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    TKR 4 weeks post surgery - walking with knee tightness

    Guess I am doing okay. 5 weeks today and am only on Tylenol. My PT added some ankle weights when I do leg lifts and other leg exercises. Kneecap is still slipping a bit but the PT and Doctor say I need to build up all my quad muscles but the knee brace helps. Was on a bike for the first time for...
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    TKR Post op LTKR pain, instability, dislocation?

    Hello, I am in my 4.5 week and decided to go Tylenol only and so far it seems to be okay. I do have kneecap tracking issues and felt like I was going pop my kneecap. I spoke to my PT and doctor and the PT started to work on my inner thigh muscles and quads. This seems to be helping but I have...
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    TKR 4 weeks post surgery - walking with knee tightness

    Hi Lisa, Thank you for your response and it is spot on. This is something that I have been discussing with my PT. My inner thigh muscles, especially the VMO muscle, are pretty weak and my IT Band is very tight. There is also a bit of swelling still which is not helping. My PT has given me some...
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    TKR 4 weeks post surgery - walking with knee tightness

    Hi Beesknee, Excellent to hear that. Small improvements are great and I am feeling positive about those as well. Keep at it !!!
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    TKR 4 weeks post surgery - walking with knee tightness

    Hello & Thank you. I am not one to be patient but I guess I have no choice, a new skill to learn :) It is my right knee that was replaced. It is quite stiff during the night and I wake up several times and usually have to pop a Tylenol at around 3am to help but in the morning it is stiff and...
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    TKR 4 weeks post surgery - walking with knee tightness

    Hello & Thank you, Noted on the thread comment. Will continue to work at the recovery process! Thank you
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    TKR 4 weeks post surgery - walking with knee tightness

    Hi, I am 4 weeks out of surgery today and am able to walk around without a cane or crutch in the house. I still have tightness around the kneecap when I bend the knee while walking (even with a crutch). Is that part of the normal process? How long will this last? Not sure if this is...
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    Knee Scars - Post Your Badges of Honor Here! NO CHIT-CHAT please

    2 weeks before clips were pulled @ 3 weeks
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    TKR 4 weeks post surgery - walking with knee tightness

    Hi Kneeper, Thank you. I agree that it has been a day by day process but I am trying to stay consistent. For exercises I am working with my PT but also following the exercises in the linked document. I cleared these with my PT. I found the doc (from NHS) to be quite helpful...
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    TKR 4 weeks post surgery - walking with knee tightness

    Hi, Yes it seems that the doctors here in Japan really do not want to let you out until they feel that you can be mobile on your own. The doctors here recommend 3-4 weeks in the hospital and for patients in the 70+ age group it is mandatory that you stay for at least 4 week. I was, and still...
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    TKR 4 weeks post surgery - walking with knee tightness

    Hi Beesknee, Sorry to hear about your experience. How are you doing now? are you able to move freely? Best Regards
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    TKR 4 weeks post surgery - walking with knee tightness

    Hi Roy, Thank you. This is very helpful as most of my conversations are in Japanese with my doctor and PT. My Japanese is reasonable but my medical Japanese is lacking a bit so some things are getting lost in translation. Thank you.
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    TKR 4 weeks post surgery - walking with knee tightness

    Hello and Thank you! The stretches were a bit painful when I started but have gotten easier but still challenging and now more of a discomfort. I feel that this is helping me a lot and have added more exercises as well. Hoping that the focus on muscle building will help overall and with the...
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    TKR 4 weeks post surgery - walking with knee tightness

    Hi, I had TKR on August 23 (3 weeks now) and feel I am doing okay. I have 120 degree bend and am walking with one crutch and have been able to walk a bit without any supporting device as well. I had the surgery in Japan and they would not let me out of the hospital until I was able to do 120...
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