had lateral release surgery now 6 months later i have chronic knee pain?
had lateral release surgery now 6 months later i have chronic knee pain. this pain is in my right knee the worst. my left one hurts some because i am sepending on it alot more. but this is about the right one here. I have pain form the moment i wake up tell and after i go to bed. just today i was walking just 10 feet and my knee buckeled and i about fell over. I spoke to the ortho who did the operation last week and he gave me a cortazone shot and sent me on my way. I am not takeing alot of pain meds ( they dont help anyways) because i dont want to get hooked. So i just deal with it the best i can. has anyone else delt with the same thing and what ended up happening. oh yes i can also hyper extend my knees both of them.
i walk daily and do the workouts that i was given to do while i was in thepary and one released I also still have the popping and grinding sometimes mild and sometimes a great deal of it. he said the cortazone shot would help and yet nothing this is the second shot i have had in the same knee one b4 the operation and one now
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1. Sounds like the tendons for the muscles to your knees have tightened up on you to give you that pain. They have to be released to get rid of the pain but are difficult to do so should be done by one trained to do them.2. I would invest in a memory foam knee pillow or a wide enough pillow that provides you comfort so that you can sleep. The cortisone takes a few days to 2 weeks to work, but it's magic when it kicks in.
You need to keep the inflammation and pain down, so you must understand how to take the medication properly ~ you don't take it as needed, you take it consistently every day until you feel better.
If the doctor says to take ibuprofen (not addictive) every 4 hours for 10 days, then you take it exactly this way and after 10 days, you'll know if it feels better or still swollen and can then decide whether to continue with the anti inflammatories which are not addictive at a reduced amount or same amount.
The same goes with narcotics (percocet, vicodan, demerol, fentynal, morphine, &/or codeine).You take it as prescribed and not AS NEEDED this is how people develop an addiction because they wait for the pain then take the pill it doesn't work so they pop another and the addiction starts.
As long as you take it as prescribed, your body will stabilize on it and you won't feel loopy all the time or stoned. When you take it whenever your body doesn't get a chance to metabolize it so you get "crashes" with cold sweats.
I suffered with pain for years and it took 10 years before I was given the pain protocol which clearly explains to you how to take your medication for the best results and least side effects. I attend the pain clinic at our hospital every 3-5 weeks for an infusion for pain, so I'm up on pain protocols.
Be aware in the future for the following symptoms for bursitis. This can occur anytime now that you've had an injury so be aware of "bursitis" and the symptoms. There doesn't need to be a reason for BURSITIS, BUT it's incredibly PAINFUL. You could find yourself in the emergency room for pain control because tylenol might not touch it.
Bursitis is the most painful and it's difficult to bear weight. If you have an anti inflammatory, this will take down the swelling and pain fast. If it isn't working then you need to see your doctor asap to try a different prescription.
You should take it as directed on the bottle. If it says every 4 hours, then you take it every 4 hours. If you take it as needed, you might as well not even waste the doctor's time.
A lot of people think taking on as needed basis is better. It does nothing if it doesn't retain a build up of the medication so it can attack the inflammation.
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Sit on the side of your bed with both legs draped over. Try to straighten the knee. You may hear crunching, popping, etc. Keep doing it, up and down, up and down, like a handle on a pump...you'll need to keep doing it 4-6x a day.
You could also lie down on your bed. Lift your knees up and now try and move them like you would on a bicycle....keep doing it until all noise disappears from the knee ~ do not exceed 5 minutes.
Continue to do this, take anti inflammatories, ice the pain, and then warm the tendons.
***if you have puffy, swelling, and pressure increasing your pain, you may need to see the doctor to have the water drained.
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