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  1. tiggpooh

    best ice pack to buy

    I bought mine from where I go for PT. It is called Polar Pack good for hot or cold it is latex free enviromentally safe,covers my entire knee and then some, they have a phone number 1-800-323-7442 and there website is www.thermosafe.com not sure how much they are on the website but I paid 8...
  2. tiggpooh

    Bummed.....

    Thank you, I am on Tramadol and I have been so up and down, I did get a suprise my mom is flying in from Florida on Monday. For the first time since surgery I cried like a baby my poor Pom zeus just looked at me as if to say its ok mom I love you. HUH! Well my mom will be busy planning something...
  3. tiggpooh

    Bummed.....

    Its not that I cant go in the pool but there will be a lot of kids and everthing right now is a hassle from getting in the car to getting there cant really walk around the yard too well uneven ground then there is just dealing with the swelling that comes from moving around alot and just plain...
  4. tiggpooh

    Bummed.....

    Well second holiday is rolling around and it sucks that I am on the couch ice packs and the same damn thing on tv! Lots of invites for pool parties and July 4 celebrations this weekend.told my husband to go have a good time,guess I am having my own pity party.Weather is perfect kinda sucks when...
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    will be crossing over Tuesday

    Yea, I find that every other night is a long sleepless one. Weird I nap whenever it hits me. I have this strange thing with 3:00 p.m. allways nap time and 3:00 a.m. I wake up,rather goofy hehe! The swelling is a little better. My mom will be flying up from Florida July 4 so she can drive me to...
  6. tiggpooh

    will be crossing over Tuesday

    I have swelling in my right foot and ankle still, how long should this go on?I have been really good about resting ice elevation i dont have calf pain so I know its not blood clot related. When should there be concern? I see my doctor July 14.
  7. tiggpooh

    will be crossing over Tuesday

    UH!!! Where is the sleep? Last night was the first night I slept through the night. This is driving me nuts! I have tried everything. I feel tired but I am just on the edge of sleeping , I did not even have a nap or anything earlier. SIGH!!
  8. tiggpooh

    will be crossing over Tuesday

    Thanks Jo & Tim! BTW-got 5hours sleep last night YEA! Will read these as I am iceing elevating resting hahaha.....thanks!
  9. tiggpooh

    will be crossing over Tuesday

    Just lots of tightness around the knee,like its wrapped to tight. My hubby calles it the tree trunk syndrome hehe, this happened last year. Still swollen around the ankle and my foot, but I have found that heat is helping as far as relaxing the knee. It feels like all the layers of stitches are...
  10. tiggpooh

    What to pack?

    I packed comfy pjs. Your first night you wont care about pjs,hospitol gown because they have to get you up to go potty and you are on some drugs. The second day that morning you are up to sponge bath yourself,brush teeth get dressed you the are in a reclining chair till breakfast then its off to...
  11. tiggpooh

    will be crossing over Tuesday

    Thanks! I feel so much better with the stitchs out. Still swelling but lots of ice and elevating. I getting my appitite back.Still have swelling around my ankles but over all what a differance this surgery is compared to last years surgery,last year was so hard and difficult and long well worth...
  12. tiggpooh

    will be crossing over Tuesday

    Went to doctor today for first visit,took my stitchs out. Doctor said everything looked good! He was pleased with my bend extension walk was not concerned with going to PT yet,he does not want me driving yet, I am only about 2 1/2 weeks since surgery,wants me to continue what I am doing and I...
  13. tiggpooh

    +Utica NY area

    No problem! Welcome to the group.Good luck in your search.
  14. tiggpooh

    +Utica NY area

    I know there are various groups and organizations that rate facilitys on there level of care,patient satisfaction,I do know they are a top leval life flight tramua facility, They are also a teaching faclity.There web site is quite lenghty,I would not recommend a place if I had not had top...
  15. tiggpooh

    +Utica NY area

    Hi,I live in Berkshire,NY about 20 min from Ithaca NY. I had both my knees done at Robert Packard Memorial Hospitol in Sayre PA, Dr.Dermot Reynolds he is chief of ortho for the hospitol. Pakard has an entire wing dedicated just to joint surgerys its called Guthrie Joint camp. There is a website...
  16. tiggpooh

    will be crossing over Tuesday

    Thanks Tim, Jim an I went out to get groceries first time since being home from hospital the 20th felt good to get out! We have had terrable storms an our neighbors tree crashed into our fence so a little stress from removing tree trying to patch fence to keep dogs in not fixed yet but wiil be...
  17. tiggpooh

    What do you plan to do when fully recovered?

    I am looking foward to helping my future daughter inlaw plan her wedding to our son Sept 2012. Going hiking with my hubby and our dogs and just living again!
  18. tiggpooh

    will be crossing over Tuesday

    My doctor only prescribed outpatient PT,don't know when I will start I see my doc on June 3 for my first visit since surgery, i dont have anyone to drive me and i have not been cleared yet to drive i am on oxycodon my mom is not coming up from Fla till the end of june hubby has to work, i do my...
  19. tiggpooh

    will be crossing over Tuesday

    Yes he wrote me out a scrip for pt, see him in five weeks overall i have been way better this time out,my husband see's the differance,I am resting elevating and iceing
  20. tiggpooh

    will be crossing over Tuesday

    Been home two days. Very good control of pain until about 9:30pm then i have to up my dosage but over all, very tired,took my first shower yea!! Wondering when i should start formal PT? Had me at 90% bend in hospitol meds are kicking in.going to bed.

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