Hello all, I had my left knee joint replaced (TKR) on 11 Feb 2020. So today is 4 months later and I am still having problems. I have the tight band feeling around my knee, like an iron band tightening. It is still numb on the outside. I am also very aware of the replacement at all times and can feel the outline of it. Can anyone else feel the replacement like I can? I have just finished physio session 19, and have 21 to go. My knee is more flexible (110 degrees today!) but it is slow progress. It almost feels like everything has been pulled too tight. I saw the surgeon again after 1 month and after 3 months. He was disappointed and said I should be better than this, which is why I got more physio sessions. He was happy with the x-rays. He said other people operated on at the same time are progressing better than me. Covid closure of physio didn't help (but we all had that). The physio is great, gentle but is now being more demanding after the surgeon gave me 20 more sessions. I go twice a week to physio. Each day I do 2 sessions on the bike, each 15 minutes, walk 30 mins and do my exercises religiously (heel slides etc). I ice and elevate two or three times a day. I actually find walking OK, but it is when I sit or lie down that I get this tightness. I have trouble sleeping, unable to get comfortable. I use a cushion between my knees at night. I need to have my right knee joint replaced as well but want the left one to be better before I commit to a date. I don't want two tight knees. The physio thinks my bad knee is holding up the recovery of my new knee. The surgeon told me I need to do more exercise on my new left knee, but less on my bad knee. They are connected! I know it takes up to a year to be fully recovered, but please tell me that it does get better and this tight feeling goes. I have looked at this site over the last few months and would appreciate hearing positive news from people who may have had a similar experience and can offer light at the end of the tunnel. Thank you!