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Originally Posted by cromag
I had my right knee replaced last October. Sounds like you've had a tougher time with shingles than I've had with my knee, Hitch.
Take care!
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Originally Posted by Hitch
I think that there's expected, known to be coming, etc. pain, and then there's random, God-Taser pain that just strikes you when and where it will and it's hard to reconcile those. I find it weird to expect to be "getting better" and then I'm minding my own biz, reading a Kindle on my sofa and KABLAMMO!, something hits me that's like being stabbed by lava-filled lightsabers, or...IDK, 100 cattle prods or the like.
The other thing could be--I don't claim to be an expert in this--with surgeries like for your knee, the docs tell you "this will take about this long and that will take that and then there's PT and that will take this much more" so you have an expectation of duration. So far, my duration has been longer than originally mentioned, (as having very severe pain, I mean; it's supposed to be on the mend by now) so...IDK. Oh, and yeah, I had that not-so-great reaction to one of the "go-to" meds and had to eliminate it--so the pain came roaring back. That probably didn't help..
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That, or I'm just a HUGE baby. That could be it, too.
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Yeah, right. That's it, I'm sure.
I've had a total knee replacement, and there really isn't all that much pain. Much less than I had been living with for months, really. But more importantly, it's not
nerve pain, but the pain from inflammation, mostly, and that's a completely different kind of pain, and one that's easily controlled with typical NSAIDs or mild opiates. Vicodin was my go to before the surgery. After it was ibuprofen except for the first day or so when I had demerol. But really, not anywhere close to what Hitch has had. And honestly, no pain at all by the end of the week. (Well, OK, except for PT, but that's supposed to hurt!)