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Update on progress and Sharp pains in knee

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nancybone64
nancybone64

I am almost 6 weeks out and have experience severe burning nerve pain until the doctor put me on Neurontin. After the first pill I experienced no  burning nerve pain.  That has given me my life back to a certain extent. I am off of hydrocodone and only take an 800 ibuprofen in the morning. I still have sensitive nerve pain when different materials touch the knee but that is not real bad. I am glad for the warm weather and I can still wear shorts. I find silky type Pjs help with sleeping. The sheets can't touch the knee. Not sure what I will wear when the weather gets cooler. Maybe I'll throw on a lidocaine patchsmile I have a lot of those leftover from foot surgery I had. I still have a lot of stiffness which keeps me from achieving more bend. I am told that will take a long time ( like 6 months)to subside. ( bummer).

Now my new problem is a sharp pain in my knee when I walk. I noticed it a lot as I was cooking dinner last night. Every time I put pressure on my leg pain would shoot in my knee. Has anyone else experienced a sharp pain in the knee when putting pressure on the leg? What if anything can you do about it?

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  • jean34329
    jean34329 nancybone64

    Posted

    knee needs checking out for possible meniscus tear.
    • fadi_48579
      fadi_48579 jean34329

      Posted

      I thought when you do a tkr they take out all the ligaments
    • jean34329
      jean34329 fadi_48579

      Posted

      This has happened before. It was not made clear wheich knee the pain was being experienced in.

      t sounded as though it was the knee that had not been operated on. What do you think the new pain may be due to Fadi?

      Jean

       

    • sueisobel
      sueisobel fadi_48579

      Posted

      It is only the bone they take out.  How else is your (new) knee going to function
    • saz2020
      saz2020 sueisobel

      Posted

      I understand that they remove the ACL and sometimes the PCL, leaving the lateral and medial for stability. Functionality is mainly down to tendons, rather than ligaments since ligaments are mostly to do with stability (and the prosthesis is fairly stable on its own) and tendons are all about movement.

       

    • sueisobel
      sueisobel saz2020

      Posted

      The artificial joint is attached to the thigh bone and shin bone either with cement or a special material. When fitted together, the attached artificial parts form the joint, relying on the surrounding muscles and ligaments for support and function.
  • jean34329
    jean34329 nancybone64

    Posted

    What dose of neurontin did you have?

    Knee problem. Please che ck it out as an ignored torn ligament is more difficult to fix. Meanwhile I would advise keeping off the knee as much as possible esp when climbing stairs.

    If the knee is swollen use usual methods to reduce the swelling.

    the priority is thiugh to seek medical aid to see if there is a tear etc.

    • nancybone64
      nancybone64 jean34329

      Posted

      Almost two weeks. I went off of it last Monday night to see if I still needed and got up at 3 o'clock in the morning with that nerve pain again
  • nancybone64
    nancybone64

    Posted

    I failed to mention that I am six weeks out of total knee replacement
    • jean34329
      jean34329 nancybone64

      Posted

      Neurontin is not prescribed for neuropathic pain so iit will not help me.

       

    • jean34329
      jean34329 nancybone64

      Posted

      Well that is a significant factor in the management of your pain etc.

      It is only by examing/inspecting your knee that anyone can say with any certainty what is causing the signs and symptoms. Jean 

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