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Total Knee Replacement question......

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jeff_161251
jeff_161251

I have had a TKR 4 weeks ago and everything seems to be going ok according to the physio. Consultant app on the 13 January so can't wait to see what he says about my progress. Is anyone out there using cream or bio oil on the scar? My physio used some arnica oil to massage the leg to help move the fluid up to the groin where the lymph nodes are to help the swelling. My wife is now having a go with the massage, hopefully the swelling will start to disperse in time.

we are all different on the healing front, so keep your chin up everyone.

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  • carol45436
    carol45436 jeff_161251

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    I used E45 and that worked well. I also used my own version of lymph drainage in hospital but the nursing staff hadn't a clue what I was trying to do You are lucky to have such a forward thinking physio.  I'm back to private for that.
  • britta217
    britta217 jeff_161251

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    hi jeff ... yes, bio oil and a load of other stuff as soon as the scabs dropped off.  frankly,for all the effort i have put in i would have hoped for a nicer scar.  it is still a dark, purply red and sensitive in certain spots.  i was just at my medical massage lady today and she does lymphatic massages for me (brilliant for, as you say, swelling) and did a deep tissue massage an my scar which, even she says, is hard.  keep up the lymphatic massage.  has done wonders for me!
  • liz34614
    liz34614 jeff_161251

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    I still have some swelling and still numb on the right side of the knee, but I never had any bruising at all, not even a tiny one!  I have used savlon and E45 on the scar, but it still felt a bit tight, so I have just started using baby oil, and that seems to be relaxing the scar quite well.  When I am in the shower, I take the shower head out of the stand and use the water jet on my knee for about five minutes and rub the area with one of those rough netting shower washers.  It seems to be working quite well, and the swelling is going down a little.
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