Good morning All,
Been lurking for awhile and decided to take the plunge. I had Bi-Lateral TKR 5/23/19, so have passed the 6 month mark. My surgical experience was a rough one. While the blocks in my legs worked the spinal did not and I awoke with full on pain, not the 24 - 36 hours of block promised.
Day of Surgery efforts to get up and move only resulted in a couple sidesteps before my BP dropped.
Day 2 Same result and Day Three the BP dropped to about 70/40.
Day 3 Same
Day 4, I received two units of blood which helped a great deal
Spend a week in In Patient therapy for a total of 13 nights in the Hospital.
Pain was almost unbearable and while it all makes for a great story I am past all of that.
Without going through all the minute details here is where I am.
I still have that full feeling in my knees almost like there is still some swelling. When I am sitting my knees look great, scars are at this point minimal. However when I stand it still hurts and my knees look like the face of someone that has been punched a few times, all puffy and lumpy. I am walking well but with random periods of pain that last for a coule days then goes away. Going up stairs still bring discomfort. and going down still painful and slow.
I know I have read so many times to not expect to feel totally normal till 6 to 12 months post surgery, but just curious to know if what I am experiencing is normal and expected.
Been lurking for awhile and decided to take the plunge. I had Bi-Lateral TKR 5/23/19, so have passed the 6 month mark. My surgical experience was a rough one. While the blocks in my legs worked the spinal did not and I awoke with full on pain, not the 24 - 36 hours of block promised.
Day of Surgery efforts to get up and move only resulted in a couple sidesteps before my BP dropped.
Day 2 Same result and Day Three the BP dropped to about 70/40.
Day 3 Same
Day 4, I received two units of blood which helped a great deal
Spend a week in In Patient therapy for a total of 13 nights in the Hospital.
Pain was almost unbearable and while it all makes for a great story I am past all of that.
Without going through all the minute details here is where I am.
I still have that full feeling in my knees almost like there is still some swelling. When I am sitting my knees look great, scars are at this point minimal. However when I stand it still hurts and my knees look like the face of someone that has been punched a few times, all puffy and lumpy. I am walking well but with random periods of pain that last for a coule days then goes away. Going up stairs still bring discomfort. and going down still painful and slow.
I know I have read so many times to not expect to feel totally normal till 6 to 12 months post surgery, but just curious to know if what I am experiencing is normal and expected.