Hi. I've just joined this impressive site. I've been reading it since I had my tkr on 25th May. I am 69 and have managed since day 3 to shower on my own, live on my own with family visiting. Stuck to pt. The pain management in hospital was not successful. I could only tolerate paracetamol which isn't strong enough so suffered much pain. When I came home GP gave me tramadol which helps.
I thought I was doing really well until today when the pain in my new knee was so bad, plus feeling nauseous, got too much and I just cried and cried - even my arthritis didn't hurt this bad. My pt has gone out of the window. All I can do is just walk about. Ice and elevation didn't work. I had to take extra tramadol to stay sane and have been drinking chamomile tea.
Is this normal. I've had off days but today I truly regretted the op.
I thought I was doing really well until today when the pain in my new knee was so bad, plus feeling nauseous, got too much and I just cried and cried - even my arthritis didn't hurt this bad. My pt has gone out of the window. All I can do is just walk about. Ice and elevation didn't work. I had to take extra tramadol to stay sane and have been drinking chamomile tea.
Is this normal. I've had off days but today I truly regretted the op.