I had arthroscopic surgery on my knee one week ago for a torn meniscus. I am walking around- as a matter of fact, I actually walked out of the recovery room with no assistance. The area above my knee, (NOT on top of my knee cap) is still very swollen which causes me difficulty with range of motion. I have had 2 days of physical therapy and my knee seems more swollen than usual. Anyone had the same experience? How long did it take to be "normal" again?
2007-01-23 12:12:10 · 4 answers · asked by zita 2 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
I will say first walking on it does nothing but inflamming it more because you are putting weight on the injury that needs time to heal without the weight. You will continue to swell until you give it a chance. I have had this surgery plus I work in Physical Therapy. You should be non weight bearing at least two weeks if not more and then only minimal weight. Two days of therapy is not going to magically make you better. Your knee is more swollen after therapy because it is being overworked. What happens is patients come into therapy thinking that the harder they push themselves the better off they will be and the faster they will recover. NOT true! It actually does more damage than good. Recovery comes with a gradual progression not constant weight and exercise. Everybody's body differs from how they heal. A great deal of people never gain their full range of motion back. I had my surgery in 02 and I still have alot of problems with my knee when walking up stairs, bending, running, and straightening and bending my knee are off from full range of motion by several degress. I had two years of therapy. Hope this helps. Take it easy on the knee and hopefully you start to see some improvement.
2007-01-23 12:25:56 · answer #1 · answered by Emilee D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-17 03:01:20 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
recovery is a long road, it will be about 6 weeks for you to recover but the swelling could last tll then
2007-01-23 12:16:48 · answer #3 · answered by Wicked 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
give it a week, and try to take it easy.
2007-01-23 12:17:13 · answer #4 · answered by kdishe 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋