Hi I'm 10'post op all is ok apart from when I get up after sitting down I get this sharp pain on the inside of my knee, it settles a little after I start to walk but then when I walk any distance the pain returns and my leg feels heavy,does anyone have a similar problem also feeling very low and frustrated thinking I'm not doing what I should be in regards to walking without stick I do mainly but get tired and painful am I just being stupid and inshould just get on with it, sorry if this sounds stupid but I feel everybody thinks I should be fine now the op is done but inside I'm feeling so lonely and want to say it hurts still but I just say yeah it's fine .anyone else feeling the same
I doubt everyone thinks you should be fine now but I would like to bet that anyone who thinks that hasn't had a TKR !!
It takes a long time but you will get there in the end...... Don't push too hard take plenty of rest your body needs time to heal itself ..... And all those niggling aches and pains will get less and less, you're doing well but don't feel you have to be so brave... It's ok to say "actually it hurts like hell today"
look after yourself and all the best
Believe me it is not stupid, we all feel the same. Wake up feeling ok and then go gradually downhill. I am just over your weeks Tkr and still feel tired all the time and when I rest I feel guilty for not exercising. Nothing prepares you for this. Just bear with it you are not alone xx
Thank you for your comments ,it is hard for me I suppose because I've always been the type to get up and go even after previous surgeries, I feel the guilt terribly ,it has knocked me sideways which i never thought it would even though I was told it would .
That's exactly how it is , thank you for your reply this forum does help when you are on a down day , it's a case of people can't see how much this affects your everyday life ,t changes by the day some good some not so good.
Today I just can't concentrate on snything and I have a banging headache. My husband has been talking to me and I just can't be bothered to answer him half the time. I feel quite bad today, so we all have our days. I woke up feeling very optimistic but don't now. Tomorrow will be better for me and you😊
I agree with the comment about everyone thinking w should be better sooner than we are being from those who have not had knee surgery. At first these comments worried me....but I come back here and read from those experiencing what I am, and try to be more positive. I'm just past five months and just the past couple of weeks I feel a little better I think. Trying not to jinx it. I do believe I'm not as stiff as I was. I've been biking....and we have lots of stairs as we have a stilt house in Florida, and live on second floor. I'm always going up and down to the clothesline, etc. try and stay positive, I know it's hard some days.
I think christmas has something to do with it too. Don't know about anyone else but I am stir crazy, not been out since Christmas eve. Usually go for a walk but it is so frosty outside and cold I don't want to risk it today. I am in need of fresh air
I have a partial. And I expeiamce same problem. They say time heals.
Hi Susan I feel axactly the same today, desperately need a little walk but the pavements are icy. Don't want to read, watch TV or even move. Wondering why I bothered to get up at all, but like you felt ok to start. I am 20weeks how far are you?
OMG, I can relate. I have undergone cancer surgeries for colon, liver and lung. I also have had rotator cuff surgery as well as minor surger on one knee. Have had tonsils removed as an adult and had appendix removed. I sprang back after every one of those surgeries, survived and beat cancer, but this surgery has put me on my butt. It hurts day and night, lost my appetite, and it's hard to motivate for exercise because of the weight in my leg. It feels heavy all the time and every thing I do seems to require so much extra effort. I am 5 weeks post surgery and they tell me I am expecting much more of myself then I should. I have had 3 out patient PT sessions and am now at 120+ degree bend and recently was able to pedal the stationary bike for 10 minutes. I still feel much better after taking one of the pain medications - it keeps me moving!
susan, How often do you do the exercises and how long do they take. I must admit I am not good at doing them, always aim for 3 sesions, but the most I have done is two and occasionally I ice afterwards. From today, I am determind to do three sets a day, and Ice, I know I should!! Going for my six week check up with my consultant on wednesday, and praying he will say I can take the stockings off and drive. Bit apprensive, because he is a stickler for ''six weeks'' and I will be 4 weeks pleu 5 days. 
Hi sorry I have just woken up, very sleepy today, I am four week, suppose to be going to physio on Friday but have bad bend. I intended doing so much exercise today I mp reparation but have only managed a few. My head feels fuzzy today too. Just hope I am not coming down with something!!!
Liz, are you still wearing stockings? I haven't had any of these, only whilst in hospital. I am nowhere near driving either. Leg gives way if I walk without sticks! I try and do a couple of sessions. Have cut down on painkillers but leg pretty swollen. I don't think I am doing enough judging by the physio care I downloaded. There are exercises witha ball and lots more. All I was given was a sheet of exercises!
I think you are doing very well, especially with the degree of bend you have? I am nowhere near that at geting on for five weeks. My leg just stiffens up all the time.
I just had a sheet of excercises too .., no physio once I came out of hospital, but I didn't have stockings...
My surgeon doesn't use them but I did have to give myself daily injections into my stomach for the first fortnight to prevent blood clots.
I do my excercises twice a day along with going up and down stairs walking etc
You ARE doing very well. To cycle for 10 minutes at 5 weeks is brilliant! I couldn't do a full rotation at that stage. Your post made me feel so much better too. I'm fortunate that I've not had any other major surgery but reading of your experiences and how they compare with TKR made me feel quite proud that I've got through this. So thank you.
If you keep up your exercises, take painkillers as long as you need them and make sure you get plenty of rest you too will get through this. Things do get better but you have to be very patient. I'm sure you'll get there after all you've been through. Good luck. Jen 23 weeks.
It's funny how things are different in hospitals. I had tablets instead of injecting myself.
Yes it's very strange.... And even within hospitals, there were several orthopaedic surgeons in the hospital I was in and some used stockings ... Some not 
My surgeon is fanatical about the darn stockings, and as he is their top man, no one will go against him. there are several other consultants in the team who do not use them, it all seems a little hit and miss. All my exercises are ball based and are supposed to be part of the rapid healing programme. I must admit they are very good, and work, I really don't feel the need to see a physio any more than every six weeks when they add to the exercises. What I have in the booklet are brilliant. I have been trying to work out how to use the private messenger to message you my email, but can't work it out. 
If you can message me with your email address, I will send you a copy of my exercises.