Total knee replacement 5 days ago
My leg is very swollen and bruised making it stiff and painful. This is making physio very difficult. Is this normal at this stage?
Any helpful suggestions
Thanks
Rosy
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Hi @Shadrach firstly let me welcome you to the forum I hope you find the information and support you are after from our wonderful community.
I can see from your post that you have recently had a knee replacement but are concerned about some of the symptoms you are suffering with postop.
The site is full of information and lots of discussions around knee replacements which I am sure will be useful. I wanted to signpost you to a couple of useful links to get you started, advice on knee replacement surgery including recovery and then knee pain help.
Please feel free to search the forum for others with similar experiences and I am sure that some of our community will be able to help offer some useful suggestions.
Take care and I hope you get some relief and answers soon.
Thanks
Joe
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hi @Shadrach
Thanks for your post to the Helpline. It's not possible to assess if what you are experiencing is within the range of usual experience I'm afraid.
If you'd like an informal chat you'd be welcome to ring us on our freephone 0800 5200520.
I'm attaching links to further information, and I hope they will be of help
Knee Surgery - Total Knee Replacement — Royal College of Surgeons (rcseng.ac.uk)
Knee replacement surgery | Treatment options | Versus Arthritis
very best wishes
Guy - Helpline Team
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Had both knees replaced 2017. Very sore and swollen for about 5 -6 weeks. Physio was tricky but stick with it. Best thing I ever did. Just wish I had done it sooner. Be brave.
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Hi @Shadrach
Apologies - I pasted the wrong information yesterday and have edited it. So hopefully that will be more useful now.
The Royal College of Surgeons Get well soon series of booklets are full of detail points about what you may be able to expect and at what stage during your surgical recovery - so I do hope that can assist.
Kind regards
Guy
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