i had knee surgery about six weeks ago after the surgery the first couple weeks were great as soon as i started physical theropy it was starting to get sore now i have alot of swelling above my knee and around it going down into my calf and ankle my calf is real tight and hurts to push on it in areas and i have numbness and tingle sensation in foot and toes
Hi. The pain and soreness what you have post surgery while rehabilitation is normal to some extent because of soreness there could be mild swelling around knee. Numbness and tingling sensation what you experience in your foot is due to swelling in the leg that could be compressing the neural structures which in turn tightens up your calf muscle... Now... Don't worry about your current symptoms as they could easily solve by simple care... I suggest you the following... Take a bit easy in your rehab...start with mild strengthening exercises without exerting too much.keep icing your knee frequently... Keep it compressed witChatDoctorpression bandage...keep it elevated and keep moving your ankle to and fro to facilitate the reduction in swelling.thus solves your tingling and numbness sensation in footed mildly over your calf muscles and relax it...keep working on your gluteus strengthening like bridging...pressing a pillow with heel etc...once everything get back to normal gradually progress with rehab wish you a speedy recovery Hope this is helpfulRevert back in case you need further clarification...