weeks post simultaneous bilateral knee replacement and find it very encouraging to hear that the symptoms and issues that I'm experiencing are not so very different from others-- I truly was becoming fearful that perhaps something was wrong with my RT. knee-- it is SO different from the left-- and the idea of having it reopened for a revision is not one I even want to begin to think about!!  I feel overall I'm doing well-- Bend in the left is 130 w/full extension and the Rt. is 126 w/full extension.  I'm not using my cane except when I leave the house-- and I started driving this past week.  BUT-- I am experiencing-- particularly in my Rt. knee-- many of the issues others are reporting.  The "steel-band" like tightness and nerve tingling are driving me crazy-- and I do experience a lot of stiffness particularly in the Rt. knee.  I also notice a clicking and rumbling in the new joint that feels like I'm driving over marbles-- I haven't seen anyone else report that.....  is it odd??  I am just taking over the counter anti-inflammatory medication now....  and occasionally dipehnhydramine for sleep.  My Lyrica ran out yesterday-- which I think may be part of why the tingling seems worse today.  I continue in PT 2x week with mostly strengthening and balance exercises.  I had an under-desk cycle prior to my surgery and have that at home now too and using it several times/day in addition to repeating my exercises generally 2x/day.  Still icing 3-4x day.  I plan to return to a work schedule in the immediate New Year-- just teleworking from home for a couple of weeks.  I am supposed to attend a conference in Texas-- but not sure that I have the stamina for the travel yet...... I do seem to tire easily.  Shopping which I loved until it became too painful remains a less than enjoyable sport (I hate that!!)-- my knees tire and get very stiff and uncomfortable any time I'm on them for too long.    Sleeping seems to go well most of the time-- it's turning from side to side that can be painful-- but this seems like ligament pain and I think that this should pass as I continue to work on strength and endurance.  In the US, simultaneous bilateral TKR is NOT the norm and my physician generally only does 1-2 year-- and TKR is a very big piece of his practice overall.  Most of my medical colleagues including physicians were pretty incredulous at the idea of doing both at the same time,,,,,,  but I often find myself thinking -- "what is all of the noise about??"  I'm happy to report that the initial pain, etc., was less than I had anticipated......  but the recovery timeframe appears to be more than I had anticipated-- and that certainly is a much bigger part of the whole picture than the surgical procedure itself!

I look forward to continuing to follow the posts on this blog to  learn and gain hope and perserverence through them!!  thanks to everyone who is contributing!!