Hi
@Gerry316 , and
I've copied your post from aries' thread and started a recovery thread for you, so we can advise you here, without disrupting her thread.
I've also copied her response to your post.
On your thread, the main focus should be on your knee and your recovery, while aries' thread should be mostly about her knee and her recovery.
Please will you tell us the full dates of both your knee replacements and which knee it was each time, so we can make a signature for you? Knowing the exact date will help us to advise you appropriately in the future.
Thank you.
Since the exercises were hurting your knee, you did right to cut them back. Pain is a warning that you are doing too much for your knee at that particular time in recovery.
Here are the recovery guidelines we give to everyone with a new knee:
Knee Recovery: The Guidelines
1.
Don’t worry: Your body will heal all by itself. Relax, let it, don't try and hurry it, don’t worry about any symptoms now, they are almost certainly temporary
2.
Control discomfort:
3.
Do what you want to do BUT
a. If it hurts, don't do it and don't allow anyone - especially a physical therapist - to do it to you
b. If your leg swells more or gets stiffer in the 24 hours after doing it, don't do it again.
4.
PT or exercise can be useful BUT take note of these
5.
Try to follow this
6.
Access to these pages on the website
The Recovery articles:
The importance of managing pain after a TKR and the pain chart
Swollen and stiff knee: what causes it?
Energy drain for TKRs
Elevation is the key
Ice to control pain and swelling
Heel slides and how to do them properly
Chart representation of TKR recovery
Healing: how long does it take?
Post op blues is a reality - be prepared for it
Sleep deprivation is pretty much inevitable - but what causes it?
There are also some cautionary articles here
Myth busting: no pain, no gain
Myth busting: the "window of opportunity" in TKR
Myth busting: on getting addicted to pain meds
We try to keep the forum a positive and safe place for our members to talk about their questions or concerns and to report successes with their joint replacement surgery.
While members may create as many threads as they like in the majority of BoneSmart’s forums, we ask that each member have only One Recovery Thread. This policy makes it easier to go back and review the member’s history before providing advice, so please post any updates or questions you have right here in this thread.