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Full Knee Replacement Surgery

UPDATE - 6 weeks out and walking w/o assistance...but carefully mind you. ROM @ 124 degs. PT group pleased. Lost allot of muscle tone in this short period of time. PT 3x weekly.
Just started to ascend steps with the surgery leg. This is awkward whereas I don't have the full strength yet to easily make that transition...but it's all in the game.:)
 
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Phaser said:
UPDATE - 6 weeks out and walking w/o assistance...but carefully mind you. ROM @ 124 degs. PT group pleased. Lost allot of muscle tone in this short period of time. PT 3x weekly.
Just started to ascend steps with the surgery leg. This is awkward whereas I don't have the full strength yet to easily make that transition...but it's all in the game.:)
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continued success to you.....
 
Phaser said:
OK fellows I'm sure each one of you has a different perspective on this so here goes...How long does the mechanical clunking persist?
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Phaser said:
Ok so, did you have that early on. I'm just shy of 7 wks. I've read where it's quite common. It's the weirdest damn feeling.
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OldGrunt said:
It is a strange feeling, but for the most part has gone away.
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yes, well wait till you have testicle replacements with steel balls...

damned clunking and clanking never goes away...its sorta like this all day long...


 
Checking in my good men.... here we are 2+ months post-op, plus 9 wks of PT complete and still going through growing pains so to speak. Mechanical clunk still persistent...depends who you talk to some say it will subside; some say it will always be there but to a lesser degree...so who the h#ll knows.
Doing my daily rudimentary exercises learned from PT. Still have nerves to the inside of the knee in the patellar area that get annoyed even with pillow pressure. That in itself keeps me from getting quality rest.
Alright enough with the whining...trust all is well in your world.
Later.
 
Phaser said:
Checking in my good men.... here we are 2+ months post-op, plus 9 wks of PT complete and still going through growing pains so to speak. Mechanical clunk still persistent...depends who you talk to some say it will subside; some say it will always be there but to a lesser degree...so who the h#ll knows.
Doing my daily rudimentary exercises learned from PT. Still have nerves to the inside of the knee in the patellar area that get annoyed even with pillow pressure. That in itself keeps me from getting quality rest.
Alright enough with the whining...trust all is well in your world.
Later.
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I'm now 4+ months out on my total knee replacement surgery. I too had all those problems you speak of. The "clunk" has gone away. For the most part, I can now sleep in all positions. I just need to work on my strength some more. About the only pain I have now is when it is damp and cold out. Just a small dull ache. It's my other knee that gives me the most trouble now. If I wind up getting disability retirement from work, I'll get total knee replacement surgery on my other knee sometime this year. If I wind up staying on at work, I'll have to put off that surgery until next year sometime, as I won't have enough leave time saved up this year for the recovery period. I hope your recovery goes as well as mine did/does. Hang in there!
 
UPDATE - 5 months today and still have that obnoxious click/clunk when walking and striding out pulling my leg through a normal gait.

See the ortho next month...just to hear them tell me it's all in my head...oh NO!

Did I ever mention I'm the world's worst patient! lol
 
Phaser said:
UPDATE - 5 months today and still have that obnoxious click/clunk when walking and striding out pulling my leg through a normal gait.

See the ortho next month...just to hear them tell me it's all in my head...oh NO!

Did I ever mention I'm the world's worst patient! lol
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I'm six months out since my total knee replacement surgery. I just had my six-month checkup last week. All is going well with my new knee. I get that click every once in a while, but there is no pain, and it does not change how I walk. I've scheduled my other knee for total knee replacement next month. I hope that one goes as well as this one did. I look forward to not being so crippled as I am now.
 
Phaser said:
Outstanding! You were made for this type of surgery. Everyone comes through this differently I suppose. To be sure I don't envy you having to go through it yet again.
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Too be honest, while it certainly wasn't fun, it was not as bad as I thought it would be. And now having been through it with my left knee, I sort of feel like an old hand about it and am not worried. The only thing I think may be a problem is when I'll be able to drive myself again, since this will be my right knee. And how I will be able to climb up into my truck! lol I'll have to depend on family to shuttle me to physical therapy for about the first month.
 
Phaser said:
Had left knee replaced this past Wednesday...and to those who have gone before me on the post operative days are beyond painful at best. I'm the world's worst patient...bar none...just ask my wife. The pain killers they provide these days are so light duty...these hospitals are scared to death with the opioid pandemic in the world around us.
And so, it goes I keep hearing the words it will get worse before it gets better, but you must push through it.... yeah, thanks for the support.
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This might help. It's been a known pain killer for a long time. ;)

Hang in there.

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Phaser said:
Had left knee replaced this past Wednesday...and to those who have gone before me on the post operative days are beyond painful at best. I'm the world's worst patient...bar none...just ask my wife. The pain killers they provide these days are so light duty...these hospitals are scared to death with the opioid pandemic in the world around us.
And so, it goes I keep hearing the words it will get worse before it gets better, but you must push through it.... yeah, thanks for the support.
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My mom just recently went through this. She stayed a week at the hospital for therapy, then came home for two more weeks of PT. While she had a couple uneasy nights right after therapy I could only get her to take two pain pills, she took neurotin (gabapentin)instead , she said they worked better than the opioids. And she constantly kept her knee moving and stretching as much as she could tolerate..
Anyway, keep moving and do PT!
Hope you feel better soon!
 
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