TKR Knee replacement recovery

Shakespear

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Knee Replacement Recovery
I had my knee replacement 9 months ago and I am still using a cane. I have a fairly physical job but have to go back to work. If I was able to I would retire. I had no idea it would take this long to recover
 
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It can easily take a year or more for full recovery. It may be, as you are surmising, that your job is inhibiting recovery by putting demands on your knee. What are your symptoms? Would you be kind enough to say which knee was done and the date, please? We will construct a signature for you, which will appear at the end of each post you make

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Knee Recovery: The Guidelines

We are all different, as are the approaches to recovery. The key is, “Find what works for YOU.“ Your doctor(s), physiotherapist(s) and BoneSmart will offer advice and are there to help. The advice may vary, but YOU are the final judge as to the recovery approach you choose.

1. Don’t worry: Your body will heal all by itself. Relax, let it, don't try and hurry it, don’t worry about any symptoms now, they are almost certainly temporary

2. Control discomfort:
rest
ice
take your pain meds by prescription schedule (not when pain starts!)​

3. Do what you want to do BUT
a. If it hurts, don't do it and don't allow anyone - especially a physical therapist - to do it to you​
b. If your leg swells more or gets stiffer in the 24 hours after doing it, don't do it again.​

4. PT or exercise can be useful BUT take note of these

5. At week 4 and after you should follow this

6. Access these pages on the website

The Recovery articles:

There are also some cautionary articles here


We try to keep the forum a positive and safe place for our members to talk about their questions or concerns and to report successes with their joint replacement surgery.

While members may create as many threads as they like in a majority of BoneSmart's forums, we ask that each member have only one recovery thread. This policy makes it easier to go back and review history before providing advice.
 
Hi Shakespear. It's 9 months for my LTKR today. I look forward to your next post to compare our recoveries. Take care Jcx
 
Hello, as these folks say, it can take a long time for some folks. Have you been to you doctor? I had pain in my knee for about 2.years before I finally went to a revision specialist. My doctor said he just didn't know. Wish I had started looking for a revision specialist earlier as it took me sometime to find one. The specialist found a problem that they were able to fix. Good luck!
 
Hello, as these folks say, it can take a long time for some folks. Have you been to you doctor? I had pain in my knee for about 2.years before I finally went to a revision specialist. My doctor said he just didn't know. Wish I had started looking for a revision specialist earlier as it took me sometime to find one. The specialist found a problem that they were able to fix. Good luck!
Was he able to find it with a X-ray or mri Or did it require cutting you back open?
 
This really is a 12-18 month recovery, and if you have to push your knee before it's ready it can definitely extend the amount of time you experience pain and swelling.
 
@R2R,
Just an X-ray but they did an angle where you bend your knee and look down at the knee from above. None of my other X-rays with my previous OS we’re done like that. They also did a CT scan to confirm. Good luck and please let me know if you have any more questions!
 

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