Hello!
Needing help and advise, please.
I had my surgery on Jan. 17, 2022. It will be 7 weeks this Monday. Eleven days after TKR, I felt a swoosh sensation into my knee joint. I had instant pain, swelling, no mobility. It looks and feels like there is a baseball in my knee. I'm confused on what to do. The doctor says compression, elevate and ice. I have very little movement. I can only stand for 5-10 minutes. Walking is very difficult. If I work hard to get any ROM, I can only get to 30-40 degrees with a lot of pain. Once I get to some movement, the knee goes right back to being straight and ROM is gone.
I am so frustrated with my knee and in tears every day. I am a music teacher and was planning to get back in March to plan spring concerts and spring music events.
I know everyone is different... but I was wondering if someone has had a similar situation and what was their success? I can't seem to find the conclusion of someone who is has had a hematoma in the knee joint.
Here are some of my questions:
1. My doctor suggests compression. I have a sleeve of ace bandage type material. My wound has not fully healed yet, which is also causing concern with PT and wanting to do more ROM. It seems with the sleeve the ROM is comprised and it feels like the hematoma pushes more on the knee joint than when it is on than off. And my ROM is quit a bit less with the sleeve on. Is leaving the sleeve off a bad thing?
2. How long will a hematoma in the knee joint last? Some of the information I have read, hematomas only lasted several days to several weeks. How long is too long to wait to do something about it? Can I get a MUA with the hematoma or do I need to wait until it is completely gone?
3. Since the hematoma has happened, I have noticed some color change, but it still feels like a rock when I touch it.
4. Currently still taking Tylenol and Ibuprofen daily. Do I take more powerful pain meds to try to get more ROM?
I would appreciate any help if someone has had a hematoma directly in the knee joint. I am starting to loose hope and can't see an end to this situation. Mean while, I am loosing muscle tone and strength. I would've much rather dealt with the pain I had prior to TKR than what I am dealing with now.
BTW: My age says I am 30. I typed the wrong year. I am 50 yrs old.
Needing help and advise, please.
I had my surgery on Jan. 17, 2022. It will be 7 weeks this Monday. Eleven days after TKR, I felt a swoosh sensation into my knee joint. I had instant pain, swelling, no mobility. It looks and feels like there is a baseball in my knee. I'm confused on what to do. The doctor says compression, elevate and ice. I have very little movement. I can only stand for 5-10 minutes. Walking is very difficult. If I work hard to get any ROM, I can only get to 30-40 degrees with a lot of pain. Once I get to some movement, the knee goes right back to being straight and ROM is gone.
I am so frustrated with my knee and in tears every day. I am a music teacher and was planning to get back in March to plan spring concerts and spring music events.
I know everyone is different... but I was wondering if someone has had a similar situation and what was their success? I can't seem to find the conclusion of someone who is has had a hematoma in the knee joint.
Here are some of my questions:
1. My doctor suggests compression. I have a sleeve of ace bandage type material. My wound has not fully healed yet, which is also causing concern with PT and wanting to do more ROM. It seems with the sleeve the ROM is comprised and it feels like the hematoma pushes more on the knee joint than when it is on than off. And my ROM is quit a bit less with the sleeve on. Is leaving the sleeve off a bad thing?
2. How long will a hematoma in the knee joint last? Some of the information I have read, hematomas only lasted several days to several weeks. How long is too long to wait to do something about it? Can I get a MUA with the hematoma or do I need to wait until it is completely gone?
3. Since the hematoma has happened, I have noticed some color change, but it still feels like a rock when I touch it.
4. Currently still taking Tylenol and Ibuprofen daily. Do I take more powerful pain meds to try to get more ROM?
I would appreciate any help if someone has had a hematoma directly in the knee joint. I am starting to loose hope and can't see an end to this situation. Mean while, I am loosing muscle tone and strength. I would've much rather dealt with the pain I had prior to TKR than what I am dealing with now.
BTW: My age says I am 30. I typed the wrong year. I am 50 yrs old.