Edoorley
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Hi, My husband had a TKR on Nov 4th. He is in his 40's and had knee probs since he was a teenager and had his kneecap removed aged 21. His recovery was not good initally, he was not told to elevate the leg post op and the resulting build up of fluid caused such irritation to the nerves that the foot could not flex for the first couple of weeks. However he got past that, worked hard at physio and had a manipulation at about two months. He continues to do the bike, leg lifts, etc, but the pain has been worsening and now its as bad as before the op. He can only walk very short distances and is constantly awake at night with pain. He saw his surgeon yesterday who says the problem is a matter of scar tissue build up and there's not much that can be done. He reccomends continuing to work to break through the scar tissue. The surgeon also said there is an issue with the hamstrings needing to be strengthened. However my husband has been very consistant and has worked very hard on exercising the leg and it has not helped. Has anyone else had this experience or does anyone have any possible solutions. Thank you all, Eithne Doorley