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    Bilateral TKR Slow recovery

    It is now 2 years after my BTKR. Never managed to get more than 90 degree bend in either knee despite constant physiotherapy, exercise and MUA. Doc did revision surgery to right knee 8 months ago and still no improvement in bend beyond 90 degrees. During revision he discovered large amount of...
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    Bilateral TKR Slow recovery

    Just got the bad news from my surgeon. Tomorrow is my one year anniversary after BTKR and my ROM is still limited to 90 with constant pain and tightness in both knees. He now says that normally he would replace the spacers with smaller spacers to give me more ROM and pain relief but my existing...
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    Bilateral TKR Slow recovery

    Thank you sistersinhim. I omitted to mention in my earlier post that I had MUA 5 months ago and it was unsuccessful. Part of me says that perhaps I should wait a while to allow the knees to recover from the MUA and the other part of me says get it done now without delay so that I can recover...
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    Bilateral TKR Slow recovery

    Surgeon now says that spacers in both knees are too large and need to be replaced by smaller spacers. Has anyone else had similar issues and, if so, I would be grateful to hear any comments that might be useful to me before I commit to the surgery. Specifically I am keen to know how long the...
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    Bilateral TKR Slow recovery

    Thanks for your comments Jtmav. I had very good flexion in both knees prior to surgery - probably 125 - 130 and got to 90 within 2 months after surgery. However, I have been stuck in the 90 -95 range since then and the MUA merely resulted in more swelling and pain - probably because I pushed...
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    Bilateral TKR Slow recovery

    Thanks for the info Jockette. I am encouraged by your recovery in the second year. I do not cycle on the roads - I have an exercise bike at home and I do 2/3 short stints after warming up slowly. MUA date was 20 November 2023. Swelling has not gone down significantly since my post in October.
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    Bilateral TKR Slow recovery

    Thanks to those who responded - makes me feel that there is hope on the horizon. EalingGran I have taken your advice and booked a second opinion next month if my condition does not improve. I find it difficult where to draw the line between doing too much exercise and too little. I guess the...
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    Bilateral TKR Slow recovery

    Had MUA 4 months ago because my ROM was stuck at 90. Still have knee and hip pain especially after cycling with saddle at maximum height. I am only just beyond 90 and my surgeon wants to do another MUA. I am naturally reluctant because the last MUA did not appear to help significantly and my...
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    Bilateral TKR Slow recovery

    I am now 4 months post BTKR and struggling with ROM. I was prescribed anti inflammatory meds that had severe side effects so I stopped taking them. However, my ROM is still at 90 and my surgeon suggests that MUA might be needed for both knees when I see him next month. At that stage I will be 5...
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    Bilateral TKR Slow recovery

    Thanks benne68. Will try your suggestion. I will also check with my surgeon when I see him in the next 2 weeks. It just frustrates me when I read comments from others who have had marvelous recoveries.
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    Bilateral TKR Slow recovery

    Now more than 3 months post surgery and I do bending and stretching of both knees every day over and above other exercises such as walking and cycling on my home exercise bike. My frustration is that very soon after exercise and/or stretching both knees tighten up and I lose the ROM I had a...
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    Bilateral TKR Slow recovery

    Forgot to ask in post above. Given the fact that I am almost 3 months post BTKR, is it advisable after gentle knee bending/stretching, to ice or to apply heat?
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    Bilateral TKR Slow recovery

    Update over the past few days. Because of the swelling caused by regular knee flexing, I felt like I was overdoing it so I decided to discontinue the flexing and stretching and changed to icing and elevation for the past 3 days. Unfortunately my ROM now appears to have gone backwards. I can only...
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    Bilateral TKR Slow recovery

    Surgery date was 23 May 2023. Many thanks to those who have responded - valuable information which I intend to follow. I will post from time to time as this could hopefully allow patients with similar issues in future to benefit from my experiences. I have declared today a rest day with short...
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    Bilateral TKR Slow recovery

    I’m new to the forum but it has helped me immensely in preparing for my BTKR. I am now 11 weeks post-surgery. I am a 76 year old male who was reasonably healthy prior to surgery and walked most days. Prior to this surgery I had 6 arthroscopic surgeries and two of those resulted in swelling that...
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