@Cadbury, welcome. I’m curious, which compartment was your PKR? I had my lateral (outside) PKR last April. So far very very pleased with the results. Hope you have a similar experience with yours.
I had a partial knee replacement surgery on the on October 29 2018. My ROM is excellent measuring at 145 flex and 2 on extension according to my physical therapist. I’m not able to walk properly as my knee flares up easily. I’ve been doing physical therapy exercises every day relentlessly and sometimes I go to the gym and do the elliptical for 10 to 20 minutes, some days walk on the treadmill for 30 minutes and other days on the recumbent for about 20 minutes. My kneecap hurts . when I walk and I have to keep shifting my gait to walk normally (heel to toe). I had my 3 months appointment with my OS on 2/13 and he says my quads are weak due to muscle atrophy. He had a prescription for the pt to do a neuromuscular electrical stimulation to work on my weak quads. My physical therapist said that it is like I’m afraid to step with the left knee (the operated knee) that I’m overthinking how I walk. Does anyone has a similar issue like mine. Any advice would be appreciated.
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Cadbury,Does anyone has a similar issue like mine.
@Cadbury, welcome. I’m curious, which compartment was your PKR? I had my lateral (outside) PKR last April. So far very very pleased with the results. Hope you have a similar experience with yours.
Hi maryo52, apologies for the late reply. I have not been checking notifications on my iPhone. U know I have slowed down quite a bit and noticed slow incremental progress and I’m not too discouraged now. It’s just that I’m feeling anxious whether I’ll get to a happy place like all the patients here who are happy with their results. I bought one of those TENS unit and have been using it and I think it kind of speed up my recovery. But again not sure if it’s the device or that I stopped doing too much. But whatever works, I’ll take itI have to chime in and echo what Pumpkin said. Somehow we as humans can get very smart, organized, and strategic, but then at times don't seem to recognize that pain is saying "slow down." Your activity level is too much, and at your stage of recovery, the inflammation created of putting newly injured tissues through that level of activity can stick around a long long time. I have seen it over and over with friends and on this forum.
So if you were to ask my advice what to do, I'd say total rest for a week or two other than normal activity. Strengthening your quad via straight leg raises with a light ankle weight offers an opportunity to build up that muscle without inflaming the knee.
I have a close friend right now who is driving his wife crazy complaining of pain in his new TKR, likely due to trying to exercise through it. Despite advice from several friends to give it a rest, he seems determined to stay the course.
The neurosurgeon than ordered a MRI of the lumbar spine and he went over the results. It seems that I had a nerve that was compressed probably during the surgery which is rare
Let’s ask @JosephineWhat I like to know is whether anyone in this forum have a similar issue. Please help.
I’m glad you’re getting a second opinion on this, and that you are seeing neurosurgeons.He recommended a decompression surgery to relief the pinched nerve. That’s how I interpret it. I’m getting a second opinion from another neurosurgeon to see if he’s agreeable with the diagnosis of the first neurosurgeon.