8 weeks post TKR and being told by consultant to carry on with my life as normal.
also myGP saying I shouldn't be in pain now.
i did a little too much yesterday shopping ...etc.... Meeting up with friends at my writers group
i've had a really bad and painful night. And feel as if I've gone backwards.
Has anyone else done the same ??
I've been told we will have good days and bad days my knee isn't actually painful anymore but if I overdo things it gets really heavy and stiff. I still have bad nights every now and again but in the whole if I pace myself most I the time I'm ok. I still have a partial numb knee on the left hand side of my leg but it's not too bad. Am now on a coach to Newquay for a 4 day break so that will be a test for me. Hope your feeling better soon am I would go back to your gp and tell him you are still in pain everybody heals at different rates there are no hard and fast rules with this it's a very major op.
Jo 8 weeks post tkr x
Firstly, for your GP to even contemplate that you shouldn't have pain after 8 weeks is complete nonsense. You only have to read other threads on here, to be aware that he/she is talking complete moluscs!
Carry on life as 'normal'...again...codswallop. I can understand (perhaps) saying 'try' to carry on as normal, but as anyone on here will tell you....Normality is a very long time coming...(I'm 6 months down the line and I wouldn't cansider my knee or the way I live anything like 'normal'
Yes I've had times when I feel like I've made one step forward and two steps back...Now in my experience...that's 'normal' having had a TKR.
Hi jo
thanks for your message...I got painkillers from GP after arguing my point.this morning my leg feels like a ton of bricks but I suppose it will ease off after icing it.
you have a lovely day it will do you good and I also hope the weather keeps fine.
onwards and upwards is the answer
jean
I had that last week, although only at 6 weeks then. I went to hydro and came out feeling really good so took our puppy for a hours walk cross country, the next day I could hardly walk. I spoke to my Physio and she said that at the end of the day it is a major operation and can take 6-12 mth before everything is fully back to normal.
Thanks for your reassuring message
i was beginning to think I was abnormal and that I should be doing more than I am.
i've been given the go ahead to drive but I don't feel ready yet as it's my right knee where I had the TKR
Once again thanks for your message
Yes Jean, quite a few times the last couple of weeks. All my literature said we may get more pain at 6 to 8 weeks because that's when we start to do more.
Thank you
today will be a feeling sorry for myself day...a lazy day even.
you take care
jean
I think that must be the reason ..I did more than usual and I'm suffering for it...I will just have to learn to pace myself better
thinking about it I suppose everything is healing inside the knee and that's the reason for the pain today .
Ice your knee, have some pain killers and eat some chocolate 😉. If it eases later try some exercises, tomorrow will be a better day.
Hi
your comment about the chocolate is a brilliant idea ..I've got the ice pack on and taken painkillers. Now I just need the chocolate ..lol
thanks for making me smile
By this afternoon you'll be feeling better. A girl always needs chocolate to make her feel better, you need to have a secret/emergency stash for days like this. Have a good day x
One thing I have learned from this site is that recovery from tkr is different for everyone. Don't be disheartened. You will be fine. I'm 5 weeks post op and whenever I think I'm improving I have a bad day or night but this appears to be normal. I must admit it would be nice to have my leg back. I feel as if I'm carrying about someone else's leg!!
Chin up
Patricia
bless you, jean! i know exactly how you feel. i woke up yesterday morning with both knees screaming with pain at 4 a.m. why? who knows, no idea. i got up and could hardly walk, the pain was so bad. i went back to bed with ice packs on both knees. no help. then medicated. a bit of an improvement. went for a lymphatic massage. a tiny improvement. but by the time i got to my next therapy, i was crying and could hardly get up the stairs. my therapist waved her magic wand and an hour later i was fine. but WHY? and HOW can this happen with all the meds we swallow?
my surgeon reassures me we get good days and bad. and not to worry if i am still needing lots of meds. each patient is different and not to be too hard on ourselves.
do a bit less but don't stop doing it. we cannot make the knee the center of our lives forever.
britta - 8.3 weeks post-op
Hello
you are so right ...thinking about it I've had 3 busy days one after the other and I think my knee is saying ...hey you're pushing me too hard....the pain last night was horrific enough to bring tears to my eyes again and this morning my leg feels like a ton weight ...so it's rest ...ice ...and a feel sorry for myself day
will ask my daughter to bring me some grapes ....lol
Thank you ...and yes I too feel as if I have someone else's leg
I'll get my daughter to get me a stash ...lol
you have a good day too
Hi Jean
in one respect he is right expect he left out one little word. The word "try" . Try to carry on your life as normal. But you will find you will need more rests than normal, you won't be able to stand as long as you normally would, you will take more pain medication than normal, you will be tireder than normal etc etc otherwise yes try to carry on with your life as normal. At least that is what I am doing up to a point. I have returned to work but sit down longer, I walk from A to Z but take much longer as I walk more slowly, I still catch a movie, have coffee, do a bit of basic cooking (not much cleaning) but I can't go to watch a one dayer cricket cos it's too much, I can't go to an antique show and walk around for a few hours cos its too much. So in that respect life is not normal but it will get there little by little. BUT! As far as the doc saying you shouldn't be in pain by now!!!!!! Did u snot him??? Lol. Don't let him get away with such a ridiculous comment. Ask him if he knows what he is talking about! Then spend the next 5 minutes telling him what it is like, how u feel, describe every little strange sensation/ pain/ niggle you get. Let him know how Insensed you are at the insensitive comment.
Yes Jean, if you do a bit too much you do feel it later. When I go to hydrotherapy and work hard for an hour, I usually feel it over the next few hours but I think that is to be expected. The joys of recovery hey? But there is still medication if you can get it. If you've overdone it and it aches, then medicate! Well that's what I do 
Me too ...back on my meds today ....but only 1 tablet instead of 2
My fault I was just being clever by doing too much