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6 weeks after my knee replacement and I thought I made a huge mistake. Everyone told me I'd be feeling so much better after surgery. My surgeon said most people are turning the corner at this point. The physical therapist kept saying I was doing everything right. But the swelling wouldn't go down. My knee looked like a grapefruit. And the pain... some days it felt worse than before the surgery. I'd lie in bed at night just staring at the ceiling because I couldn't get comfortable no matter what position I tried. I'm 62. Spent 30 years as a nurse. On my feet for 12 hour shifts. I knew recovery wouldn't be easy but I wasn't prepared for this. The worst part was knowing my other knee needs to be done too. My surgeon had already mentioned it before this surgery. Said we'd talk about scheduling it once I recovered from this one. I couldn't even think about going through this again. At my follow up appointment I fully broke down. Asked if there was anything else we could try and she mentioned I could go back to cortisone shots to help manage things. More cortisone shots... After everything I just went through. That night I started going through knee replacement support groups online. Thousands of people sharing their experiences. Some had easy recoveries. Some were struggling like me. Lots of different opinions on what helped and what didn't. I kept seeing people mention these bamboo compression sleeves. Wearing them overnight. Saying they helped with swelling and pain more than anything else they tried. I was skeptical. I'd tried compression before and it never did much. So I showed my surgeon at my next appointment. She gave me the go ahead, and I ordered them that night. First time I put it on I noticed the pressure around my knee definitely settled down. I still had some pain, but the throbbing and swelling started to quiet down. I slept 6 hours straight that first night. Hadn't done that since before the surgery. Kept wearing it every single night. Every day when I was resting. And within maybe two weeks the swelling had gone down so much I actually booked a followup just to make sure everything was okay. My physical therapist noticed how much I improved at my next session. Asked what changed because my range of motion had jumped significantly. I told him about the sleeves and he actually noted it down for one of his other clients. Here's the part that really surprised me though. I started wearing one on my other knee too. The one that still needs to be replaced. Figured it might help. Three months later and I'm actually managing both knees better than I have in years. The one I had surgery on is healing faster than anyone expected. And the other one... my surgeon actually said at my last appointment that if I can keep managing the symptoms this well, to only come back if I notice things getting worse. I’m not going to rule out needing the second surgery, but I can’t explain how much that was weighing over my head. I wear them every night now. Both knees. My husband asked for a pair of their gloves for his arthritic trigger finger because he saw how much they've helped me. TKR is tough and it nearly broke me. So if you're struggling after surgery, if you're dreading a replacement that's coming... or you're just trying to manage the pain day to day... please try these. They said over the phone that they have a 60 day guarantee so you can just return them if they don't work for you. I wish I'd found them sooner. Would have saved me a lot of tears during those first six weeks. I'll put the link below.