traceys
graduate
Hello all. New member here. Discovered you all from Twitter and browsing looking for some people that are going through what I am recovering from Sept 11 surgery. My avatar was my last xray pre-surgery. I suffered for 37yrs and 17 other surgeries before someone agreed to do my TKR
I always thought I was a strong woman but have learned a LOT about myself past few weeks.
Some background where I’m currently at:
I don’t and haven’t really had daily pain. Blessed with the fact I have an insanely high pain tolerance and OS that medicated me well. Instead I get sensations that freak me out.
I am between 70-80 degrees flexion and not quite straight yet
Still using crutches or a wheeled walker because of the lack of straightening and psychological issues about my knee and stability.
Worried about pain med addiction so not taking as many meds as people say I should be.
Physio 3x a week but not seeing any large improvements.
Spend my days in my recliner with my leg up and doing home stretches very sporadically due to the tightness. Sleep nights about 3-4 hrs at a time but so exhausted all day.
Right now I’m trying to get thru horrible depression
Hope to meet a lot of you and say hi and maybe...just maybe... find some peace and knowledge from everyone!
I always thought I was a strong woman but have learned a LOT about myself past few weeks.
Some background where I’m currently at:
I don’t and haven’t really had daily pain. Blessed with the fact I have an insanely high pain tolerance and OS that medicated me well. Instead I get sensations that freak me out.
I am between 70-80 degrees flexion and not quite straight yet
Still using crutches or a wheeled walker because of the lack of straightening and psychological issues about my knee and stability.
Worried about pain med addiction so not taking as many meds as people say I should be.
Physio 3x a week but not seeing any large improvements.
Spend my days in my recliner with my leg up and doing home stretches very sporadically due to the tightness. Sleep nights about 3-4 hrs at a time but so exhausted all day.
Right now I’m trying to get thru horrible depression
Hope to meet a lot of you and say hi and maybe...just maybe... find some peace and knowledge from everyone!