elzie
new member
First off, hello!
I had a TKR done about four months ago. My problem, and subsequent question, is that my recovery went great. I am highly motivated to heal up and be back to normal, due to ~ 12 surgeries for my intestines and a spinal fusion. My recovery has gone so well that I was cutting the grass every week starting at week 4. I went back to work, in a factory, at week 9 and have just the usual issues of standing in one spot for more than 30 minutes or so.
The problem is this: starting last Friday afternoon my knee has become very painful to walk on. I have always had lots of clunking in my knee, behind the knee cap as well as inside the knee joint. Every time I would move my knee, whether standing, sitting or laying down there would be at least one clunk, normally up to three. Now the clunking has increased and the pain is so bad that I have a difficult time walking and can't straighten out my leg anymore.
I have gone from fantastic ROM for months, being able to kneel down without issue, cut a large lawn (on a hill) and work 10 to 12 hours a day with minimal pain to not being able to walk after getting out of a chair or bed. Any thoughts?
Note - I am waiting for the Doctor to call me back today. Every time I mentioned the clunking, from the first walk I took after surgery to my visit last week, the response is always, "that's normal". Not to second guess the Doctor, but I have been a mechanic all my life and I can't help but think something isn't right.
I had a TKR done about four months ago. My problem, and subsequent question, is that my recovery went great. I am highly motivated to heal up and be back to normal, due to ~ 12 surgeries for my intestines and a spinal fusion. My recovery has gone so well that I was cutting the grass every week starting at week 4. I went back to work, in a factory, at week 9 and have just the usual issues of standing in one spot for more than 30 minutes or so.
The problem is this: starting last Friday afternoon my knee has become very painful to walk on. I have always had lots of clunking in my knee, behind the knee cap as well as inside the knee joint. Every time I would move my knee, whether standing, sitting or laying down there would be at least one clunk, normally up to three. Now the clunking has increased and the pain is so bad that I have a difficult time walking and can't straighten out my leg anymore.
I have gone from fantastic ROM for months, being able to kneel down without issue, cut a large lawn (on a hill) and work 10 to 12 hours a day with minimal pain to not being able to walk after getting out of a chair or bed. Any thoughts?
Note - I am waiting for the Doctor to call me back today. Every time I mentioned the clunking, from the first walk I took after surgery to my visit last week, the response is always, "that's normal". Not to second guess the Doctor, but I have been a mechanic all my life and I can't help but think something isn't right.