rissa20012002
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Hello, I’m a newly 33 year old and I had a closing wedge HTO on September 22nd 2022. I had tried conservative methods and for 3 years and had previously had an arthroscopic surgery to clean up the cartilage. In less than 4 months the cartilage has already gotten torn up again. My leg was also unstable. Unfortunately no ortho was willing to do a knee replacement due to my age. Recovery has been absolutely awful. ROM is barely past 90 degrees, I am finally walking without crutches at home but using at least one crutch while out for stability. The biggest issue besides the constant ache is that my tibia feels uncomfortable, especially if I don’t have a compression bandage such as an ace bandage wrapped around it. Is this something anyone else has experienced? Does it get better? Do you ever get used to the new way your leg feels?
I know I still need to work on the skin/nerves and helping them stop being so sensitive. The skin around the incision is highly sensitive, but I guess I didn’t expect for the inside of my actual leg to feel so different. I thought having a cervical disc replaced was bad…that was a walk in the park in comparison.
I know I still need to work on the skin/nerves and helping them stop being so sensitive. The skin around the incision is highly sensitive, but I guess I didn’t expect for the inside of my actual leg to feel so different. I thought having a cervical disc replaced was bad…that was a walk in the park in comparison.