Re: am I a wimp--knee surgery still HURTS
- From: gloria.wolfe@xxxxxxxxxxx (Gloria Wolfe)
- Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2008 12:18:40 -0500
You're so right. Any invasion of your body causes pain afterwards. I had a
horrible time after the scope and PT. Then, I had a TKR and, again, lots of
initial pain afterwards. It takes a long time to heal, me thinks. Of course,
add Fibromyalgia, and the muscle pain just stays and stays. Ditto about
Darvocet. It has no noticeable effect on my pain, and Tylenol is really
a "joke". Nanny
On 7/11/2008 6:43 AM, hanbellGOGATORS@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote to All:
-> I haven't had a knee scope done, but my general knowledge of muscles
from
-> years of dancing and being otherwise active says the the a couple of days
-> after some insult to the muscle is the most painful. While a scope is
-> gentler than traditional surgery, it still batters the internal tissues and
-> the muscles. They DO have to insert those tools into you and they
pump in
-> saline to expand the joint and it takes time for the body to recover. The
-> tools CAN inflame the muscles too, if you are prne to that, such as in
-> fibromyalgia. I had a horrendous situation with that last year after a
-> laproscopic biopsy. Think of it in those terms.
->
-> That said, IIRC you are on Darvocet for pain. That is a very mild pain
-> medication and some people (including me) find it little better than tylenol.
-> It may be that you really need something a bit stronger for the first few
-> days post-op. If the pain is still as bad today, you might consider calling
-> the surgeon's office to see if you can get a couple days of something a bit
-> stronger.
->
-> --
-> Nann
-> remove the Gator cheer to email me
-> Change everything. Love & forgive.
->
->
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