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    Knee Scars - Post Your Badges of Honor Here! NO CHIT-CHAT please

    This is how it looked at 2w when the staples came out
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    Knee Scars - Post Your Badges of Honor Here! NO CHIT-CHAT please

    1yr post L TKR.
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    TKR Pain relief requirements at 4 months

    I’m genuinely surprised but after using a 5mm cork heel lift for a few days I can really feel a difference! I’m no longer fighting hard not to walk with a limp so walking is a lot less effortful. And I think the ITB and lateral calf pain is not as severe. I really didn’t think it would make much...
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    TKR Pain relief requirements at 4 months

    1yr post surgery today. Functionally my left knee is way better than it was pre-op so I’m grateful for that. It still has a way to go before I can walk without thought but it’s still improving, and the flexion/extension is plenty good enough for most of my activities and is also still improving...
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    TKR Pain relief requirements at 4 months

    Thanks for this @EalingGran - very reassuring!
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    TKR Pain relief requirements at 4 months

    Thank you @Layla. I had hoped the line might be straightening out by now but i guess that’s not how it works! A good physio session but she suggested I made an appointment to see my OS when I pointed out the warmth over my patella. she actually hasn’t noticed until i showed her. I’ve not been...
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    TKR Pain relief requirements at 4 months

    Thank you for your encouraging words @Jockette! I’m in a lot less pain this morning so everything seems a lot brighter. And a physio appointment this afternoon which always improves things (no exercises from her, just a lot of manual therapy that really helps!).
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    TKR Pain relief requirements at 4 months

    Thanks for sharing your experience @Rockgirl4 It does sound very similar and like you I definitely had problems with calf tightness before the surgery. My TKR L knee was always my “good” knee that did all the work protecting my right knee which had a cruciate ligament repair 30yrs ago. It...
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    TKR Pain relief requirements at 4 months

    Thank you @mendogal. I will try some gentle foam rolling too
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    TKR Pain relief requirements at 4 months

    Thanks @EalingGran. I think you’re absolutely right about this adding to my misery yesterday. I was fine after the flight out there but on day flights I get up and move about more. The overnight flight is 6hrs sitting with my legs bent plus the pressure changes, then the long trek through the...
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    TKR Pain relief requirements at 4 months

    Hi I didn’t properly reply to your message- sorry. It’s tightness on the lateral part of my calf, peroneus longus and brevis I think and around the fibular head. When it gets bad it can cause discomfort in the lateral part of my foot where the tendons insert. I think it’s related to a tight...
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    TKR Clicking, Clunking post op...anyone?

    I’m at 6 months snd sitting outside the physiotherapist’s office feeling very much the same. It’s depressing and causes some anxiety for me, so I reslly sympathise with your impatience. I still need both paracetamol and ibuprofen regularly and I know it if I haven’t taken the full amount. But if...
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    TKR Pain relief requirements at 4 months

    Hello again, I have a lot of tension in my calf muscles which is restricting my ankle flexion and making it difficult to cycle. Is it ok to use a massage gun on leg muscles after a TKR? I’m worried about the effect of vibrations on the implant, though I am now 6months out so it should be firmly...
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    TKR Pain relief requirements at 4 months

    Thank you for this info- I really hope it does disappear after a year or two.. I’ve just come back to rainy UK after a month by the sea in Massachusetts and I’m really noticing the difference! Praying for a sunny, warm autumn.. And thanks all for your responses- much appreciated. This site is...
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    TKR Pain relief requirements at 4 months

    Hi again everyone First an update since my last post. I’m now nearly 6 months post op and still needing to take ibuprofen and paracetamol regularly and on schedule to keep comfortable. I’m resigned to that for now, and to be fair that’s what I needed to do pre op as well. Ibuprofen seems the...
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