Care after knee replacement

Care after knee replacement
It takes about a year for your body to fully adapt to the new knee.

  1. You will have severe pain and tingling around the knee for several weeks, which you can use to reduce the pain. Put an ice pack on your knee 3 times a day (10 minutes each time)
  2. During the first month after surgery, place a pillow under the heel and gently apply pressure to the knee 10 times three times a day to prevent the knee from bending.
    In the first week, you will see a slight discharge of watery water around the wound so do not worry and change the dressing daily.
  3. Keep the bandage on the wound for about three weeks so that your foot does not swell.
  4. In the first few months after surgery, your limbs, especially around the operated knee, are swollen, which is normal and do not worry, and will disappear with increasing activity and the passage of time.
  5. The first few weeks after surgery, you have anorexia that you try to drink more fluids and eat more fruits and foods with iron.
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  1. The first few weeks after surgery, you have anorexia that you try to drink more fluids and eat more fruits and foods with iron.
  2. From the day after the operation, start walking with a walker and slowly bend and straighten your knee. You should do your daily activities for a month, walk at least a certain amount every hour every day and be sure to rest during the activities.
  3. You can sleep on any side you want, but you may have a slight insomnia that you try not to sleep during the day to sleep better at night. Try to sleep on a regular schedule at a set time each night to make your sleep easier.
  4. You can travel from two weeks after the operation.
  5. 6 to 8 weeks after surgery, you can start driving slowly and cautiously.
  6. Be sure to take antibiotics with your doctor before surgery and wounds, and especially dental procedures.
  7. Infection is the most dangerous enemy of your knee, so be careful of infection of all parts of your body and take any part of the body that had an infection (cold, urinary tract infection, etc.) seriously and see a doctor immediately for treatment.
  8. See your doctor at least twice a year.