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Lots of us have. Most people really liked it, I did not, but my surgeon put me in the pool at 4 weeks and it was a 50 minute session and way too much, way too early in my recovery, it took me 3 days to recover. I’m not a huge fan of the pool anyway, even before my surgery.

I’m sure others will be along to say how much they like it.

As always, we are all different.
 
Just got back from PT and noticed that I have a pinkish red bumpy rash on my shin of surgical leg. Looks like I shaved my legs too close, but I havent shaved my legs since before surgery, just has that look. Anyone?
 
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I really don't know about that so I am going to tag @Josephine, our forum director and nurse to address your questions.
 
How about posting us a photo? It's rather difficult to tell from what you've said.
 
Whenever I try to post a photo, I get a message that there was a problem uploading photo. I will work with it.
 
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You probably have to reduce the size of the picture.
 
@Josephine They are raised little bumps all over my shin under my scar only on the surgical leg, look like inflamed hair follicles.

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My husband looked at it and said the hair follicles look irritated. I am presently taking Amoxicillin for something else. I read through other postings about rashes being a symptom of metal allergy? I wish I had come here prior to my surgery, perhaps I would have been tested. My OS never even mentioned that to me pre-op!
 
Anyone have any info or knowledge I am totally freaking out! I appreciate any thoughts, thank.you.
 
First of all, calm down. Just because you have a rash right now, try not to think it means an allergy to your implant. It could be due to anything and getting emotionally worked up can make any issue feel worse.

Many of us have had things pop up here and there in the first months of recovery that went away on their own. Most of it is par for the course.

Try to relax. Josephine will be along to talk with you.
 
Thanks Jockette. I do ok till something like this occurs. I seem to loose my grip when I don't have any immediate answers. Driving to the doctor is tough because I have a broken bone in my left foot as well as the right being my surgery side. My OS's practice is to respond to any phoned-in medical question by telling you to come in to the office. I can drive locally but the distance on the highway is probably not doable right now. It snowed this morning as well.
 
Maybe your doctor will let you email the photo? That's what my OS asked for when I asked about what turned out to be my incision spitting a stitch. Never had to go in; he just looked at the photo and told me how to treat it.

Lots of us get to enjoy mysterious and, to us, strange side-effects. They're generally harmless, just... odd. Like my leg hair, which came back in coarse, dark, and heavy when usually it is fine, blondish, and sparse! I was alarmed. I mean, had my leg hair undergone some metamorphosis? No. Other people also have had this happen. And my leg hair over the ensuing months went back to being fine, blondish, and scant just as before.

Just rule out anything that needs to be treated and figure this, too, shall pass. :console2:
 
My OS doesn't work that way, unfortunately. It would make sense to use that approach. I may have to take anxiety meds before the year is out. Does the worry go away?
Some days are better than others.

By the way. Any idea how to rotate my Avatar photo?
 
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The worry does eventually go away. It's perfectly natural to worry after this surgery. I mean, new body part, foreign object, all the cautionary advice and articles... it's a wonder we don't stress ourselves silly. I'm not particularly fretful, but for the first months I worried about nearly everything. I caught a cold... was the fever sign of infection? One of my knees hurt especially much one morning... was the implant loose? Misaligned? I developed a mysterious rash at six months... was it a metal allergy? I react to cheap earrings. Maybe that was it!!! It wasn't. It was quite something else and I never ended up with any of the things I worried about.

Getting a new knee is very much like getting an infant. We don't know what is happening with it and we have to guess what's going on. Is the baby sick, or just hungry? What does it need to make it stop crying? When in the name of mercy will it ever grow up?

So eventually the worry does stop. It stops when we realize the knee is actually doing very well. When we feel less pain. When it begins to bend better (finally!) and we start to walk normally again, and return to a more normal life. After a while you will not worry about it at all because you won't even think about it; it becomes just a knee and you will love it.
 
Thank you...I soo look forward to that day!! (I react to cheap jewelry as well).
 
I am so grateful for this site. My knee replacement was November 26th and I totally
“get” the range of angst and the roller coaster of emotions described in this post. I “so” want to feel energetic and joyful again.
Both my knees had osteoporosis but I could walk miles...my challenge came with stairs, getting off of low toilets, and getting out of booths at our favorite restaurants. I hated that feeling of having to be pulled up by my sweet hubby. So, I made the decision to have my first knee replaced. I get that this is major and takes time - most days-:) Today, I am having a pity party because I am tired of my new baby knee dictating my “next”. Thanks for allowing me to vent...unless you have been here - you just don’t get it. Onwards!!!!!
 
@deedee65 So we had ours done a day apart. Sounds like you are doing your best to keep your spirits up! Good for you!!!

My knee issues began after having 2 meniscus repairs and 2 surgeries in the same knee on 2012 and 2013. Before that I had no arthritis. Shortly afterward, my surgeon said that the xrays revealed that my knee had collapsed. I went to chiropractors for very extensive infrared treatments, which helped but eventually didn't work. I went to a Naturopath who kept detoxing me, to no avail. I had hyaluronic acid injections, sugar water injections and the newest long lasting cortisone injection called Zilretta. I wanted to bide time because I wanted the knee replacement to be the last surgery I ever have.

Well I'm 62 and hope this knee implant outlives me. I wasn't warned about the risk of infection forever!! I believe I may have changed my mind had I known that. It's very anxiety provoking. I actually thought the risk was until it healed, I've heard some people still believe that or believe that the risk goes down after 2 years.

My beginnings were rough, the spinal block was ineffective so I woke up in a lot of pain and ended up chasing it with morphine which constipated me. I fell in the hospital bathroom when left on my own to wash up, good thing I fell on my but xray revealed no problem.

I've had a big blister that popped under my sealed bandage, left a small crater next to my incision for which I needed an oral antibiotic and iodine paste to heal.

I had an emergency department trip after vomiting for an entire day to get rehydrated, only to be told I was having a spinal headache. I was so thankful to that Emergency Dept doc for giving me steroid injections and morphine IV!

I've also had a UTI, more antibiotics, a dental problem- more antibiotics, though I actually think it was an ear infection.

I broke a metatarsal bone in my left foot after a fall last week and now a rash, so I am having a normal recovery.

The good news is that the leg pain lessened a great deal after 2 weeks, so I went from morphine to Tylenol rather quickly. After reading Josephine's advice on recovery, I began icing and elevating more, cut PT down to 2 times a week and next week will cut to 1 time a week.

I told them outright that they are not to hurt me and when I refuse to do something, they are to listen. I now let him stretch me a little because at 7 weeks it actually feels good because I can't get around as much due to my break. It just feels good to move.

I do heel slides and recumbent bike, set to 0, on my own at home. So now this rash and the fear of a metal allergy. I wish I was tested prior to surgery, I react to costume jewelry. Hope its nothing!

Good luck to you. BTW I just found my walking sticks and ordered the round tips for walking in the mall and on pavement. This excites me! Take good care!
 
What a journey! So pleased to read that you are on the upside of this! I (like you) exercise on my home recumbent bike (on 0) for 30 minutes every day that I don’t go to PT. Early on, I took the advice from the “wise” ones on this site.
I never let the pushy PT’s dictate or push me beyond my capabilities/pain threshold. My ROM is 130 and my OS has released me from PT. Because the script takes me through Jan..I elected to finish out the month - going twice per week. Sleep remains a challenge and results in energy drain and mild depression. My leg pain and stiffness is much worse in the early morning and night. But...I must admit that with the passing of each week...I see more light at the end of this proverbial tunnel!
Onwards!
 
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My husband looked at it and said the hair follicles look irritated.
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Your husband is correct! Clever man!
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I read through other postings about rashes being a symptom of metal allergy?
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It can be but not THAT kind of rash!


I'd really like to offer you some structured advice but in order to do that, I also need to ask you some questions. Are you willing for me to do that?
 
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