Pasta52
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- Joined
- Mar 1, 2020
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- Age
- 71
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- United States
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- Female
Tomorrow will be four weeks since I had my TKR...My doctor use the robot and the first week was a breeze. He took a video of because I was doing so well!
I let that go to my head because I am sure I have been doing way too much. I go to PT 3 days a week although he said I could cut it down to two already. My incision looks beautiful my swelling has gone down considerably but something has happened! Some aliens are coming into my bedroom at night and won’t let me sleep I am up every two hours with knee pain and just being uncomfortable...and yes I am constantly iceing!!Tried going off the Oxy and taking tramadol which is probably just as bad and alternating with Tylenol arthritis strength.
Today a new problem… I’m having stabbing pain in my knee cap in the middle and on the side...comes it goes maybe every 10-15 minutes.... it’s not as bad now 4 hours later but I’m still getting it every once in a while. My doctor says it’s normal it’s all part of the healing process I really thought this is going to be a piece a cake what was I thinking? I am not a very patient person and I really thought by now I would well be on my way to being almost pain-free I cry all the time and I am totally depressed I don’t wanna go out and do anything not even go to dinner! I know this is going to pass but I just had to vent!
I let that go to my head because I am sure I have been doing way too much. I go to PT 3 days a week although he said I could cut it down to two already. My incision looks beautiful my swelling has gone down considerably but something has happened! Some aliens are coming into my bedroom at night and won’t let me sleep I am up every two hours with knee pain and just being uncomfortable...and yes I am constantly iceing!!Tried going off the Oxy and taking tramadol which is probably just as bad and alternating with Tylenol arthritis strength.
Today a new problem… I’m having stabbing pain in my knee cap in the middle and on the side...comes it goes maybe every 10-15 minutes.... it’s not as bad now 4 hours later but I’m still getting it every once in a while. My doctor says it’s normal it’s all part of the healing process I really thought this is going to be a piece a cake what was I thinking? I am not a very patient person and I really thought by now I would well be on my way to being almost pain-free I cry all the time and I am totally depressed I don’t wanna go out and do anything not even go to dinner! I know this is going to pass but I just had to vent!