GrrrrTKR
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I am eight weeks out from my surgery. I had home PT for about six weeks, which in hindsight may have been too gentle. Now that I can drive, I’m going to outside PT and the second session nearly killed me. I was laying on the table crying while the PT was pressing on my knee to try and straighten my leg. My leg swelled up and the pain got worse. Fortunately, for me we had bad weather and I didn’t go to PT for another week. I told PT that I could not repeat that type of manipulation; that it sent me back weeks in my recovery.
My surgeon tells me I have a short IT band and tight hamstrings. I also have severe pain in my lower back, and when I move my knee, my femur rubs against the sciatic nerve which sends pain from my lower back to my toes. I also have some numbness and tingling in my leg.
At this point, I’m very discouraged and certainly regretting my decision to have TKR. Before TKR I walked or swam daily and had no back problems. I have trusted the professionals with my care and I’m not sure how we got off-track.
I’m going to PT three days a week and a chiropractor twice a week for the back pain. I am doing lots of stretches and keeping my hammies under a heating pad. Exercise is just too painful right now. I don’t know whether I should rest or work my muscles. I know that irritated nerves and swelling require RICE, but my recovery requires a quick turnaround lest I have to go back into surgery for manipulation.
My surgeon tells me I have a short IT band and tight hamstrings. I also have severe pain in my lower back, and when I move my knee, my femur rubs against the sciatic nerve which sends pain from my lower back to my toes. I also have some numbness and tingling in my leg.
At this point, I’m very discouraged and certainly regretting my decision to have TKR. Before TKR I walked or swam daily and had no back problems. I have trusted the professionals with my care and I’m not sure how we got off-track.
I’m going to PT three days a week and a chiropractor twice a week for the back pain. I am doing lots of stretches and keeping my hammies under a heating pad. Exercise is just too painful right now. I don’t know whether I should rest or work my muscles. I know that irritated nerves and swelling require RICE, but my recovery requires a quick turnaround lest I have to go back into surgery for manipulation.