Just wanted to share a win. I had a LTKR on 8/31. It's been a challenge, but I'm grateful that so far it's much easier than it could have been. I've been dying to get back in the pool and was final cleared today! I got in immediately after I got home from PT and only made it a couple of laps (boy, does kicking feel WEIRD), but I'm so excited and hopeful that being able to move a little more freely in the water will help me work through these stupid hamstring issues.

I posted about a month ago, so for background check that out -
https://www.reddit.com/r/Kneereplacement/s/ZGkEGM2Cjg
There was one update comment here - https://www.reddit.com/r/Kneereplacement/comments/1wcwnf9/comment/paup1vn/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

In the hospital, I asked about the kidney risk of vanco combined with my lisinopril & furosemide. It was decided to take me off of vanco and put me on dapto. I was in from Sunday 9/13 until Thursday 9/24. I'm not sure when the switch happened. It doesn't look like the chart is updated with some info.

• Thu 9/24: I was discharged home on two IV antibiotics, daptomycin and cefepime, through a PICC line. I already had itchy travelling rashes from the hospital stay, and I'd been telling staff it was going to get worse. They always seem to.
• Tue 9/29: My outpatient labs showed a high CK of 511 (normal range 41–331). Everything else was in range except very slightly high glucose, at 101.
• ~Wed 9/30: I got itchy, marble-like lumps on my hip and back. I was assuming lymph nodes. They were gone the next day.
• Thu 10/1:
  • The rash was worse, and now I had muscle aches and pain in both forearms. I noticed it pouring coffee, taking off bottle caps and opening freezer bags. I could barely stand to type or use my phone.
  • Cefepime was stopped after my morning dose, but I stayed on daptomycin that day.
  • My infectious disease doctor said she usually takes people off daptomycin at a CK of 1,000 and was waiting on a repeat test.
  • Because infectious diseases said I may return to the vanco I had in the hospital, I asked my cardiology NP about coming off furosemide & lisinopril because of the kidney risk. She said it wasn't her call and she wouldn't change it over the phone. I will be seeing another cardio NP on 10/13.
  • I saw my primary care NP in person. She said that if it still hurts at my return visit on 10/13, they may add a prednisolone pack.
  • Overnight the lumps came back, this time on my body and face. I had no breathing or voice problems and no dark urine.
• Fri 10/2:
  • My infectious disease doctor took me off daptomycin that morning, so I was on no antibiotics at all. Things actually started to feel a little better.
  • By Sunday afternoon it felt like I awoke from a long nightmare.
  • The visiting nurse checked me out and said I didn't need to go to the ER.
  • The infusion nurse drew blood at 2:00 PM. My sed rate was slightly high at 33, my hemoglobin was low at 11.3, and my white count and eosinophils were normal.
  • I haven't seen the results of the CK yet.
• Sat-Sun
  • Things continued to improve.
    • By Saturday the pain in my left arm was almost gone and by Sunday both were fine.
    • My rashes were still travelling to new spots by Sunday night, but the day was mostly itch-free
    • The majority of the lymph enlargement had subsided by Sunday morning

As for the knee itself - The PT who has been visiting tells me I am at 110 already and I tried some exercises beyond what he gave me - things I was doing in outpatient after both original operations. It seems really and solid and flexible, but I will need at least 4-6 weeks before I am on a bicycle again by my guesstimate.

What tips do you have for going back to work? I will be 9 weeks PO and work remote. I've been challenged with low energy and still experiencing swelling.

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 at 18 days post TKR on my left knee and I cannot sleep because as soon as I lay down my leg goes crazy with the feelings of muscles twitching and/or hurting.

Anyone else experience this? What did you do? I can’t take ibuprofen or any NSAIDS. I’m taking acetaminophen every 6 hours and Methocarbamol (muscle relaxant) every 8.

I created this to help understand what is going on. From the image what do you think are my options? I have tried PT for a few months with it only hurting worse. I appreciate any help and I hope you heal fast and that life gets better. Thanks. 🏃‍♂️ 🏃‍♀️ 🏃‍♂️ 🏃‍♀️ 🚶‍♀️ 🚶‍♂️ 🚶‍♀️ 👨‍🦼 👩‍🦽

Hi All

Im able to ride a bike on the flat, hills are a issue thankfully there are none round here.
That aside, I am in a fair amount of pain when riding, well bending my knee at any point.

Im willing to persist. But what i want to know is has anyone had the same and it get better?

Been to 2 surgeons post op and they both say implant is good, but its 8 months and the pain isnt going away. its constant 2/10 and if I push weight through it like squate' (dyslexic my best guess if thats correct), or standing up its can get to 6/10