Knee injury: 4 weeks after - can not bend knee, still swollen - what is going on?
4 weeks ago a dog ran into my left knee. He hit from behind and the side and the major force was slightly above the knee but also on the side of the knee. It felt like I was standing on my left legt and the upper part of the leg rotated out (like a dislocation). The MRI shows that all cartilages and ligaments are fine. The knee however still 4 weeks after is swollen, especially when I move it a bit more than normal. I can not bend it - although I can stretch it. I have strange sensations with the muscles above the injured knee. The doc says the MRI shows also liquid in the knee and something which could be a bone bruise. He however thinks I should wait, it may get better on it's own and he wants to se me back in a few weeks/months. I wonder whether there could be injuries to the tendons or muscles or other which the MRI does not show. Does someone know? Is it comon to not be able to bend the knee even 4 weeks after the injury? Thank you very much! - Sylvia
Is it normal to still have pain 7 weeks after a total knee replacement?
Is it normal to still have pain 7 weeks after a total knee replacement?Absolutely normal at 7 weeks, probably still ‘normal’ at 3 months, and certainly not unusual at 6 months. Not unheard of even longer.Talk to your surgeon about your pain (location etc.) and severity, and what medicines you SHOULD be taking.SOME surgeons have become very stingy with pain killers with all the (government) fuss over opioid addiction, so you may not get more or a more powerful prescription with letting him know.On the side of safety do NOT tak any more than the surgeon prescribes, ever.If you aren’t taking your full dose “by the clock” (which means exactly as the prescription allows) then up your intake a little to see if the pain subsides.Surprising how many people complain about pain but aren’t taking the meds.In addition, if you aren’t ELEVATING PROPERLY & ICING a LOT, then do that every time the pain intrudes AND when you think it MIGHT (like after therapy.)Again, surprising how many people quit ELEVATION and ICING way too early.As long as you don’t risk “frostbite” you really can ICE MORE.PROPER ELEVATION REQUIRES having the ANKLES ABOVE knees, and Knees ABOVE hips.It’s usually the ANKLES ABOVE knees part that people screw up — ELEVATION works on GRAVITY, so if the ankles are even close to the same level as knees it’s probably not set correctly.Even professionals forget to explain this (If they really know.)PROPER ELEVATION requires CAREFUL and REPEATED attention to your “pillow stack” in almost all cases.(It’s a actually small engineering task requiring regular maintenance or at least consideration every few minutes.)IF it hurts, you should be ICING and ELEVATING, plus taking the meds the surgeon prescribed.Do NOT “wait for the pain” as it is much easier to STOP PAIN than to make it go away once it is present.I had about the best double knee replacement EVER (better than almost all single replacements) but still had OCCASIONAL minor pain out to a year or 2 in one spot.My wife is at 2 months post-op for a bilateral total knee replacement and still has noticeable (interferes with her activities) pain — and needs to be reminded to ICE AND ELEVATE PROPERLY.
Why does my knee hurt so bad?
Okay, well for some reason my knee has been hurting very bad for about a week now. I do not remember doing anything to it. Here Is Some Info. 1. I am almost 18. 2. It hurts to sit for a period of time. 3. It hurts to sit with my legs together or to the right. 4. It is my left knee. 5. It hurts to lock my knee which i do when i stand and am not thinking about it. 6. If i am sitting it hurts to bend it all the way out. 7. It hurts when walking. 8. The way I usually sit hurts it now.. i sit on my right leg with both legs bent with my knees facing toward the right. 9. I can sit "Indian style" or "Cris cross apple sauce". but it hurts to get back up. I can also still do a split but again... it hurts a little to straighten it all the way out. The pain just "stops where its at" which is not all the way as painful as sitting but still hurts a little. Hope someone can help me. please&thanx
Left knee hurts to touch in certain spot?
my left knee has a spot that hurts. its on the left outside the knee cap itself. if it touches something or if i touch it, it hurts. it's a kind of..."sensitive" hurt? thats not the right way to describe it but instead of a stabbing pain or like shocking pain, its like a sensitive pain. its been like this for a couple months. its not like its a bother, but it is annoying. any reason why its like this?
Pain under knee but no swelling?
you might have something called overuse syndrome, there are different types of this diagnosis. one way to tell if you have it is by moving your knee cap up and down, kind of like sliding it up and down. if you hear or feel like a popping or crunching type of then you have overuse syndrome. you would have to go to your doctor for further information about what type of overuse syndrome you have hope this helps
22 weeks pregnant and feeling vibrations in left knee and pelvic area.?
call your doctor and ask him. I am not sure what that could be. Maybe a nerve that is being pressed on from the pregnancy.
After total knee surgery in both knees, how many months will pass before the pain goes away?
This question needs a bit of an explanation to answer. There is not a specific month that the "pain goes away."There are definite trends in pain reductions that are seen during the recovery period following knee replacement. I have authored an article outlining some of these trends: Road to Recovery from Knee Replacement.I typically find that patients will say that about 4-6 weeks after surgery, their pain levels are becoming less than they were before the operation. This in no way means that they do not have pain. However, the debilitating arthritic pain is no longer running their life. Some patients will take up to 3 months before this milestone is achieved.Most patients will have minor aches by 3 months after surgery. It is also common to take up to a year or longer to achieve full healing. Keep in mind that approximately 10% of patients will continue to have pain levels high enough that they do not consider their result to be excellent.There are many factors that may determine which patients ultimately have a poor result. Here is a list of factors that are related to having a poor result after knee replacement:1 - high body mass index (obesity)2 - previous knee surgery3 - patients on disability4 - diabetes mellitus5 - history of depression
Why do my knees hurt from standing all day? I have a new job as a barista and I must stand for 7 hours. Hard exercise doesn't hurt at all, and I've even changed my shoes many times.
Well, it's because your body is not used to it. If you have a new job and you never had to stand for long, it's very likely that you will have this problem. It's because movement stereotype. Don't worry it will soon stop. I had the same problem when I started as barista in Mc Donald, but after one month it stopped. Remember, when you also go to the gym for the first time you're not strong enough. You have to practise and your body will get used to it.It's good that you changed your shoes for better ones. Be careful which shoes are more comfortable and have a soft load. It leads to unstable shoes, and that can pretty much lead to pain.My last advice is to be careful how do you move - I mean bending down and lifting up heavy things - always remember, wrong moving can damage your back.
How does knee replacement surgery recovery go?
Been there, done that twice. Fortunately, I had a great surgeon who told me the truth—its a one year recovery for each leg. Of course, this all depends on how you define feeling normal. Do you hike in the wilderness, then workout? That’s gonna be awhile. However, if that’s not your style and you’re more of a homebody, you’ll probably being doing well around six months.The most important thing is the physical therapy. If you want to feel normal again, you have to do it, and keep doing it. In the beginning, you’ll need serious pain management to get through the pt. Don’t let anyone stigmatize you for using pain meds and don’t believe the propaganda that long-term pain management is ineffective. (Only last year I read an article about people using long-term opioids to be successful because they weren’t so distracted by pain). About 5% of people on pain meds get addicted. If you don’t have addiction issues with alcohol, etc., now you’ll be fine.By six months, perhaps sooner, you’ll probably be taking Advil or Aleve to manage your pain and that’ll be enough.Anyway, everyone’s experience is different. For me, I had two separate surgeries two years apart to replace them. It was hell. But now, I take large quantities of Aleve and write my name with my legs at least a couple times a day.And I thank God every day for the surgeon who gave me my life back.