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

    Right total knee replacement on 7th July 2022. Wound closed with 25 staples. Scar beginning to flatten and fade after six months.
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    TKR Runningfree’s Recovery Journey

    l wouldn’t worry. The UK seems to take the gentle approach to physio after surgery. My first appointment was also 2 weeks after TKR and at that appointment the physio was just checking to find out how I was doing (bending, straightening, walking) and suggested some additional exercises for me...
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    TKR 2 weeks TKR

    I put on 8 pounds as a result of the surgery which I put down to all the swelling (which in essence is retained fluid). It meant that I also had to pee often but by day 19 it settled down by which time I was almost back to my pre-op weight. I found the first two weeks after TKR horrendous -...
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    TKR Hey Jude knee replacement

    I agree. I didn’t make it to the coast yesterday, but had my first drive this evening….and this was my reward. Definitely good for the soul!
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    TKR Hey Jude knee replacement

    Update - 7 weeks since TKR Had the post op review with my surgeon yesterday. He’s a very busy man but I managed to squeeze a lot into the ten minute consultation. It was reassuring to get to see the post op x-ray and he is happy with my knee’s progress. He echoed everything I’ve read on this...
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    TKR LTKR journey first few weeks

    Poor you. You have been in the wars. Sounds like you really feel that you should be checked out. When I was advised to go to A&E, soon after my knee replacement, I found the reassurance and peace of mind the doctors gave me did make the five hour wait worthwhile. One tip I got from my visit...
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    TKR Hey Jude knee replacement

    Thank you. It is easy to get dispirited when there is a new hurdle to address. Your experience gives me hope that it can all turn out okay in the end.
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    TKR Hey Jude knee replacement

    Thank you for taking the trouble to respond. It’s very reassuring to know that others have overcome this problem.
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    TKR Hey Jude knee replacement

    Day 34 Good news - feel like I’ve made a lot of progress in the last week. Must be feeling better as I’m noticing how the windows need cleaning, the garden needs weeding etc, whereas before I was oblivious to it all! Have started to do a few household chores, have stopped taking prescription...
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    TKR 1 Week PostOp

    As others have said, this is very common and is often referred to here as a “log leg”. My experience was the same - for over a week I couldn’t lift my leg off the bed at all. Then on day 9 it lifted fully up without any problem whatsoever. It felt like a miracle! Don’t think it’s anything to...
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    TKR Hey Jude knee replacement

    Day 27. Another update for my benefit and for anyone else who likes to compare notes. Pain - Continue to wake each morning with a constant ache in my knee. Also aches after any walking or sitting without my leg raised. But immeasurably better compared with a fortnight ago. Have reduced...
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    TKR Montecresto’s Recovery

    Sorry to hear about the pain you have been suffering. All I can offer is my own limited experience. I suffered with terrible constant pain and lack of sleep for the first two and a half weeks after surgery. My doctor has since increased my meds, the pain is now manageable and I feel like a...
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    TKR LTKR 4/29, sooo much swelling

    Thanks for the encouragement and advice. Since I posted, my medication has been increased and it’s made a huge difference to my wellbeing as I can now sleep and even read a book today while lying on the bed and hardly thought about my knee at all! A big difference from the constant pain and...
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    TKR Hey Jude knee replacement

    Day 19. Beginning to feel a bit more normal at last! Thought I’d take stock of my various issues so far (largely for my own reference): Knee Pain - originally taking codeine and paracetamol but continued to have dreadful 24 hour pain which wouldn’t go away however much I rested, iced or...
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    TKR LTKR 4/29, sooo much swelling

    Hello. I found your post when I was searching for ”swelling”. I hope by now you are benefitting from your new knee, but I am having a very similar problem with swelling as you did, so wondered if you had any tips. Your description of your leg above the compression socks looking like a...
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