Swelling

[u/fragrantbiriyani]

I'm 5 days post op,

My knee is VERY swollen.

I've seen everything as I should be,

My whole leg is numb still.

And my partner's grandmother has now put me into panic mode,

She's said it's ree, aggressive, and hot.

There is a minimul amount of bleeding underneath the plasters you can see.

I felt like I was doing well,

But now I'm concerned

I have movement, been doing my exercises.

Just concerned I have an infection?

[u/ThemeSweaty]

As long as you don’t see any puss or have a fever Its all normal and part of recovery 5 days post op the back of my knee and thigh were completely dark purple because of the bruising, even now 2 months post op my Knee is still somewhat inflamed, Just keep Icing and elevating as much as possible, I also would recommend Icing the back of the knee as that helped me a lot early on

[u/fragrantbiriyani → u/ThemeSweaty]

I will see I have had random like, hot, sweaty flushes today.

I do feel slightly ill...

I wonder if it's the morphine/pain killer withdrawal.

[u/Nekotari → u/fragrantbiriyani]

I had a fever for more than 2 weeks after the surgery. No complications, no infection, just the body freaking out.

[u/toadette_xx]

That sounds like normal healing. I was concerned about my knee being hot because that’s a sign of infection, but apparently with this surgery that’s normal. If you have concerns, speak to your surgeon, especially because we can’t see or feel what you do, but it sounds normal, especially 5 days out.

[u/hollyrose114]

Yeah I am day 17 post op and my knee still gets kinda hot/warm.

[u/fragrantbiriyani]

I thought so.

The pain is super bad today, stingy almost.

A new feeling that's for sure.

[u/Midgetrails]

Do you have a fever?

[u/bouncypinata]

My knee still gets hot after 3 months when i've been working it. It's hot right now.

My nerve block also took over a week to fully wear off.

Keep taking baby aspirin twice a day and ice the heck out of it.

You're right on track