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    TKR Seatides Right TKR Recovery

    Hello Seatides, I'm a little past 6 months since tkr, and had a MUA, I still struggle with going down stairs. I can go up them with ease, but going down, not so much. What I have been doing is going down somewhat sideways, instead of straight down.
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    MUA It's been a nightmare

    And once that swelling does start going down, to where you can see what this new knee is going to look like, that ROM comes with it. I don't do many exercises anymore, other than stationary bike once or twice a day, for 5 or 10 minutes. Still do some heel slides while lying in bed. With no more...
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    MUA It's been a nightmare

    I was going to edit my last post, but I see there is a time frame to do so. The only thing I was going to edit is, I still have some swelling without activities. So for those out there who still have swelling after 6 months, you are not alone, course the MUA didn't help matters.
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    MUA It's been a nightmare

    Well, it's been 6 months since my RTKR, and a little less than 4 months since my MUA. I can now say, I no longer have any pain in my knee, just a little discomfort. Going up stairs much faster now, going down stairs is slower, but getting better. I have dropped the seat on my stationary bike...
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    MUA It's been a nightmare

    I think the flexion will come, when the swelling goes down. The main reason I got this surgery, was to get rid of the pain I was having in my knee. So, after all this healing is done, if I no longer have pain in my knee, then I've accomplished what I set out to do with the tkr, and the flexion...
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    MUA It's been a nightmare

    An MUA may be the answer for some, but for me, it didn't give me the results I was hoping for. I thought when I had the MUA done, that it would put me on my way to better flexion, and it was something that was needed, to get me on to recovery. But, the extra flexion didn't last long, and I...
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    TKR Troubles in recovery

    You are asking for thoughts and opinions on the MUA. I had one done 10 weeks after tkr, and if I had it to do over again, I would have held off. It causes internal bleeding and swelling, taking longer for the knee to heal.
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    TKR Wish i wouldnt have had it done

    I can relate to this. My glasses would steam up and I would be holding my breath while the PT grabbed my ankle and pushed back trying to get more flexion. The last straw was when I came off the table I was sitting on, because it was so painful. It was one of the things I dreaded most, when the...
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    MUA It's been a nightmare

    I know, there is that thinking, if I do more, I'll get to where I want to be sooner. I imagine, there are several on here that know someone that had a similar procedure done, and their recovery time was quicker then what they are going through. So, your thinking is, maybe I'm not doing enough to...
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    MUA It's been a nightmare

    Going to take it easy with the basic exercises for the next several days, until that swelling does go down more. Finding out the hard way, that more is not better when it comes to getting this knee healed and back to somewhat normal.
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    Bilateral TKR No progress ROM

    I read up on the MUA's prior to getting mine done, and 3% to 5% need to have an MUA done. For what it's worth, I had mine done after 10 weeks and I did have more ROM, but it was short lived, and seemed to only last a few days and my knee was tight again. Now I'm dealing with the swelling from...
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    MUA It's been a nightmare

    I had the MUA on May 25th.
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    MUA It's been a nightmare

    Saw the surgeon yesterday, that did the MUA two weeks ago. I told him, well this MUA helped me get flexion for a few days afterwards, but the knee is limited in bending again. Didn't think he was going to be satisfied with the progress I was making, until I stood up and did a squat, that he...
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    MUA It's been a nightmare

    I'm not sure of the exact dates of my hip replacements, but I had my left hip done August of 2004 and my right hip done August of 2018. I found this site after my right hip replacement in 2018, looking to see if there were others out there going through what I was. It gives you peace of mind...
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    MUA It's been a nightmare

    I had my right knee replaced March 7th 2022, and it's been a nightmare. Four weeks after having the operation, I had a bowel movement that was black. After going to the nearest hospital to find out the cause, I had tests done, and there was blood in my stool. The medication I was taking for...

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