Hi. I am 5 weeks today on my RTKR and my knee is doing well. My issue is the muscle pain and stiffness right above my knee and calf. When I get up after sitting I can hardly walk, the muscles are so tight- and it’s not from knee pain (although it is sore) Have any of you ever experienced this...
Thanks for the support. I feel I need that as much as anything else. It’s hard to explain what you are going through to someone who hasn’t experienced it themselves although they are sympathetic. I’ve ordered a funny adult coloring book and decided I’d do a page a day marking this journey. If...
Hello, I just had my right knee done on 5/11 and I am wondering what the heck I did. I am not new to this - I had my left one done in 10/19. I had severe osteoarthritis in both knees.
I have several things going on, pain(understandable), lack of sleep and a horrible nerve like pain starting...
Day 5 of tkr #2. Does anyone experience lower back and sciatica pain? I’m moving around decently at the surgical site but the nerve pain is excruciating. No way to get comfortable. They sent me home with oxycodine and Valium. Has been miserable and then depression sets in. Will be so thankful...
Hi. I am at week three today. The first few weeks were pretty bad and I Took 10mg oxy every 4-6 hours. Sleep was almost impossible. I was only sent home with 40 tablets so it didn’t take long to run out. Very important to medicate before therapy. I have read a lot of comments here and I don’t...
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