I think I twisted my knee...

[Sandy R]

First off, I feel really dumb. I took some clothes to the tailor today... lost weight and needed them taken in. Not the dumb part obviously. My tailor has a platform, maybe 1/2 again higher than an ordinary step... where she does her altering. Now comes the dumb part! I held onto the wall with the palm of my hand and stepped up on the platform, using my surgery leg... OUCH! For a second I felt a kind of grinding sound in my knee. Surprisingly, it didn't hurt much. The tailor actually pinned 3 jackets and 3 pairs of slacks. Then, I drove home... just aching a little. When I arrived home and got out of the car, oh boy. My husband is sure I twisted my knee while I was stepping up. I'm in enough pain in my knee and quad area, that I took a vicodin. I've heard so many times that you can't hurt the prosthetic, so I'm not nervous about that. But, I'd really like some opinions of what I might have done and how long I might hurt. I'm now 3 months, 3 weeks post-op. Thanks.
Sandy

 

[Jamie]

First of all, I think all of us have done something where we made our surgery leg hurt. And so don't feel bad about needing some pain meds until the pain is under control. Three months is still pretty early in the recovery process! It's difficult to tell what you might have "overdone" it to. Did it swell? That would indicate some inflammation - take anti-inflammants, rest, ice, elevate. It might be your quads just aren't strong enough yet. That will get better with time and exercise. I'm not sure what the "grinding" might have been, but it's good you aren't worried about the joint itself. I did some "twisty" things to my knee a month or so ago (at 10 months out from surgery) that made me really hurt. It took about a week with lots of Aleve before I started feeling better. Take care of yourself and try not to whip on yourself too much. We all do this at one time or another. It means you're starting to get your life back and are out doing things!!

 

[Josephine]

You did it again, Jamie! Beat me to it and said it all!