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Offline Teetaa

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Knee feels warm?
« on: April 18, 2007, 09:59:17 PM »
Here I am at 4 weeks, and doing well.  Each PT session adds a new exercise, but still mostly strengthening and stretching.  Started some weights on my leg today.  I miss having stairs to go up and down every day--for the first 2 weeks I was in a house with 4 flights of stairs, and I think it really helped.  I am now in a one-story, so I have to go looking for stairs!
Question--except when I have iced it, my knee feels warm.  It gets even warmer after exercise (understandably), but is warm to some degree the rest of the day as well.  Not hot enough to be alarmed about, but was wondering how many others have 'hot knees'?
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Re: Knee feels warm?
« Reply #1 on: April 18, 2007, 10:16:04 PM »
Yea, finally a real question (no offence to all the other posts)

Teetaa, that is the normal inflammatory process.  Normal skin color and warm okay.  Red or Blotchy Red and Hot = Not good call OS.  I am 9 weeks PO now and still have warm knee.  Hope it helps!

BTW what type of graft did you get?
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Re: Knee feels warm?
« Reply #2 on: April 18, 2007, 10:22:56 PM »
Thanks, Nola.  That's what I figured, but it's always good to get input from the Geeks!  It kind of evens out when my feet are cold at night :)

I had autograft hamstring.
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Offline jessie23

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Re: Knee feels warm?
« Reply #3 on: April 18, 2007, 10:36:25 PM »
Thanks for Nola! I too and 4 weeks post op and have a warm knee. I was concerned that it could be infected but you answer reassured me that its ok for it o be warm.
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Offline jennifer_in_clyde

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Re: Knee feels warm?
« Reply #4 on: April 18, 2007, 10:50:59 PM »
Mine was quite warm for 6 months - OS and PT both assured me as long as there is inflamation there will be heat - as long as your knee looks okay and is warm you are fine! It's pretty easy to be alarmed at all the strange things that go on with your knee/leg/body post ACLR!
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Offline Teetaa

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Re: Knee feels warm?
« Reply #5 on: April 18, 2007, 10:57:25 PM »
Jessie--we are only 2 days apart--how's your recovery coming?  Where were you skiing?
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Offline jessie23

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Re: Knee feels warm?
« Reply #6 on: April 18, 2007, 11:09:59 PM »
Teetaa,
Its nice to have somone that had there surgery around the same time are you! I wish recovery was coming better. I just had my first PT yesterday and it didn't look to good. I only have 20 degees of ROM so I have a long long long long way to go.  How is your recovery?  I was skiing in Pennsylvania (I live in the Poconos).  How did you tear yours? 
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Feb 9 2007 Tore acl and knee capsule skiing
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Oct 2007 awaiting OS decision on drop out knee cast to regain 15 degrees loss of extentsion, about 130 degrees of flexion

Offline eleanor7

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Re: Knee feels warm?
« Reply #7 on: April 19, 2007, 12:50:19 AM »
I am just about 7 weeks out and it seems as though my knee is always  a bit warm even when I haven't been working out.

sounds like you're doing well
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Offline henri

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Re: Knee feels warm?
« Reply #8 on: April 19, 2007, 04:49:31 AM »
Shouldnt this be basic Einsteins law, energy doesent go away, it changes, from work to heat and movement etc. And probably yes, inflamation.
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Offline sazzle1

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Re: Knee feels warm?
« Reply #9 on: April 19, 2007, 09:06:10 AM »
Asked my OS the same question last week (6week check up) He said that the heat is normal and would go on for a few weeks more. He also said " you should feel a knee replacement....now they're.. Hot" !!!!!!!! ;D
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Offline AllanD

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Re: Knee feels warm?
« Reply #10 on: April 19, 2007, 04:07:02 PM »
Wouldnt be too concearned im 11 months post op and my operated knee is still warmer than the non operated knee, especially after a work out.
And my knee is great, playing footy and squash without too many probs.
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Offline happysnaps

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Re: Knee feels warm?
« Reply #11 on: April 19, 2007, 09:32:10 PM »
Hi All,
My knee is also warm after 11 months. Much warmer after exercise.
Lorraine
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Re: Knee feels warm?
« Reply #12 on: August 31, 2012, 06:00:53 PM »
I'm 4 weeks post op torn acl. donor tissue was pos tibial ligament.  recovery is going well.  back to work which is not terribly horrible but my knee starts hurting towards afternoon.  knee feels warm so i called my OS.  Waiting to hear what he has to say about that.  I don't ever want to go thru this again. 
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