I had TKR 3 weeks ago. The pain is still er bad in my whole leg. Not just my knee I am wondering if this is from my neuropathy from my Lyme causing it to still be so bad or if it's normal for everyone..It just burns up and down my leg.
Posted by Bartenderbonnie (Member # 49177) on :
A well- respected LLMD has posted several blogs about knee replacement and Lyme infection.
The authors considered three potential reasons for Lyme arthritis following an operation:
1. "The spirochete, at times, evades complete eradication and lies dormant in host tissue, most notably joint, nervous, and cutaneous sites in humans."
2. "Alterations to immune surveillance as a result of surgery or mechanical exposure of dormant B. burgdorferi spirochetes during surgery with influx of immune cells into the joint are possible explanations for such a condition."
3. Lyme arthritis periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is also possible and may be related to B. burgdorferi's biofilm.
"These cases highlight the importance for providers practicing in Lyme-endemic regions to keep such an infection in mind when evaluating postoperative joint pain and swelling,"
Hope you find answers on how to relieve the pain, sorry.
Posted by Ann-Ohio (Member # 44364) on :
I hope you can find a way to ease that pain. Bonnie really did some good research!
Posted by Garz (Member # 52095) on :
Knees are known to be more painful and take longer to heal than hips
my father had 2 done - and both were v painful for some time after
whereas my mother had a hip replacement and was pretty much healed after 2-3 weeks
i would not panic at this stage that its something sinister - but i would consult with the after care / pain management nurse to make sure they were doing everything they can to deal with the pain.
Posted by Ann-Ohio (Member # 44364) on :
Kim, how are you doing? Hoping you are feeling better, .