Kahuna wrote:gadj1976 wrote:Total Knee Replacement
Day 28
Whilst the knee is feeling great overall, sleep is still an issue. I've got bad pain in the medial ligament area which I'm trying to deal with. But there are some learnings I'd like to pass on;
1. Time your pain relief with your bed time. I'm trying to coordinate osteo-ease and Palexia (and significant icing of the knee) 15-20 mins before sleep so I'm at my most relaxed and relieved just before bed.
Surprised you still have that much pain gadj. Seems some do better than others in that regard. Sure you are not overdoing it?
Edit: Seems to me if you are not sleeping, we could both knock back a couple of Palexia and uber it to the Clovey. Two or three pints should do the trick.
This ^ sounds like a plan!
Oh, I'm pretty sure I'm overdoing it*, however the lack of pain when I walk is not related (it seems) to side sleeping. Walking provides little or no pain at all, just the inflammation that is causing the knee to feel restricted. The side sleeping is opposite, as it is a stabbing pain in the medial area.
The hinged knee brace I have is doing the trick though, I'm sleeping much better even after two nights of use.
I'm off to the physio this afternoon so hopefully he can shed some more light on it.
* I went to the cricket last night - in a Corporate Box. We went from the Queens head, walked down to the ground then sat with my knee bent all night, then walked to the River Torrens bridge to wait to get picked up. By the time I got to the River Torrens bridge my knee and ankle had doubled in size from the start of the night. So yes in summary, some of it is self inflicted. I did 6000 steps for the day. Which is about my average for the past two weeks.
PS. the Dr has put me back on Oxycodone for sleep.
