I was wondering if anyone else feels like there skin is painful to touch around the knee? It seems to get worse when it swells.
Yes, mine is still tender mainly on my right scar!! My knee is throbbing now :-(
Yes it almost feels like raw nerves.
Have you found anything that helps it. Today is the worst it has been.
Hi I'm 8 weeks post op and from approx 5weeks mine was like that. My gp thought it was infected but got in touch with consultant who i saw and said it was a bad reaction to internal stitches healing. Mine was very red very hot and swollen and tender not only to touch but even clothes or bed quilt. He said as actual scar healing to massage it with bio oil. It still is tender hot but saw him last week again and he happy. Keep an eye on it if you start to get feverish could be sigh infection. Keep us posted x
I'm icing my knee as we speak, gently rubbing the scar area helps. X
I had a TKR on my left leg 3 1/2 weeks ago. The skin around the scare on the inside of my leg is VERY sensitive to the touch. The skin on the outside of the scare is almost numb. The sensitivity is really bad when trying to sleep at night. Ice sseems to hels me the most.
Hi afraid so it feels like that for a long long time 7 wks you are still in the infancy stage of this terrible procedure, welcome to the nightmares of TKR. This has been a road that if l had known before how rugged it was going to be l would not have used it, saying that l am 17 wks p/0 and l was doing good starting to feel the benefit of getting rid of my painful arthritic knee,then l had a fall last week and the swelling and pain is bk. It will get better keep icing ,exercising and you will be fine but at 7 wks you will have many horrible days, but the best days are yet to come be patient good luck keep posting .
Yes mine is the same at almost four weeks despite massaging gallons of Bio oil in the scar and whole area. Just about to go to bed for yet another sleepless night and I'm trying to decide whether to take some more pain killers! I've Bio oiled the sore areas and scar, rubbed Ibuprofen around the back of my knee and leg and have put my compression sock back onto my operated leg in the hope that it might make sleep possible!😴
Hi Glenda, just read ur post. SOOO sorry u r so u comfortable w/ this second TKR. It really scares me to have this done agin!!u were doing so well, or the last I read of ur posts, anyway.
k ow that I have u in my thoughts😍💁🏻
Sorry that ur experiencing this pain. I am 5 months out and do not remember that particular symptom. I would get it checked out. Hope it's not an infection. I would go asap!
I'm sorry to say, "me too"......Skin feels raw, it's hot and red......but I have seen nurse and GP and both say it's not infected, it's apparently 'healing very well'....hopefully they're right but it still reduces me to tears on a daily basis (which is really unusual for me).
I have this sense of hundreds of us all hunkering down for the night, praying for rest, and maybe even sleep. Goodnight all, here's hoping for bearable nights xx
Hope you get some sleep. I was told mine is healing great too, but really wish sometimes it would go a little faster. Good luck.
Suzanne, everything about this hurts more with the swelling. No doubt. I actually wrapped a pice of a very soft t shirt I cut around my scar area for sleeping. I could not stand to have any cover on top of the incision. It helped me at night. As long as u know there is no infection....I rubbed mine...it hurt so bad at the time but after several times a day a few days in a row it got better. I just used regular lotion as that is what I had.
pam
Nextoneplease, I have been there too. Was told it is the nerves that were cut...I rubbed it.....several times a day...it hurt so bad...but after a few days I did get relief.
pam
Hi, those crazy cut nerves may be the most painful bit. It also prevented any decent sleep for me. Even pills didn't help much. Ice was some relief. If assured that you have no infection involved, you might try a trick I learned from a YouTube ( mentioned before in past posts, so will be redundant- but it worked for me). Before bed, snuggly wrap your knee with plastic cling wrap. You will sweat so you may wish to place a layer of nonstick gauze first. I was in tears, on the couch in frustration and exhaustion. My husband had never seen me so miserable so it freaked him out. So found the wrap trick and figured, why not try it? ( found this blessed group too!) Danged if it didn't work. First real night sleep in weeks! Used this method for a few weeks until the worst of that seems to have passed. Good luck. 13 weeks and there are still good days and bad.But all in all getting stronger.
Suzanne ,it so is I'm using Bio Oil which is really helping this was on the advice of hospital also ice packs or frozen peas 10 mins on 10 mins off
hope this might help .Im 3/4 weeks post op and swelling is horrible some days depending how much I've stood on my feet .Rest is a big factor and walk a bit and excercise .Its a long job so I've been told . Hope this might help.
I am 7 weeks out and today was also one of the most painful days. I took meds and rested and am icing again. Still hurting...
Hi!
So sorry to depress you with the night time details Damy😴
Although this second knee really is much less painful than the first, I haven't got away with every thing and there's still pain involved but I think you just have to hang onto the fact that eventually we'llbe very pleased that we had the replacements done👍😄 Its now morning and today's another day towards a pain free life ahead😄
Thanks Glenda ,it's a long hard road as they say!! Also been a long painful night.Even Tramadol hasn't helped last night .
Today has to be a rest up day think yesterday rather to ambitious !! Chris