Suggest remedy for severe pain caused by knee replacement surgery
Patient: My left leg knee replacement took place hardly month and half back. Presently I am going thro lot of pain. I also also have my back disc L4 and L1 L2 damage. TIred of eating Oxycrocent and other pain killers. Hot water salt bath helps temp. Can U. Suggests to avoid severe pain I go thro my leg and back pain. Night can not sleep et sleep disturbed Doctor: Hi Thanks for your query and Welcome to Healthcare Magic. I am Dr Akshay from Fortis Hospital, New Delhi.You have mentioned that you had a knee replacement surgery around 6 weeks back and even after that you are having a lot of pain.Normally pain after a knee replacement surgery should start settling 6-8 weeks from the date of surgery and should be a bare minimum at 3 months , and there should be no pain from 6 month onwards.But some patients can have pain for a slightly prolonged periods of time. Anyways if there is only pain, but no other s/s of inflammation or infection like Skin redness, increasing swelling, local warmth etc , then it can be managed by :- Ice packs for few more days- Change in the medications you are taking , maybe a combination of Tramadol + Paracetamol can be given if it is routinely used by your Orthopaedic surgeon.- Physical therapy can be modified according to your pain tolerance as aggresive physical therapy can sometimes increase pain after knee replacement surgery.Also you can initially limit your ambulation and other activities as per your pain tolerance, or as guided by your physical therapist.As far as your spine problem goes, i can advise you in detail if i have a detailed information about your problem including neurological examination and relevant MRI images and report.Do not hesitate to contact me if you need any further assistance. Thanks & RegardsDr Akshay Kumar Saxena