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    Tips to straighten TKR leg

    Put a rolled up towel under your ankle and stay in that position for 5 mins .... It used to hurt me so much that I took out my stop watch to help me pass the pain filled seconds. But repeating this exercise up to five times a day for a few weeks really set me straight. It was one of the...
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    My 5th week after tkr

    Yesterday I saw my surgeon for my three month check up.... He listened to my woes of hamstring pain, remedy exercises given by the PT and the ensuing pain in the hip. After a push and a poke, he seems to think this could be tendonitis, but is unsure. Rather than launching into a radical plan...
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    What helps with ROM

    Don't lose heart Gatiger. I've been told that having them bend it for you to break the scar tissue isn't that bad, so don't think of it as a set back. On the other hand, I too was stuck on 90 ROM for quite a few weeks post op. It was sheer hell having the guys push me beyond my limit...
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    My 5th week after tkr

    Hi Bailey, Thanks for the sympathy....... Even though you say "At least your PT has you on track and correcting the problem." I seem to have my doubts. The pain in my hip caused by doing a bend from the hip to stretch the hamstring has been making me limp, so I've stopped the hamstring...
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    What helps with ROM

    Hi Gatiger.... I posted this msg some weeks back.... perhaps it will be of use to you in efforts to increase your ROM. It certainly worked for me! >>>>>>>>>>> ....... my husband and son came up with a novel solution to the passive exercise machine which I dubbed the "leg bender" during my...
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    Melanie

    Melanie - one of the exercises I was told to do from day one of my op was aimed at stretching the leg out. Roll up a towel so that you have approximately a six inch roll and then run sticky tape around it so that it stays put. By placing the roll under your ankle gravity will make your knee...
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    My 5th week after tkr

    12 weeks down the track of a PKR....... Thought I was going well, but at 9 weeks post op - around the time I started back at work 4 hrs a day - the whole knee started to ache. My PT suggested laying off land exercises but to keep the hydro exercises going. A couple of weeks later, just...
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    Full of questions....

    Wow... I'm amazed at the discussion on showering. I came out of surgery with the wound lightly bandaged but taped over with a clear waterproof bandage that covered a large area over the front of the knee. After all the tubes came out, the first PT was to give me confidence to shower on...
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    4 Weeks After Knee Replacement

    I'm a 55 usually fairly active person who had a PKR on one leg completed seven weeks ago. Everthing you write Lyn sounds familiar. I still get exhausted after working through the morning routine of PT, shower, dressing and breakfast. Find that I am needing far more sleep and rest than I...
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    Crutches

    Thanks for the advice Weezl, but have gone along with Josephine's suggestion. Am finding that the more I walk the more I'm able to walk. Exercises are increasing my strength and hence my balance is improving. Have dug out a little gizmo we had around the house some time back - a...
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    Crutches

    Glad to tell you all that I gave my crutches away today - returned them with glee to the place I hired them from! Also, my PT made my day by confirming that I've hit the 120 ROM level! Yahoo!! Now just taking it day by day enduring the aches and pains of both exercise and extended walking...
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    Had my TKR 1/4/08, 3 days ago

    Great to hear you've made it through the op Weezl. Just know that the next four weeks or so is bound to have lots of ups and downs. As hard as it may be, try to stay focused on the positive mind set. Make sure you keep up the exercising - even through the pain. I'm sure that this has...
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    Crutches

    Six weeks post op for a PTR, I have moved rapidly from two crutches, to one and now to none. Although at times I waddle like a duck, I am able to take my full weight on the operated knee and seem to be walking reasonably well for short distances. While I'm easily walking 2-300 metres at a...
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    Passive exercise machine hire

    I may be a bit late in getting back to you on this one, but my husband and son came up with a novel solution to the passive exercise machine which I dubbed the "leg bender" during my hospital stay..... As I am short, my PT advised it was best for me to sit on a chair with a book...
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    Seeing the light at the end of the tunnel

    Perhaps sharing 'good' news is the way to counter the fears and the difficulties along our common paths.... A week ago, in between pain and tears, I was convinced that I'd never walk again....... (a familiar feeling???). A few days later though, after progressing from two crutches to one...
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    Sensitive Incision Scars

    Although my wound looks quite healed, some days it feels more sensitive than others. On the sensitive days it feels irritated by clothes brushing over it. I never thought to query it till this issue was raised. Is this a common reaction - even weeks along the line?
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    This may sound really strange

    Now I am doing just that!!!! Thanks .... :-)
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    pain meds

    Like many others, I too have reacted badly to just about all pain medications taken and kind of look at them wondering each time it's time for the next lot. I've recently given up Tramadol - just one 50g tab a day seemed to be enough to make me quite ill - and have moved on to Panadeine. Am...
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    This may sound really strange

    Perhaps a glossary needs to be created for this forum..... Have worked out most of the acronyms used, but Josephine what on earth is "a ROTFLMBO moment"! :-)
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    Swelling

    While you guys in the UK and US are suffering from the cold, we in Australia are suffering from the heat. It was 40 degrees C in Melbourne yesterday (which translates to around 110 F) with similar weather promised for the next few days. My knee swelled up far more than usual which made...
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