How Painful Is Knee Replacement Surgery?
Knee replacement surgery, unlike any
other surgery, involves changing your body’s natural build system.
Therefore, it is obvious that the body will take its time to cope with
these changes. Time taken by your body can be a few months. This process
is gradual and not immediate. There are several medications and
physical therapy involved to make it a success. So yes, it may involve
pain in your knee region. Pain can be during and after the surgery.
Operation and after
During the operation, the doctor will
give you anesthesia to make sure you feel no pain. This can be general,
epidural, or spinal. Once the operation is completed, the pain is the
highest. The immediate pain is the most drastic after the anaesthesia’s
effect ends the doctor may put Novocain in the knee to decrease this
post-operation pain for a while.
Medications
Some general medications used to
decrease pain are given below. These depend on the doctor to select the
medications according to his patient’s conditions.
- Morphine
- Fentanyl
- Oxycodone
These drugs are not addictive and used
for a short period. They eventually become bearable and the goal is to
decrease the use of medications altogether.
Swelling
Another issue along with pain is
swelling. It is a normal part of the process and everyone faces it. It
can last for 2-3 weeks. Nevertheless, there are no medications provided.
This problem may be troublesome but the doctors’ advice various
exercises to deal with it.
Take away
Pain is different for every person.
Every individual faces pain differently. And these problems discussed
above a very subjective. This means that the problems you have
extremely, might not be remotely visible in another patient. To discuss
all your issues with your doctor and make sure you are taking the right
medicine for your issue.
Dr.Neelabh is one of the top joint
replacement surgeons in India. Patients from all over the world have
taken his assistance. His work has been well renowned in countries like
USA, Germany, Canada, and Australia. Feel free to reach him out for
consultation and advice.
For more information contact: https://www.healthybones.in/
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