TKR Feeling the pain

[Wncretired]

Forget about ROM for now. Your knee is newly wounded again and it needs time and gentle treatment so it can heal - so do you.
Rest, ice and elevate your leg and take your pain meds on time.

Definitely doing all three! Thanks!

 

[Wncretired]

Update. After first TKR on Oct. 24th, I was flying high. Had ROM OF 117 Post-op day 6. Quit pain meds after day 5. No icing at all. OS. says don’t do it! Got staples out, incision opened up and got infected. Did 2nd surgery on Dec. 5th to clean out infection. #2 Now at Post-op day 9. Doing ok, but ROM is only 90.

They say no two knees are alike. In this case the same knee in round 2 isn’t like round 1. Go figure!!

 

[CAB]

Nothing worse than a set back I hope for your sake its short lived.
You were so lucky to be going so well with #1.
Take extra care of yourself.
And :merryx:

 

[sistersinhim]

No icing at all. OS. says don’t do it!

Did your OS tell you why not to ice?

 

[Wncretired]

Did your OS tell you why not to ice?

Yes. He said the constriction that ice causes reduces oxygenation to the injured tissue and inhibits the inflammatory response needed for healing.

He did say that it helps with pain if needed, but I haven’t needed it for that.