I had my son 6 months ago. I dont breastfeed. I had a vaginal delivery and had an episiotomy and forceps were used. I didnt have an epidural. Now ever since going to my pre pregnancy weight ive had alot of pain, knee and shin pain in one leg and all my joints click. Even my arm bones ache but im unsure if its just because im skinny and my baby is now 8.5kgs.

Ive had blood tests and doctors dont see anything wrong.
Has anyone else expereinced this?
I had a vitamin D defieciency during my pregnancy but my levels are now back in normal range but im continuing to take supplements.
Thanks for answering!! Yeh my knee gets sore and it out pressure doewn my shin. Im from Australia and not sure what that shop is but illlet a chemist know and about that medicationa nd see if we have something similar here.
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OMG, I think you are experiencing what I experienced, but worse. My baby is now 8months. I started to have pain in both my knees when he as like 3 months. Going up and down the stairs, getting from the floor and sometimes just getting up from a sitting position in a chair was an agony. But once I'm up and about, I feel no pain.

So I finally decided to see my doctor. She did some manual testing, prescribe inflamatory med, blood test…nothing! So she referred to the PT. They did manual test, move this, move that, squeez this, squeeze with my knees and legs. Nothing, no pain. So they said to try to do some stretching at home. They gave me some stretching routine to do on my own and to go back and see them the next week. I ask if it looks like that I would be cured from this pain with this therapy. She said she's not sure because she doesn't know what's causing it. So, I thought, then what's the use? It's costing me alot of money each session to see them and they can't even tell if I'll get better. So, after I left the PT after my first session, I said forget it. I'm not going back and waste my money.

So, I decided to find some over the counter joint med on my own to take. My father who's 80 y/o been taking this med called "Move Free" and he said he has no joint pain. So, I decided to try it for myself. I have nothing to lose. I've been taking it for about a month now, and it truely does work for me. It feels so good to be able to get up from the floor and not have to grab on for help.

Try it for yourself. You can find this med at Costco. It cost about $24 for a hugh bottle.

Good luck and take care.

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My husband had a knee replacement surgery and beside the spinal injection he had been given a local anesthesia in the groin. Although he can move his toes he cannot feel his leg. Anybody with an opinion? Thank you very much.

That's a femoral nerve block that he had, and it was done for post-op pain relief. I don't know what drug was injected, so I can't tell you if there's a problem or not.

Contact the anesthesia department and ask them to see him. They can give you a better idea of whether or not there is cause for concern.

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My dad is 65 and recently started having joint pain because of arthritis. Its mainly located in knee joints. If you have any experience with knee supports, would you reply which ones suited you most and why. I will be flying to meet my dad soon and I want to give it to him at that time. So pls reply. Thanks. I appreciate your answers.

I personally haven't but my partner has. I got him a magnetic knee support and he said it has helped a lot, not got rid of the pain completely but eased it. He has also started on fish oil and glucosamine tablets as they are very beneficial with arthritic pain and are not a drug.
Before that i just got a sports wrap from the chemist which didn't really help as its more for joint pain due to muscle injury but the magnetic ones are great for arthritic pain, good luck and i hope you find them, i got mine from the chemist.

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Pain, Chronic is one of the accepted NANDA nursing diagnoses. However, joint swelling in and of itself is not evidence of pain or necessarily arthritis. Wouldn't better parameters for pain evidence be physiologic changes, such as changes, in vital signs, or tearing and diaphoresis. Or behavoral changes such as alterations of mood and levels of aggression. These are signs I would want a nurse to report as evidence of pain, not swelling of the knee. The swelling of the knee would be a separate diagnosis, such as localized swelling related to arthritis.

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I have heard and read that it is hard.I would like to how long before you could do little things, recovery period , how you manage pain etc.
anyone know of a good book on post knee replacement? I would appreciate any knowledge you have from experience. Thanks!

I have been an orthopedic nurse for 25 years and yes it use to be a very painful and difficult surgery. I wont say its easy but the usual hospital stay is 3 days for a total knee replacement. I cant say for all surgeons but the ones I work with have their patients up the day of surgery if its done early but defiantly the next day if not. Pain control the first day is usually Demerol IV and after that Lortab seems to work very well for bone pain. I have seen many knee replacements and many returns to get the 2nd one done with nothing but rave reviews on how it has improved their lives. Some people go to rehab. for a week or two after the hospital but most just do outpatient physical therapy..Yes it is hard and it all depends on you and your motivation but from what Ive heard it is very much worth it.

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I had surgery to remove a tumor in the back of my knee/leg a week ago. I am in a knee immoboilizer for 3 weeks. Are there exercises I can do to help strengthen my leg/knee while i'm on bed rest for 3 wks?

Hello, I am a therapist. It sounds like he doesn't want you to move it for 3 weeks. Hence the knee immobilizer and bed rest. In 3 weeks he should refer you to a physical therapist to start exercises. In the meantime, I would not do anything unless your doctor has stated otherwise. You do not want to harm your knee. He said that for a reason. He must have had to go deep and it needs to heal from the inside out. Be safe, not sorry. I pray for your quick recovery.

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I have had two identical surgeries to fix my torn miniscus in my knee. It was medial. I went to Physical therapy for the first surgery, and I started to go for my second a few months ago, but it caused more pain, so I didn't go anymore. I heard about a baker's cyst which sounds like my symptoms. Should I go and see another doctor, or do you have any ideas about pain relief?

Baker's cyst is a localized pocket of swelling in the popliteal fossa which can be assymptomatic or symptomatic. In other words, it can be a source of pain or it may be an incidental finding. Since the surgery was only a couple months ago, you may still be having post-operative swelling which could conflict with the diagnosis of a baker's cyst. Presumably, when you had your surgery, it would've been addressed while they were in there if a cyst was present.

After having an arthroscopic meniscal debridement, we must remember that the mechanics of the joint are now altered. There is not as much congruency between joint surfaces as compared to a normal knee. So, incorperating exercises (while important for normal functioning) does have the potential to make the pain worse due to this alteration of mechanics. Follow up with your orthopedist as some other pain control measures may be needed including aggressive anti-inflammation for a short period of time (to break the cycle and allow to do PT without the inflammatory response) or possibly injections such as synvisc to increase the space between joint surfaces. You definetely need to follow up with the doctor who did the surgery…just because things aren't going exactly as well as you hoped, doesn't mean there isn't more he/she can do for you.

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I've been working out on the elliptical a lot lately. I've been experiencing some lower knee pain. What is this from? What can I do to prevent it, or to treat it? Thanks.

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