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I am 19 weeks post tkr and have just visited the dentist. I have been having mouth ulcers and cold sores. My dentist says this is normal after a big operation. Has anyone else experienced this.?x

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Yes they are coming after surgeries especially if you taking antibiotics. I get ulcers fever blisters a lot when I am on anabiotic's or when imune system is shot like after surgeries. I take L-Lysine as soon as they start. This keeps them from getting bad and they go away faster

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Hi Joan,

Thanks for your posting, I am almost 19 weeks post tkr and up until this past month, I too had been having mouth ulcers.  Started about  5 weeks after op and I found it hard to get rid of them.  Never occurred to me about them being related to the op.

I have been doing ok, off meds and managed without walking aid after about 10 wks and managed the supermarkets fine.  This was a bonus to me as prior to my op I had used a mobility scooter for the past 4 yrs. My main problem at the moment is that when I bend my knee past a certain point, I get a sharp stabbing pain to the left of my knee.  It doesn't bother me when I walk or am I in pain at any time, only when I bend my knee past a certain point.  Does anyone else experience this and how long does it last?

dorothy

 

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It could be that your resistance is low or stressed out, both caused by your op.  Not very pleasant so hope you feel better soon

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Hi Joan, yes I have a mouth ulcer at the moment, using mouth wash to ease the pain....  You always  have to tell the dentist you have had major surgery.

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Hi doric1 I too have this pain. I keep thinking everything is getting back to 'normal' and then I do something and the pain shoots down the outside of my knee. I went to my daughter's last Saturday. She lives about 35 miles away and I had my knee bent all the way there and back. I really suffered the day after. I am going to Menorca next week so that should be fun. Don't know whether to take my stick.x

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Hi again Joan,  Well at least I am not alone. I was beginning to think I was the only one with this problem.  I would certainly take your stick when you go to Menorca as a prop if nothing else - being on holiday, you will probably be walking more than you would normally and with the heat you will probably feel it more.  We going abroad in October and I shall certainly be taking mine so that if I have to have a stop, I can always lean on it.  Enjoy your holiday. x