Knee replacement

[rondog]

Anybody had a knee replacement done? Dear GOD this fuckin' hurts.....and the Oxycodone/Percocet only keeps me awake, and makes me itch. Day 2, they say Day 3 is the worst one. Fuck me......

[Bailey Guns]

Haven't had knee replacement but I'm with you on the opioids. Can't sleep at all, they don't really do anything for the pain for me, make me itch all over and I get constipated. I just refuse to take them. I'd rather deal with the pain.

Good luck...

[Martinjmpr]

I didn't but both my parents did. Yeah, I know it sucks at first. Have you started PT yet?

[jimbolay]

My mom had her knee replaced when she was 97 She cannot take opioids so she used CBD transdermal patches and said they managed her pain better than any prescription drugs (before and after the knee replacement). She continues to use them for chronic back pain.

[BushMasterBoy]

Maybe it is inflammation. Have you tried prednisone? Tylenol? Ibuprofen?

[TRnCO]

hate reading threads like this because one day, in the not so distant future, I'll be looking at two total knee replacements. Not looking forward to it.

Good luck and hope the pain begins to ease soon for ya.

[Great-Kazoo]

I have and it was a failure, from day 1. Throw in a decent portion of ortho surgeons are too busy covering each others ass. To be honest when a surgeon screws up.

Here's a link to a place that does testing to see if you have any metal allergies. I highly suggest, Nay. will tell you. To spend the $$, if your ins co doesn't cover the test. Prior to having any replacement.

https://www.orthopedicanalysis.com/

[MrPrena]

oxy and Tylenol for pain, NSAIDs for inflammation. Asprin for blood clog on surgery.

(sub asprin with love lovenox Enoxaparin sodium for anticoagulant during tkr).

wait till physical therapy.
more pain.

I just did an orthoscopic and doing 2x week physical therapy.

[MrPrena]

BTW.

full blown gout hurts 25x more than tkr.

I would rather have 3 tkr than 1 full gout.



I once had full blown gout and took asprin before I knew anything about it. I wanted to amputate my leg.
gout+asprin = pain so bad that I wanted to cut my own leg of.

[rondog]

Haven't had knee replacement but I'm with you on the opioids. Can't sleep at all, they don't really do anything for the pain for me, make me itch all over and I get constipated. I just refuse to take them. I'd rather deal with the pain.

Good luck...

Just found out today that a 6oz juice glass of lightly warmed prune juice does wonders for constipation. But warmed, not cold.