Knee Surgery

[SamJohanson]

Hi! 
Recently my doctor told me that I'll need to have knee surgery. So I decided that I'll go on and take a risk to go on a surgery table. But rehabilitation duration can be too long for me and my lifestyle. Read some articles that say that knee could hurt about HALF of the year or even more. Is it true? Can u share your experience after the operation? 

[SunsetRunner]

Good for you, @SamJohanson - taking a proactive approach. I had my left knee replaced a few years ago. My recovery was (and still is) complicated by arthritis in various other joints but I was glad I did it. Here is how I approached it. 

I knew I had to move that new knee as much as possible so, with the guidance of my tphysical therapist, I purchased an under table elliptical and adjusted my step goal per his instructions. I went from 8000/day at a higher pressure to about 1000/day with pressure at 1 after the first week. I took it slow, not trying to do it all in one sitting. Little by little, we upped my goal as I healed. To count the “steps” while sitting and not moving my arms, I simply slipped my Fitbit device into my sock at the ankle. Yes, it skewed my other data, but the therapist and I were mostly concerned with how much I was moving that knee.

Very important, constantly adjusting my goal as the knee healed allowed me to keep getting the fireworks that celebrated reaching that goal. I found that motivating. 

On a side note, the trick of placing the Fitbit at the ankle in my sock also allowed me to count steps while using a walker then later a cane when I was later encouraged to walk. My therapist liked having quantitative info on my activity. 

As for your question about the post surgical pain, I found that the bone on bone, crunching pain was gone immediately. The pain from the surgery took a while. Listen to your body. Nap when it say to. Take the pain meds on schedule to stay ahead of the surgical pain. If it hurts too much to use the peddler, then stop and rest. Finally ice is your best friend. Ice your knee as instructed. Don’t skimp. The more you listen, the quicker you will heal. 

Good luck with your surgery! It will be worth it in the long run. 

[mariusjon]

In the case when the disease is associated with a purulent inflammatory process, it is necessary to contact purulent surgeons

[banksmabel]

In the case when the disease is associated with a purulent inflammatory process, it is necessary to contact purulent surgeons. If purulent arthritis is treated in time with the help of arthroscopic technology, then we get excellent results, thoroughly washing all the corners of the joint with saline solution. After such treatment, a person is less susceptible to disability. And, as a rule, it is restored quite adequately. Intraarticular injections of glucocorticoids and, in some cases, plasmolifting, PRP therapy (enriched platelet plasma therapy) are used for arthrosis. But most often , sports tape helps people with knee pain

[DavideFitbit]

Welcome to the Community forums, @mariusjon @banksmabel! 

Thank you for taking the time to share this information and your experience, I'm sure it will be useful for other users as well. 😀 

[SunsetRunner]

@SamJohanson - Did you have the surgery? How did it go? I’ve been thinking of you.