I had TKR done 8 months ago and still have morning stiffness and pain after standing for long periods of time.
I did 10 weeks of PT and have excellent range of motion 130+ degrees. Went back to my Ortho after six months and described the issues. He stated that I still had some swelling in surrounding tissue and this was the cause of the pain and swelling. It appeared to be minor as I could really not tell the difference between my two knees. He stated it could take some time for the swelling to subside, but would eventually go down. He injected the knee with cortisone to help reduce the swelling which it did bring it down for about 6 weeks and helped with pain and swelling but seems to be back to were it was before. My knee also clicks bad first thing in morning but lessens as day progresses.
Is this normal and will my knee ever feel better?
I did 10 weeks of PT and have excellent range of motion 130+ degrees. Went back to my Ortho after six months and described the issues. He stated that I still had some swelling in surrounding tissue and this was the cause of the pain and swelling. It appeared to be minor as I could really not tell the difference between my two knees. He stated it could take some time for the swelling to subside, but would eventually go down. He injected the knee with cortisone to help reduce the swelling which it did bring it down for about 6 weeks and helped with pain and swelling but seems to be back to were it was before. My knee also clicks bad first thing in morning but lessens as day progresses.
Is this normal and will my knee ever feel better?