Two weeks following my 2nd TKR. Progress has been very good till yesterday.
Following a couple of short walks yesterday probably 15 mins each time and a car journey. I felt really good i came home and had no pain at all for about 6 hours. Since then developed a real painful tightness in the calf of my operated leg, no swelling or redness, the pain is like you get with a pulled muscle, actually pain starts in my foot nd does feel like I may have twisted something.. Massaged my leg on and off through the night took normal pain killers. Walking around the house loosen the leg mussel each time and got back to bed ok and placed heated wheat bag over it which eases the pain enough to sleep. Woken up to exactly the same pain again. Does it sound like a normal pulled muscle or something else?
I would see GP don't take any chances with calf pain...that's my perspective,
Go and get it checked as soon as possible, as the calf area is where Pulmonary Embolisms ( Blood clots ) can start as well as your knee problems.
This could be sciatica. The nerve coming out of the spine goes out to the hip, into the thigh, down the inside of the leg to calf and ankle and foot. When you have walked for so long favoring a bad leg, lots of things get out of alignment and messed up. Sometimes a couple of chiropractic treatments or profession massage can free it up. Other, more serious, situations where stenosis has affected it can require a spinal injection. I would start with the massage and work up. For a temporary thing, ice your lower back for 20 mins at at time. Hope this helps and doesn't confuse. Hope you can get some relief so you can enjoy your Christmas.
Thanks for your kinds advice, much appreciated. Sue
Thanks for your kins advice, much appreciated. Sue
Thanks for your kind advice, much appreciated. Sue