Momma-me
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@Josephine (or anyone else with any thoughts)
Since my surgery, the area in which I have the most pain, is on the medial side. It feels as if something is ripping in there when I try to do my ROM stretches and a lot of times it stabs and throbs. Today, I can't even put any weight on it.
I did do quite a bit over the weekend, but my OS does not think this amount of pain is "normal" at this stage of my recovery. I am 4 weeks yesterday. My OS thinks maybe it is nerve pain, but I have had that before and this does not feel like that. I know there is soft tissue in that area obviously... maybe it has something to do with that?
Anyone else have this sharp pain in that area?
I still cannot walk without crutches. My ROM is quite poor... at least that is what my PT and OS say. I have another appointment tomorrow (my 4 week) and I am already prepared to get threatened with the MUA again. I think my ROM is approx 70/+2. I still use crutches to get around.
I feel like the rest of it is probably "typical" TKR pain... stiffness, overall slightly painful, etc. But that medial area can be unrelenting; it's on a whole nother level.
I forgot to mention that anytime I am without ice, my knee is really red and hot. At my last PT session, it was so red and had patches of hives (raised red bumps) and my PT had the PA come look at it and they are not sure if it is an infection or some type of contact dermatitis from the ice machine cuff. Just in case, I was put on an antibiotic.
Since my surgery, the area in which I have the most pain, is on the medial side. It feels as if something is ripping in there when I try to do my ROM stretches and a lot of times it stabs and throbs. Today, I can't even put any weight on it.
I did do quite a bit over the weekend, but my OS does not think this amount of pain is "normal" at this stage of my recovery. I am 4 weeks yesterday. My OS thinks maybe it is nerve pain, but I have had that before and this does not feel like that. I know there is soft tissue in that area obviously... maybe it has something to do with that?
Anyone else have this sharp pain in that area?
I still cannot walk without crutches. My ROM is quite poor... at least that is what my PT and OS say. I have another appointment tomorrow (my 4 week) and I am already prepared to get threatened with the MUA again. I think my ROM is approx 70/+2. I still use crutches to get around.
I feel like the rest of it is probably "typical" TKR pain... stiffness, overall slightly painful, etc. But that medial area can be unrelenting; it's on a whole nother level.
I forgot to mention that anytime I am without ice, my knee is really red and hot. At my last PT session, it was so red and had patches of hives (raised red bumps) and my PT had the PA come look at it and they are not sure if it is an infection or some type of contact dermatitis from the ice machine cuff. Just in case, I was put on an antibiotic.