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    TKR Now five months and questioning

    DebCoz, Hi! In answer to your stiffness at 5 months question--I had the same issue with the stabbing pain on either the inside or outside of the new knee, particularly the outside. One of the best things I did in my recovery was deep tissue massage on that entire leg. I had tightness and knots...
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    TKR Pain

    Hi @BamaBelle, reading your posts brings it back to me for sure. You're in the hardest part of the recovery process, as everyone has said. I experienced those post-surgery blues, and I'm not a person who gets depressed. But combine the non-sleeping with the pain and the therapy and feeling like...
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    TKR 9 weeks and my biggest complaint is muscle soreness>

    Hi Chaca! I hope your knee is improving as mine has. When I was still having pain and discomfort, the ice machine was my BFF. Also, I discovered by accident that a little hammock pillow we had was PERFECTION to support my knee at night--in between my knees, and underneath the sore knee when I...
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    TKR 9 weeks and my biggest complaint is muscle soreness>

    Hey everyone! Just an update. I'm now 13 1/2 months out from TKR, and what everyone says is true.....TIME is your best friend after TKR! At a year out, I spent a week at a camp for girls and hiked all over that place with no pain, no problems of any kind. Even over the last 6 weeks, I am still...
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    TKR 9 weeks and my biggest complaint is muscle soreness>

    Hi everyone! I'm now 5 months out (technically I will hit that milestone on Sunday) and the improvements continue. I've got a question--kneeling. Is kneeling a no-no? Do some docs not care while others do? What have you been told? I had to kneel tonight, on a padded surface, and my leg is a...
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    Revision TKR Third TKR Replacement needed

    So true!! I did not sleep well for the first 2 1/2 months after surgery. After that it gradually started getting better. Now at 4 months I am finally sleeping well at night. It's definitely something they don't tell you about ahead of time.
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    TKR 3 weeks into recovery

    My right knee was replaced July 18th, and I started driving at the end of August (5 weeks out), which coincided with my three remaining kids at home starting back to school. Not driving any longer was not an option! But I have done fine, and the feeling of increased independence was balm to my...
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    TKR 9 weeks and my biggest complaint is muscle soreness>

    So true! Already I am going for hours without it screaming at me. Never thought I'd see the day. :)
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    TKR October 6, 2016 2½ weeks post op'

    Just read that you aren't doing very well today, I am sorry! If it helps, you are still early in the process (and boy did I hate hearing that when I was in your shoes--but it's true), and I definitely had those days where it seemed like I took a giant leap backwards in progress. It's terrible! I...
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    TKR October 6, 2016 2½ weeks post op'

    Oh boy, Little Red Canoe, I have done that very thing more than once! Most recently, just days before my TKR. So I have a healthy fear of doing it again. Thankfully I am 4 months out from my surgery, and no falls. Listen to everyone here and be patient with yourself. I mistakenly thought I'd be...
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    TKR 9 weeks and my biggest complaint is muscle soreness>

    Referee, thanks! I hope to help others. Those were indeed "Dark Days" that I thought would never end. But they do end, and it gets so much better! My neighbor a couple of houses over is currently in those dark days, so I try to encourage him every chance I get.
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    TKR 9 weeks and my biggest complaint is muscle soreness>

    In reply to Josephine: I was still icing in the evenings at the time of my original post, but I haven't needed to ice at all for about 6 weeks. I have almost no swelling. Just a small patch immediately above the knee cap remains. On a normal day now, I am getting an average of 6-8,000 steps...
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    TKR 9 weeks and my biggest complaint is muscle soreness>

    Thank you for the replies! I apologize for not getting back here sooner. It is now 4 months since my TKR, and the pain in my leg has diminished by quite a lot. It will ache sometimes at the end of the day, mostly on days when I have been busy, but it is much better. It continues to improve...
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    TKR 9 weeks and my biggest complaint is muscle soreness>

    Hi all! I'm 49 years old, 48 at the time of my TKR, and beginning to see a light at the end of this tunnel. Surgeons sure don't tell you everything, do they? ;) I had TKR of my right knee on July 18, 2016. Stayed overnight in the hospital and went home the next day. I had lots of help at home...
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