Hi everyone.
Looking for some guidance as not sure if I am doing the best I can for my recovery.
Quick background.
55 years old, total knee replacement 21st March so 18 days post op.
Had staples removed today, wound good, seems to be healing well.
Live in Turkey.
So it's this last part that kind of leaves me feeling unsure of the right way to go. My surgeon, I am happy with his skills, experience etc, but things can get difficult to balance at times given the cultural differences. By this I mean 3rd day post op surgeon wanted me to have 120 flex, he said to push and force back, and that screaming was ok and to be expected. He did say later that he hadn't taken into account the difference in how we from Europe use our bodies in comparison to Turkish people for example when Turkish people pray they use a lot of standing to kneeling done repetitively and therefore the legs muscle are used to being used in a different
Spent 6 days at physio rehab they did no more than heal slides x 10, rolled up towel under my knee and to press down x 10, ankle stretches and leg lifts x10 all this once a day. Plus use electronic machine to help break down edema, this did ease the swelling and loosened up the stiffness a little.
Home now 6 days and have continued with these exercises as told by physio but did up it to twice a day. Elevating and icing a lot of the day/evening, slowly more mobile, walking around the house for about 2 hours a day, not all at once.
But don't see any difference from when I left the rehab unit.
I am also worried that my knee is quite bent, funny it feels straight inside but it's not. Have started doing the resting on the chair and let gravity do it's thing but still not seeing any improvement.
Saw surgeon today, he wasn't happy either with this, plus says I should have 120 flextion which I don't have, think I have assisted 90 flextion.
At my knee it is rock solid, swelling yes but i dont think to badly swollen, it's the solidness which is restricting me straightening and bending.
Is this normal?
What is the best way to loosen this?
Surgeon put me on heparin today I think to help with this.
Will try to upload a photo of my knee taken today.
Sorry for this being a long post and hope I have sense.
Thank you.
Looking for some guidance as not sure if I am doing the best I can for my recovery.
Quick background.
55 years old, total knee replacement 21st March so 18 days post op.
Had staples removed today, wound good, seems to be healing well.
Live in Turkey.
So it's this last part that kind of leaves me feeling unsure of the right way to go. My surgeon, I am happy with his skills, experience etc, but things can get difficult to balance at times given the cultural differences. By this I mean 3rd day post op surgeon wanted me to have 120 flex, he said to push and force back, and that screaming was ok and to be expected. He did say later that he hadn't taken into account the difference in how we from Europe use our bodies in comparison to Turkish people for example when Turkish people pray they use a lot of standing to kneeling done repetitively and therefore the legs muscle are used to being used in a different
Spent 6 days at physio rehab they did no more than heal slides x 10, rolled up towel under my knee and to press down x 10, ankle stretches and leg lifts x10 all this once a day. Plus use electronic machine to help break down edema, this did ease the swelling and loosened up the stiffness a little.
Home now 6 days and have continued with these exercises as told by physio but did up it to twice a day. Elevating and icing a lot of the day/evening, slowly more mobile, walking around the house for about 2 hours a day, not all at once.
But don't see any difference from when I left the rehab unit.
I am also worried that my knee is quite bent, funny it feels straight inside but it's not. Have started doing the resting on the chair and let gravity do it's thing but still not seeing any improvement.
Saw surgeon today, he wasn't happy either with this, plus says I should have 120 flextion which I don't have, think I have assisted 90 flextion.
At my knee it is rock solid, swelling yes but i dont think to badly swollen, it's the solidness which is restricting me straightening and bending.
Is this normal?
What is the best way to loosen this?
Surgeon put me on heparin today I think to help with this.
Will try to upload a photo of my knee taken today.
Sorry for this being a long post and hope I have sense.
Thank you.