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    TKR 68, good health. Knee replacement 6 weeks ago.

    It has now been 15 months since my knee replacement. I have had pain the entire time. The outside along the side of the knee hurts even when I sit or sleep. I cannot walk any distance. I have had multiple cortisone shots and braces etc. The surgeon says he sees no problem, I waited for 5 months...
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    TKR 68, good health. Knee replacement 6 weeks ago.

    After 6 months I am still in pain all the time. Cannot walk for more then a half hour without pain and sitting watching tv hurts. The doctor keeps saying it will take a year and I hope he is right.
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    TKR 68, good health. Knee replacement 6 weeks ago.

    after 4 months I have pain all the time - my knee has a pocket of fluid on it - I have difficulty getting out of a chair. The good part is I have goo range of motion. My knee burns at night. That is the only way I can describe the pain. I am no longer getting any treatment and gave up on PT as...
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    TKR 68, good health. Knee replacement 6 weeks ago.

    I saw the doctor this week and he gave me a shot into my tendon. It will take time to see if it helps. He returned me to physical therapy and the evaluation shows I have lost range of motion and strength from where I was at at even 4 weeks. Very disappointing.
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    TKR 68, good health. Knee replacement 6 weeks ago.

    The surgeon says there is nothing wrong with my knee but I have trouble walking on it and pain all the time. The tightness on the outside grows worse. I saw the back doctor and he said I have neuropathy and sciatica. Ordered a MRI which happens in a couple of week. At this point I feel as...
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    TKR 68, good health. Knee replacement 6 weeks ago.

    My Surgeons assistant ordered a knee sleeve and sent a prescription to the VA. I had to go into have a fitting. The head of the PT department did an exam and a fitting. She said that in 25 years she had never seen a knee so loose and clunking. She didn't give me a sleeve but rather a brace with...
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    TKR 68, good health. Knee replacement 6 weeks ago.

    Not shots 21 pills in 5 days.
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    TKR 68, good health. Knee replacement 6 weeks ago.

    It is a methylprednisolone 5 day pack. I have issues with mood swings so that is why I am hesitant to try it. I see a back specialist on July 8th for Sciatica and was going to wait for his ex before I take the steriods. In the mean time I am in pain at night and limping and sore all day. The...
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    TKR 68, good health. Knee replacement 6 weeks ago.

    My knee and pain have not improved and in fact are worse. The surgeon ordered a steroid pack but I have not got it yet. I am a little afraid to try it from things I have heard.
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    TKR 68, good health. Knee replacement 6 weeks ago.

    Today was not a good day. Woke up with a lot of pain and stiffness. I went to PT. My Physical Therapist said that since I was refered by my surgeon to a back specialist she could not do any more tharapy for my knees and would not do any therapy for my until I saw a back doctor. Getting an...
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    TKR 68, good health. Knee replacement 6 weeks ago.

    I will post the pictures as soon as I get someone to take them. Last night was the best sleep I have had. I bought some lidocaine gel and wow so little pain. I didn't take anything else.
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    TKR 68, good health. Knee replacement 6 weeks ago.

    Sometimes I feel like I spend too much time being concerned about my TKR. I have yet another concern that maybe someone can help me with. Since the beginning of my PT my therapist has been concerned that I walk with my toe turned in. This was not the case before the surgery. She said I needed...
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    TKR 68, good health. Knee replacement 6 weeks ago.

    I went to PT today and she worked a little on my back. Also less strenuous on the knee. Left there and a few hours later my partner and I went to target. I was in the store 15 minutes and got in a lot of pain. Went to Walmart and we both rode in carts. She gets her TKR in 3 weeks. I had a...
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    TKR 68, good health. Knee replacement 6 weeks ago.

    I received information that the VA is extending my PT and the doctor has ordered thigh high compression stockings. Those don't sound like fun. I have noticed if I am on my feet for more then 15 minutes The tendon on the outside of my knee gets tight and Real sore. That is where moist of my pain...
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    TKR 68, good health. Knee replacement 6 weeks ago.

    I called the surgeons office this week at 10 weeks to ask a question. They wanted to see me and made an appointment. I went in and saw his assistant. I told him what kind of pain issues I had. His first suggestion was that I ware a thigh high compression stocking. Then he said he though my pain...
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