Hi, it's me again I am 4 weeks post op today and have so much pain in my calve I spoke to my nurse today who told me I shouldn't be in pain in my calve still and to go to hospital which I did I have now been given the injections in the tummy again and have to go back Wednesday morning for a scan to rule out DVT I am scared! Does anyone else have pain in the calve at 4 weeks ?
Yes and had scan for dvt all clear said it was from damage to small structures absolutely fine now. Keep elevated and do lots of calf stretches. Try heat pad
Hi Diane
insist on an ultra scan as this sounds like a ruptured baker's cyst to me.
Extremely painful but not as serious as a DVT
david
yes, that is part of my problems. I am 4 mths out and my ankle is so swollen along with rest of my leg. I can't bend it, can't get ROM pass 90. Checked for DVT, nothing. I ice it 4-5 times a day, still is swollen. I go again this week to see what Dr wants to do next. My PT has been put on hold until the swelling is under control.
If they think you have a DVT they should scan you there and then not have you go back, it's really dangerous if a clot moves from the calf.
Hi Dianne,sorry to hear of your pain. Did the docs do any blood tests? DVT can produce markers for the condition in your blood. The injections you have been given will reduce the risk of a possible clot moving up to the rest of your body. Calf pain appears to be quite common in the weeks and months after TKR. Before I had my op I had a Bakers Cyst and,boy was it painful! I was treated,like you,with the injections until a scan appt.was free so do try to relax a bit and let the docs do their job.
May I ask why you had your revision?
hi diane good idea to get it checked out hopefully it is nothong serious . am i right that you got rods in as well as knee for your revision ?? i have had revision amost 12mths ago i have pain in my calf it feels like a cramp and it lasts days ,i didnt get this at your stage only the last few weeks mine is fine when i rest and when in bed it never bothers me but the minuite i put one foot in front of the other its unbearable ive taken on board the advice the others gave me and have upt the water alot and drinking tonic water im spending alot of time in the loo!!!! and stretching the leg much more let us know how it works out il be thinking of you
i ask you about rods as i have had rods in mine
Thank you
Thank you I have scan in the morning
That doesn't sound good I hope they can help you and sort the pain out for you. Let us know how you get on. Take care
I know I am scared but have scan in the morning
Thank you It's good to hear this could be normal. I just can't wait to have the scan in the morning as I have had horrible thoughts. I had the revision as my first knee replacement was never right and always painful they suspected it loosing and the spacer had worn out. When they did the revision they said I had holes in my bones and stuff in them and that had to be cut away and they put in rods as my bone was very soft.
Hi Linda,
yes i I have rods in my leg. I'm sorry to hear you have pain still, yes like you the pain in my calf becomes worse when I walk but also I don't sleep at night I get about 2 hours then I am woken with this pain in my calve.
it is a nightmare I just don't want to go to bed as I know I won't sleep.
Hope you get a satisfactory answer Diane - good luck
Thank you
i think maybe it might have something to do with the extra metal not sure because i never had that with the others tkr sleep is still a problem im afraid im also putting that down to my age and menopause even though im on hrt which i also need to give up but not till im more my self keep us posted on hospital visit hope its only something small
Been to hospital the scan came back clear and doctors advised me to contact my surgeon and see him as I don't have an appointment till end September. So it could be a long wait to find out what's causing this pain. I feel quite let down by my after care.
Sooo glad for you that you are clear for DVT but understand your frustration at continuing pain etc. I saw a Consultant last week about revision surgery. I have more pain and disability now 20 months after original TKR than before the op. I saw this surgeon (not the man that did the op) in April for his opinion and he told me to think hard about revision because he couldn't guarantee to make any difference. I told him last week to go ahead and he said ok but will ask me again every time I see him up to actually lying on the table if it's really what I want!
Hi Nicky, thank you I was very relived it was negative. I so know how you are feeling I had my first knee replacement 13 years ago and from the very start I had trouble it wouldn't bend I had to have 2 manipulations and still I had trouble with the movement and the pain. I saw my surgeon for years and kept being told more physio and a few years after they started to give me arthroscopys to clear out the knee nothing seemed to work I spent over 10 years on crutches on and off until one day my right knee started to cause problems so they tried a cartilage transplant and it was a 97% success 3% failure and mine failed so I had more arthroscopys and mean while my left knee still hurt so much. In 2013 they finally agreed to replacing my right knee which has been doing well apart from not liking the pressure it is taking now. I was still seeing doctors for my left knee and one day I saw a doctor who looked at my X-ray and said I can see your spacer has worn out and sent me to the top surgeon who finally agreed I had no quality of life being left like this. When they did this revision knee replacement they said how bad my knee was inside with holes and stuff in my bones. It took 13 years fighting for this and yes at this moment inside I can't see light at the end of the tunnel I am still glad I had it done. So many people on here have helped me with their experiences, I hope I might have helped some people too. Good luck with your revision it is harder than the first time but I think it will be worth it in the end. All the best