Mireille
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Hello everyone! First I'd like to say thank you so much to everyone as your stories and advice have been extremely helpful and comforting throughout this "ordeal".
I had RTKR on 14 December 2016 so yesterday was my 3 week "newkneeversary". I had in home PT for the 1st 2 weeks and it was brutal, was not happy at all. This past Tuesday I went to outpatient PT for my initial assessment and my ROM was at 67, extension at 3. My PT seems to be great, was not concerned about my ROM and indicated we would be concentrating on muscle strengthening and extension.
At that particular point, the swelling was 1cm when compared to my left knee. My main area of of pain and concern is muscle weakness in my calf, quads, abductors and psoas. I had a right hip arthroscopy 7 weeks prior to my TKR so my muscles were still recovering.
All exercises that I do at home like straight leg raises, heel slides kill me, makes my knee feel like I have a tourniquet around it. I walk with a crutch and after walking around the house during the day, I get that tight feeling. On top of that, my groin hurts and I have to constantly massage my thigh.
Is there anything else I can do?
My first actual PT session is next Monday and from there on I will be going 3x a week for 6 weeks. Will my muscles go back to normal? I'm so worried that I'll never walk normally again. I cry every day out of frustration. I cannot stand to do exercises right now.
I take oxycodone/acetaminophen for pain, now about every 6 hours, except during the night where I take it every 4 hours because I wake up with pain.I also elevate and ice but I honestly don't think I'm doing it enough because I can't stay still. I am going to commit to doing this a lot more often. Even if I'm laying down doing this most of the day.
Thanks in advance!
Mireille RTKR 14 December 2016
I had RTKR on 14 December 2016 so yesterday was my 3 week "newkneeversary". I had in home PT for the 1st 2 weeks and it was brutal, was not happy at all. This past Tuesday I went to outpatient PT for my initial assessment and my ROM was at 67, extension at 3. My PT seems to be great, was not concerned about my ROM and indicated we would be concentrating on muscle strengthening and extension.
At that particular point, the swelling was 1cm when compared to my left knee. My main area of of pain and concern is muscle weakness in my calf, quads, abductors and psoas. I had a right hip arthroscopy 7 weeks prior to my TKR so my muscles were still recovering.
All exercises that I do at home like straight leg raises, heel slides kill me, makes my knee feel like I have a tourniquet around it. I walk with a crutch and after walking around the house during the day, I get that tight feeling. On top of that, my groin hurts and I have to constantly massage my thigh.
Is there anything else I can do?
My first actual PT session is next Monday and from there on I will be going 3x a week for 6 weeks. Will my muscles go back to normal? I'm so worried that I'll never walk normally again. I cry every day out of frustration. I cannot stand to do exercises right now.
I take oxycodone/acetaminophen for pain, now about every 6 hours, except during the night where I take it every 4 hours because I wake up with pain.I also elevate and ice but I honestly don't think I'm doing it enough because I can't stay still. I am going to commit to doing this a lot more often. Even if I'm laying down doing this most of the day.
Thanks in advance!
Mireille RTKR 14 December 2016