I am 8 weeks post op. PT suggested i use stationary bike to keep the knee moving. I used it for 30 mins yesterday and since then my knee feels unstable than before.
I was slowly starting to feel comfortable walking heel-toe but now knee feels so weird to walk.
Should i continue with stationary bike or stop and wait till it becomes normal ? is it normal to feel unstable after the first session ?
I have LET ACL + meniscus. I am currently 6 weeks post op. My knee is mostly getting better but still some pain is always in my knee when I move my leg even in bed . When does it go away ? When does it not hurt when you walk or move in bed ?
I am able to walk but I don’t get the psychological confidence with my knee. I end up walking with a gait and less weight on the knee.
I am not sure how this is gonna improve
I am 5 weeks post op and was able to hit 90 degrees at 2 week mark but it has been hovering around 80-90 degrees for the last three weeks without much improvement.
Swelling seems to be going down but no improvement in flexion.
I am 4 weeks post OP and leg always feels weird. It’s the knee and sometimes the graft site. There is always a pulling or weird sensation all the time.
When will these sensations go away and leg will start feeling normal?
I am 2 weeks post OP. When I do heel slides or ankle pumps or any PT exercises my knee feels like it’s rubbing against something like a rubber or cartilage.
The movements are not smooth.
Is this expected ?
Through out the day pain is negligible but when sleeping if I use wedge pillow or even the regular pillow I get severe pain which wakes me up at the middle of the night.
I am 2 weeks post op:
Any one experienced this ?
I started with wbat today. Walked may be 100 steps today morning it wasn’t painful and smooth.
Tried to talk a step now in the evening and it hurts quite a bit.
Pain is mostly on the left side band which was harvested.
How to approach wbat ? How many steps should I take everyday ?
Bruising and swelling looks really bad. Is this normal ? This is 2 weeks post OP.
How long before this heels ?
I had surgery for all 3 on May 7 ! Any one who had similar surgery ? What’s your recovery like ?
My incision and bruise burn when I get up and try to move. They also hurt at night.
When do they heal completely?
I am 8 days post op
It’s my day 5 post OP and I have to take off the nerve block catheter. So far it has been god send and help me feel no pain at all. May be minor pain when sleeping but nothing extraordinary.
I have been off of oxy and Tylenol for the past two days.
What do I expect when I take it off ? Will I get hit by severe pain ?
I am day 4 post OP and want to see how you are all handling the pain ?
I am on nerve block catheter with 1000mg Tylenol every 8 hours. I feel very sleepy yesterday and slept for 16 hours ! Is this expected ?
Anyone here use nerve block catheter ? I am planning to stop it on Monday and see how it goes.
Any advice for it ? Will I be in excruciating pain after that ? That will be day 4 post op.
I had my surgery today and they gave me a nerve block catheter with pump attached to my thigh to use it for 3 days.
That’s something new that wasn’t mentioned in most of the posts. Has anyone used it before?
Anyone having surgery this week ? I am all set and waiting for the pain to hit !
I have surgery this week for acl and mcl. I am wondering if I can bed the knee for wearing clothes. I don’t have family and Iiving with roommates so worried about how to change clothes.