r/Kneereplacement

I’m 32 and I had my knee surgery on Sept 4. About 2-3 weeks ago, I started getting really depressed. That’s not a usual for me and the apathy is crushing. I’ve been off all the post op meds and narcotics for about a week, but it hasn’t helped. The constant pain doesn’t help either. I read that 50% of TKR patients have some level of depression after surgery. Has anyone else experienced this? How did you cope? Thanks in advance.

Hi all,

I was regularly getting 7 to 8 hours of sleep per night pre-LTKR. Now I cannot get more than 6 hours total. I get to sleep fine - the CBD/THC/CBN gummies help that - and I sleep great for 6 hours - then promptly wake up and cannot go back to bed, no matter what.

That means if I go to bed at 10:30 pm, I am wide awake at 4:30 AM. Will this ever shift back to what it was, pre-LTKR? I typically used to get up at 545 or 6 and start work at 7, but getting up at 4 and 430 is getting old!

I'm only 4 1/2 weeks post op but the "6 hour rule" as been the norm lately. The first 21 days were the worst b/c I had to wear those DVT devices at night and those always caused disruptive sleep. At least I am getting more REM/deep sleep now, albeit I wish I could get more than 6 hours.

Thoughts?

Just the title. I really want to avoid constipation.

I,65 F, had LTKR this past Monday so I am 3 days post op. I was curious how long people take the opioids for? The oxycodone was the only thing I have been prescribed for pain, I cannot take anti inflammatory due to kidney disease. I am taking 4 pills a day right now. I feel like I will be taking into next week. Anyone willing to share about their use of painkillers after surgery?

Hi all I appreciate everything. I’ve learned on here in speaking with others and reading. I feel like I’m progressing a little more slowly I did hit 110° flexion at the end of last week but I’m getting a lot of medial knee pain and tightness that’s limiting the flexion and then the day after PT I’ve been having a lot more swelling and my gait is off - causing hip pain and additional pain in my “good” knee- also a lot of fatigue and throbbing by the end of the day even though I’m limiting steps the most I’ve done is 1.4 miles total yesterday and I’m paying for it today😫-I had to go off of meloxicam because it was giving me really bad heartburn. I’m wondering if anybody knows if Celebrex or anything else is helpful for inflammation and what exercises at home have been useful?

I’m just curious, it seems there are a lot of different timelines for when patients begin PT. I received my first session before discharge from the hospital. I was also instructed to call before my surgery and set up a PT appointment for 3 days after my surgery.
Edited to add; my surgery was performed in Princeton, West Virginia, USA

I had TKR June of 2025. Today I hit a milestone.

I Sumo squatted 130 lbs!

Some background, I love the gym and stregnth training. I felt lost when I hurt my knee. Went 9 months couldn't do much, and gained almost 60 lbs.

3 months post TKR I started hitting the gym again, list 75 pounds lost, and today was the day I tried to dead lift.

I did it!

Why didn't anyone tell me about heel slides on the wall before? Did that tonight in PT and it did not hurt! I got to 108 flexion without anyone pushing.

On my back with heel slides? I can barely get to 101 on my own. I get to 107 by being pushed but it hurts like hell.

Wish I'd known that was an option to measure before! My regular PT person is out of town so I had another rep and honestly liked her style and approach alot better. She also did cupping on my knee and that helped the inflammation and pain.

I may see if I can change over to this different PT rep for my remaining appts.

So my surgery is scheduled for Nov 19. I am trying to prep as much as I can for the weeks following the surgery. Forgive me if I ramble a bit and don't be afraid to tell me I need to check out gadgets, or whatnot.

This isn't my first go-round with major ortho modification just the first joint replacement. I had a primary fusion of 4 joints in the Lisfranc process of my left foot about 10 years ago and a laminectomy/discectomy at L5-S1 about 30 years ago or so. I have done one revision on the foot and a rotator cuff back about 18 years back. I am a 55 year old male for reference. No big accident in my past just a blue collar Navy vet who is good at banging himself up.

The knee is a legacy from my time in the service and is being done through VA community Care.

Even though I have been through some tough recoveries before I am still trying to make sure I am prepped as possible for this one.

For adaptive needs and physical care I think I am pretty solid
Once I get home and to my bed room I will pretty much be there for a while. My house is multi level and I won't be doing stairs to get down to the main floor where the kitchen and entrance are. My wife is on board to make sure I am set up on a daily and ongoing basis and I plan to take my drugs as directed to keep ahead of pain and be a good a patient as I can be.

I am most worried about getting bored. I am upgrading the TV in our bedroom and have some projects planned that I can keep my hands busy with but I am as ADHD as a squirrel on crack and don't do very well staying put. I am considering a game console but I haven't the foggiest of which one or what games.

I figure the first week should be changing ice bottles in my knee cooler, eating what I can and sleeping my pills off. (that is pretty much how it went with the foot)

After that Ya'll may being seeing me here quite a bit trying to keep my brain busy.

Any way that's me joining the club