I've already been on pain meds and had to be weaned off. I just posted

[Suzafone]

P.S. regarding the pain after more than a year of having both knees replaced:

I've been on strong pain meds and was went to an addiction specialist by my surgeon, who made me wean off the pain meds.  I am off them completely and can't go back onto them.  I use meditation and other mind/body techniques to control my pain.  I keep reminding myself that if I was "frozen" instead of having pain, it would mean that I've made as much progress as I can and then I wouldn't be able to walk and do other things so normally.

When I first asked my surgeon why the pain, his answer was,  "Because your knee are 'coming alive!'"  That didn't satisfy me.  I called his Assistant last week and she asked if I wanted to come see him.  I should probably see somebody in his specialty anyway.  They took x-ray when I complained and everything is fine!

[philnoir]

Do you mean the muscles get tight and spasm or are you talking about a sensation of temperature?

Please be specific.

[Suzafone]

What do you mean,  "What's your point?"  Did you mean to say,  "What's your question?"  Or were you wondering what "frozen" means, in terms of double knee replacements?  Basically, what I was saying is that I'm in a great deal of pain and am looking for someone with experience with my problem who may have found answers.

See my post right below this one for more info re: double knee replacements.  They can involve pain for only a short period of time or a long time; it's different for everyone.

Mine have hurt since Day 1 and it's interfering with my aerobic exercise and general mood of feeling good.

With bilateral knee replacements, peoples' knees/leg bending "freezes" once they have made as much progress as they can.  This is normal.  That's why it's important to do extreme amounts of exercise regularly, starting a few days after surgery so you can make lots of progress.  If you don't do the proper exercises with the help of a physical therapist for several months, your new knees can fail and you'd have to have them done all over again!

I have not had freezing yet and it's been almost a year and a half.  That is an abnormal amount of time to suffer the pain rather than being able to enjoy renewed knee function.

That was my point.

[CarolinaFreddie]

I don't get the "frozen" stuff. What's your point?