Home > Ailments > Knee Pain > Knee Pain Q&A > Seeking Remedies for Severe Pain Weeks After Knee Replacement Surgery
Seeking Remedies for Severe Pain Weeks After Knee Replacement SurgeryPosted By Gracie (Nottingham, Uk) on 01/19/2018
I've always been into healthy eating, so in May when I had the initial flare up I tried all the natural remedies, such as Borax, MSM, turmeric, apple cider vinegar, etc you name it I tried but nothing really helped. I would be interested to learn if other contributors to Earth Clinic had any answers.
Best wishes
Replied by Art (California ) on 01/19/2018
For myself, I have ground up ibuprofen or other nsaids like naproxen and aspirin into a super fine powder in a bullet type blender and add the powder to a lotion which I apply directly to painful areas. This allows me to reach tissue levels that would not be possible with standard oral dosing.
If I was going to try this on myself for the first time to see if it would be helpful, I would buy ibuprofen in a soft gel capsule and pop it with a needle and then squeeze the contents directly onto my painful area and then apply a typical body lotion right on top of it to help work it into the skin. If it helps with my pain then I would go ahead and make the powder and lotion mix to treat my painful area regularly. The advantage here is that although I can reach high tissue levels locally the chance for nsaids to damage my gut or kidneys are greatly reduced.
Another alternative is to use Arnica Montana ointment directly on my painful areas.
Art
Replied by Charity (Faithville, Us) on 01/19/2018
Replied by Mmsg (Somewhere, Europe) on 01/20/2018
Replied by Michael (New Zealand) on 01/20/2018
Have you tried all the suggested remedies for knee problems on this Site including poultices and the "Russian Arthritis and Rheumatism Remedy" I posted not long ago? Castor oil wrap and heating pad, Calcium / Magnesium balance etc?
My only NEW suggestion would be to possibly try a new, natural product (here in N.Z. anyway). It is a "Full Spectrum Curcumin 800mg" which they now claim to possess much enhanced bio-availability. Made by a USA company starting with "S". Bio-availability has been an issue until now as you may know but hopefully this one will prove more effective.
Have any other posters tried it yet I wonder?
Apparently it takes from a few days to up to a month to show results at one tablet per day with a meal but I reckon that just MIGHT ease the pain and suffering with any luck in your case.
If not, then ask your Doctor if you can go on Tramadol 50mg for nerve pain if things just get too much.
Cheers and wishing you all the best,
Michael
Replied by Iowama (Iowa, Usa) on 01/20/2018
I am so sorry that your knee replacement has not been the success you had hoped for. I do not mean to scare you, but your story sounds much like that of a close friend. Please ask your doctor to test to see if you have an infection. This is done through blood testing. Our friend's first replacement failed due to an infection, but it was replaced and the new knee is healing. It was a big ordeal made worse by his drawn out hesitation to question his doctor. Please continue to eat your healthy diet and call your doctor right away. My prayers are with you tonight. Take care.