Noise in Knee and Pain Meds

[summerfieldcruiser]

Noise started 2 days ago in both my 3 week old knees, P/T says the swelling is reducing and allowing all the new and old part to slap together.


I thought I was ready to stop Percocet yesterday. Big mistake I woke up at 4 this am am with more pain than at any time since surgery.Took 2 hours for meds to become effective.

When have most of you more experienced guys/gals stopped pain meds?


Thanks

Fred

 

[Josephine]

I moved your post into a thread of it's own so you don't derail the other thread and you get your own replies.

Your PT is quite right, there is almost always some noise associated with TKRs. Just one of those things.

As for the pain meds, some people can dispense with them after a few weeks, others carry on for months. It's a very individual thing.

 

[Jamie]

Summerfield, don't be in such a hurry to completely stop your pain meds! Some of us were on them for months. I continued my scheudled meds (2 every 4 hours) for at least 8 weeks. And then I felt I could taper back a little. Now you know the magic of pain.....if you let yourself get to the point of REAL pain, it takes much longer to get relief. Listen to your body and it will tell you when it can get by with fewer pain meds (you'll "forget" the scheduled dose and take it later than normal).

I know you are anxious to be back to normal, but please know that recovery can be quite a long process after knee surgery. I'm a year out and still experiencing some improvements as part of my recovery.

 

[edk]

Noise will be less of an issue as time goes on. I think it is a combination of as the musculature improves the clunking attenuates and as you become more used to it
you notice it less. And Jamie is right. Take the pain meds as long as you need them
and don't be alarmed if after you think you don't need them suddenly after a
big day of movement you do again.