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    TKR Is this as good as it gets?

    My therapy is 30 minutes and at the end of that I am wiped out. PT suggested I bring ice with me for the trip home in the car which I do. Even with that, when I get home I am ready to collapse on the bed. After today's session, I slept for 4 hours. Talk with the PT about your experience. The PT...
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    TKR Pain when elevating after a TKR

    I'm 5 weeks post TLKR. I can only elevate for short periods. I asked the home PT about it and he said I am doing it correctly. And still it just plain hurts. I do it for as long as I can tolerate, then lower my leg and continue with ice. Sent from my iPad using BoneSmart®
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    Bilateral TKR Vancouver USA Recovers

    So glad to hear that the cellulitis is coming under control. You have done so well, and so much, you just don't need any set backs. I've been thinking of you and sending you healing thoughts. Thanks for your great posts. You keep me motivated! Sent from my iPad using BoneSmart®
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    TKR I can’t believe I’m still dealing with this darn Knee^

    I so hope you will be feeling better soon! I have been fighting the PT's who want to try aggressive treatments for my knee. I have become expert at say, "I don't allow anyone to hurt me!" Use your voice, be strong, and don't let them try to convince you that they know best. No one knows your...
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    TKR The roller coaster ride begins again

    I'm glad to hear your knee is improving. After my first knee replacement, I thought my leg was permanently glued to the bed. I couldn't pick up the darn thing for anything. It eventually did move and when it did it surprised me and the PT so much we both laughed. I'm now three weeks post TKR on...
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    TKR Nothing can prepare you for the pain I am experiencing

    So sorry to hear that the pain is kicking you. Try to stay ahead of the pain by taking meds punctually, as ordered. I too had a lot of bowing with my first knee replacement, 23 months ago. It was extremely painful and the pain was persistent for a long time. I think I finally got off the...
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    Bilateral TKR Vancouver USA Recovers

    I was so glad to see your posting. Hang in there, beginning recovery is so very difficult. It seems that things will never get better, and then you realize that things actually ARE better. Take advantage of the lessons available at the rehab facility and know that when you do go home you will be...
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    Conflicting Instructions - which to follow?

    Here's hoping you don't have to scream. You may need to call the. Business office for your insurance plan and ask about the authorization. Perhaps you will need to scream, threaten, bribe the insurance company? I am of the belief that it should not be this hard to get the paperwork done for...
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    Yikes! Partial Knee Replacement in 2 days!

    You're one day ahead of me. I hope your surgery goes well and that your recovery is speedy.
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    Final prep before BTKR's

    I will hope for you that it is not expected that you will be up, dressed and taking a car ride the day after discharge. I've been told, and hope it is true, that the PT in the hospital recommends they type of care for you when you return home. Since you have some complications, it may be that...
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    To all of those having Knees done this week

    Thanks so much for the prayers and good wishes. I'm still scurrying about trying to get my apartment "just right" as I anticipate spending many long hours looking at these walls. I hope all will go well for everyone with surgery this week. And, yes, I'll claim some of that luck of the Irish!
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    Left TKR scheduled for Mar 19

    Finally, I got a real answer to whether or not home PT is an option. It depends on my condition at time of discharge and that is determined by the PT. All of this agony could have been prevented if the surgery scheduler had either known what she was talking about or had just kept her mouth shut...
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    Left TKR scheduled for Mar 19

    kneeper, I so much like the sound of doing the exercises without supervision at home. I do have all the instructions from last time, and they give them to you again in the hospital. I will make every effort to attend the first PT appointment which is an evaluation. After that, if it is the trial...
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    Left TKR scheduled for Mar 19

    VancouverUSAgal, sounds like you are getting the same story I am about home PT. After 24 hours of feeling absolutely frantic about this, I have decided to go ahead with the surgery, and set the pace for rehab after I get through that ordeal. I do have an excellent PT, after being terrorized by...
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    Left TKR scheduled for Mar 19

    Have knee surgery scheduled in less than 2 weeks. Had the first one done in 2012. After the first on e I was sent home with home health for PT, to monitor the incision, and to do blood draws to monitor warfarin. I learned today that no home health is going to be scheduled for me because I am...
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