Wiggling Feeling in Knee After TKR
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I had me revision to a TKR in late May. When I start walking I could feel my joint wiggling. The home health therapist said it was just weak muscles and it'll pass. I'm 8 weeks post op now and it's still feeling like it's wiggling. Saw doc yesterday and he still believes it's just weak muscles. When will this feeling go away? It wakes me up at night, affects my movement when I walk and do exercises. I feel my leg is strong or at least stronger, but it's been no change since first walking on it. Anyone else have this strange type of feeling in knee joint after Total Knee?
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cheryl86544 Labgirl3
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Labgirl3 cheryl86544
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cheryl86544 Labgirl3
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- Lie down.
- Tense your affected leg down through your big toe
- Hold it 30 secs
- Repeat
Very effective.
cheryl86544 Labgirl3
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Oh yes, and start hydrotherapy if you're not doing it.
Oldfatguy1 Labgirl3
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This can take months of work. Then suddenly, its gone. Another of those well kept secrets of medical professionals. They don't mention it hoping it will never happen. Just keep on keeping on....it will get better.
Labgirl3 Oldfatguy1
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Yeah, he forgot to mention it. He says that right now my muscles are still weak. He said to be very careful walking for the first 6 months. I was hoping to start the school year without the cane, but looks as though it'll be my companion for a few more months.
Oldfatguy1 Labgirl3
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You might be surprised how much better the kids behave with the threat of a cane hanging over their heads. Make sure its one of the heavy wooden ones and not a lightweight aluminum. Might as well get all you can get out of it. Seems impossible school is on us already. My wife spent 27 years as admin asst to director of special ed. She also handled bussing. Big district of over 25000 total enrollment her last few years which meant about 10% special needs kids. This time of year had her showing her abilities to comfort the masses.
Where are you located. I'm in a Kansas side suburb of Kansas city.
Always interesting to me she folks on the site are located. Makes for a great lesson in understanding the differences. I have a daughter in law and my wife's neice that teach about 70 mi apart in CA and it might as well be 2 different countries.
Labgirl3 Oldfatguy1
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jenny80029 Labgirl3
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arizonaone Labgirl3
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Omg. Me too!
I thought I was crazy and so probably did the PA when I told her and she said I shouldn't feel anything moving Lol
My x-rays show that the inplant is in place and nothing is loose.
I was never told that weak muscles were probably the cause.
Thank you for posting - at least I know I'm not alone.