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Q: knee replacement

asked by: kennedy1938 on April 18th, 2009

New User

i had knee replacement five months ago. doctor says every thing went well.i told him i still have a lot of pain around the knee back of knee and ankle. doctor said he cant do any more for me and i will have to take my pain killers for the rest of my life. i cant walk without a stick because my knee keeps collapsing and pain.
has anyone been told this from their doctor. i an seventy. ken

Replies(2)

kc0wab

replied on May 26th, 2009

New User

knee replacement

this sounds like the doctor i had 5 years ago

Lydia32

replied on May 26th, 2009

Experienced User

Have you asked about physical therapy? It's not just about getting back to walking and teaching you how to stretch. They can sometimes help you work out the muscles and ligaments to where you have less pain. After so many years of being in pain, your body has compensated to minimize pain by carrying your weight differently, moving a certain way when you get up, etc. You may be doing things that are hurting you and not even know it.

It might be something to look into.

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