You are not alone.Hello everyone! I had a total knee replacement 6 days ago. The whole process in hospital went better than I had hoped and I was discharged two days later. Since getting home I have really struggled on several fronts - unbearable pain, massive swelling and bruising, lack of sleep and chronic constipation, plus 6 hours waiting in Accident & Emergency when I was advised over the phone that I might have deep vein thrombosis. I have just about got onto a steady footing with all of the above but consequently I am only really just starting to make progress with the exercising. I’m finding it all much tougher than I had envisaged. Am I alone?!
Glad to read this. Pain management is very important in the early weeks of recovery, as I'm sure you read in the articles that @Jockette shared.I did manage to get an emergency prescription on Monday which my husband collected for me.
Still very early days. Don't assume nerves are damaged. They are probably just traumatised.So I conclude that my nerves are damaged. Has anybody else experienced this? If so, how long do the nerves take to recover?
Totally normal for bruising at this point. In many cases bruising doesn't even show up for several days post op. Just needs a bit of time. If an area is very sore try icing and elevating. I iced bruised areas more than the new hip after my last THR.how long normally before the bruising goes down
The bruising looks very similar to mine at that stage. My op was 21st June and the bruising has now gone as has a lot of the swelling,apart from my actual knee. I phoned my GP when I realised my codeine phosphate was going to run out and got them straight away, it’s ridiculous how few you get when you are discharged. I’m envious that you are getting more sleep now I’m not getting to see my GP until next Friday but did have a ‘phone consultation’ he’s arranged for me to have bloods checked before possibly prescribing ‘Amitryptaline’ as its for nerve pain and should also help with sleep - I certainly hope so.Thank you for your reassurances and advice. I am a natural pessimist and always worry about the worst case scenario. Another thing…..how long normally before the bruising goes down? It’s now nine days since my surgery and my leg is not looking pretty and feels very sore.
is your constipation sorted? It’s the codeine I sent for prune juice from Amazon which was a huge help. Tinned prunes are handy to have in and I add a couple of prunes to my granola along with strawberries and blueberries everyday now as well as drinking litres of water. I hope that helps xHello everyone! I had a total knee replacement 6 days ago. The whole process in hospital went better than I had hoped and I was discharged two days later. Since getting home I have really struggled on several fronts - unbearable pain, massive swelling and bruising, lack of sleep and chronic constipation, plus 6 hours waiting in Accident & Emergency when I was advised over the phone that I might have deep vein thrombosis. I have just about got onto a steady footing with all of the above but consequently I am only really just starting to make progress with the exercising. I’m finding it all much tougher than I had envisaged. Am I alone?!
Such supportive comments, thank you. Good to hear that the bruising does disappear within a month. My bruises are just starting to go yellow which is a good sign I think.The bruising looks very similar to mine at that stage. My op was 21st June and the bruising has now gone as has a lot of the swelling,apart from my actual knee. I phoned my GP when I realised my codeine phosphate was going to run out and got them straight away, it’s ridiculous how few you get when you are discharged. I’m envious that you are getting more sleep now I’m not getting to see my GP until next Friday but did have a ‘phone consultation’ he’s arranged for me to have bloods checked before possibly prescribing ‘Amitryptaline’ as its for nerve pain and should also help with sleep - I certainly hope so.Thank you for your reassurances and advice. I am a natural pessimist and always worry about the worst case scenario. Another thing…..how long normally before the bruising goes down? It’s now nine days since my surgery and my leg is not looking pretty and feels very sore.
Stay strong, you’re doing great x