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Re: pain in the shin/tibia area.

Posted By: Bill Glaser
Date: Monday, 10 March 2008, at 1:27 a.m.

In Response To: Re: pain in the shin/tibia area. (Christine Abraham)

Thanks . . . and I thought I was getting off so easily . . .
And the heat and swelling over the tibia area was part of it for you, too? It doesn't feel like an infection (I took a course of antibiotics that were prescribed), but all a new experience for me . . .

> yes, totally normal to have pain in your shin. I remember
> seeing my Doc 10 days after surgery and him saying that a
> lot of his patients had intense pain in the shins. I hadn't
> at all and then it hit . . like a freight train. I was a
> patella auto - but I don't think it matters. Even now - (2
> mos post op) I still get some pain below the screws. It
> only lasted a few days. It seemed for me really intense
> when I would first stand after sitting for a while but as I
> walked, it released. Good luck and keep us posted on your
> progress!

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