TKR Those tight rubber bands

[limpy7]

I know this will probably get merged somewhere, but I'm looking for Jo's explanation for the tight rubber bands I feel going across my knee. Can anyone direct me to it? TIA

 

[bottomshollow]

Why Do I Have That "Tight Band" Feeling Across The Front Of My Knee?
Here's the link you're looking for, limpy7. And that feeling can last for several months.

 

[Coniglietta]

I have that tight feeling and for the most part I try to ignore it, I know why its there and I feel its a small price to pay for me to have arthritis pain free knees. I am discovering little niggles, stings, and twitches every day lol, all part of the healing process I think.
Viv x

 

[Campervan]

Hi, I'm 6 months post op and those pesky tight bands were around from the first time I took a walk post op day 2. At around 4 months they seemed to go and come back, and now at 6 months just put in an occasional appearance.

 

[1ELISEA]

Hi, I'm 6 months post op and those pesky tight bands were around from the first time I took a walk post op day 2. At around 4 months they seemed to go and come back, and now at 6 months just put in an occasional appearance.

Good to know, I have them too. I wish that we could go from surgery to instantaneous healing and skip all of the stuff in the middle like the tight bands. Also, every once in awhile I get a zinger, like a nerve is attempting to wake up and wants me to know it's still there. It's an "ouch" moment!

 

[referee54]

I had them for about the same length of time and in the same manner---they eventually went by way of the dinosaur---they are extinct now. The were, though, very aggravating, though.

 

[karmigirl]

Elisea,

I am just over a year out now and I stil will get those zingers once in awhile, only last for a few minutes. I think it's the knee trying to tell us it is still there.