Sudden Pain Four years Post TKR

[Kat1e]

Hello everyone,

Hope you are all keeping safe and well x

I’m four years post tkr but have recently experienced bouts of excruciating pain that radiates from the outside of my knee, down my leg and into my ankle. It’s got to the point where I can hardly weight bare and I nearly collapsed in a pile onto the floor today which was really scary. It seems each bout of pain gets progressively worse and today it made me cry. For obvious reasons I really don’t want to go to the surgery and bother my GP with something that’s not life threatening as I think they have enough to deal with at the moment but I’m scared It’ll get to the point that I can’t walk at all. Has anyone else had this happen so long after their tkr?

[vickster]

I’d certainly call the GP and request a telephone or video consult, you don’t need to go to the surgery. Alternatively you could try to get in touch with the surgeon via his/her hospital secretary?
Is there any heat, swelling or redness? Do painkillers help?

[Kat1e]

I’d certainly call the GP and request a telephone or video consult, you don’t need to go to the surgery. Alternatively you could try to get in touch with the surgeon via his/her hospital secretary?
Is there any heat, swelling or redness? Do painkillers help?

Thank you very much for your advice
There’s a little swelling and warmth but nothing too much. I’m taking naproxen and ibuprofen but it doesn’t seem to help any. I’m going to give it another night and if no better in the morning will  try and speak  to my doctor.

[vickster]

I wouldn’t take two NSAIDs, naproxen and ibuprofen on the same day (are you taking a stomach protector like omeprazole as you don’t want to damage your stomach lining). Take some paracetamol instead of the ibuprofen?

[tlovinggood]

Have you ruled out an infection. pr perhaps one of the components coming loose?