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    TKR Knee discomfort

    Sorry not been on here for quite a few months now and recovering quite well , it’s been just over 8 months since my TKR and l’m saying doing well which was correct till about week ago . I have a good range of movement and flexibility in the knee but now it’s hurting at the front around the...
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    TKR Knee discomfort

    Doing exercises and not overdoing it. Since l’ve been on Amitriptyline to help me sleep and for nerve pain in the knee that kept me awake most of the night l have had better nights of sleep, but for the first time last night since taking the tablets l didn’t sleep very much. My thigh was aching...
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    TKR Knee discomfort

    Been to physio today explaining the discomfort from the side of the knee.. They now say it could be the Fibularis muscle that needs strengthening so they have gave me a program of exercises to do ..
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    TKR Knee discomfort

    Thanks Layla, Sleeping better with the tablets given but walking up now and again and it’s not the aching so much but the discomfort on the outer side of the knee where the IT band is . This is causing me discomfort and pain during the day and at night as l find it...
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    TKR Knee discomfort

    That sounds ok to me , worth giving it a go. No l’m not depressed at all , fed up of the lack of sleep but certainly not depressed..
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    TKR Knee discomfort

    Been to the Doctors today about my lack of sleep due to aching keeping me awake . He has put me on Amitriptyline 10mg for a month to be taken at night .. I’m hoping this helps me get more rest and sleeping hours.. I don’t know much about the medication so if anyone knows if these work on the...
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    TKR Knee discomfort

    Hi Layla , Thank you for replying, The lump feels hard , it’s not visible by the eye , and l only feel it underneath the skin. Size wise , it’s not golf ball size but maybe slightly larger than marble size. Compared to the other leg it is inline with the quad muscle when...
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    TKR Knee discomfort

    Another sleepiness night and it’s all down to aching from the top of the knee up the front quad. The front quad muscle l mention has a large raised lump just above the operated scar , l presume it must be the large quad muscle which is inflamed as l’m sure the size seems to differ when rested...
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    TKR Knee discomfort

    Will try some deep heat cream on the IT band from hip to knee to see if that helps .. physios gave me the stretch exercises for bending the knee from a chair , on the floor , towel under the foot on the ground to straighten the leg , lift the leg while laying on the floor, and towel under the...
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    TKR Knee discomfort

    Just an update on how l’m getting on. My knee still feels tight and have discomfort on the side of the knee when walking, like a popping/rubbing which doesn’t help when doing my exercises. Seen the physio this week and they said l should concentrate on strengthening the femoris . I’m still not...
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    TKR Knee discomfort

    Another night with only 3 hours sleep, l just cannot get comfortable and switch off . No matter which way or position l’m in. It’s not a pain like the first few weeks after the surgery it’s a aching pain and it starts high up near the hip and down the side of the leg to the knee , which makes me...
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    TKR Knee discomfort

    I had the TKR on 30th sept 2024 on my left knee ..
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    TKR Knee discomfort

    Thank you for replying. When l said side of the leg , yes l mean the outer side of the leg . I think and l’m sure but is this where you mentioned the IT band runs. Does it hurt , it can be uncomfortable if l’m getting out of bed and moving my leg sideways to get out and then straighten it...
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    TKR Knee discomfort

    Hi everyone, I’m just over 6 weeks out off having a TKR. I have already posted my first newbie message and mentioned l would be asking for help and advice on other issues if possible. So here goes … now like l’ve already said 6 weeks after the TKR and l’m doing the...
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    TKR Knee discomfort

    Hi everyone, so glad l’ve found this website as l have so many questions l will be asking to people who have and are going through TKR. The main questions at the moment are that l’m 6 weeks after the operation and l just cannot sleep as l have an aching pain around the knee , thigh and it’s when...
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