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AHi Lovebugs, How about taking a photo of both knees in the same position, from the front, then the side and see if there's noticeable...
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Aalex_mom reacted to Legseleven's post in the thread Revised PKR to TKR On the other side - AGAIN! with
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Thanks @eaglemom I do ice in 3 stages - the distal end of femur, the proximal end of tib/fib and the posterior of the knee underneath... -
Aalex_mom replied to the thread TKR Trying for Acceptance.That can be very challenging, even when our joints are healthy. When I had my TKR this year, a friend loaned me her car door handle...
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Athanks for the kind comments, everyone! :hugzz: four months feels pretty good. I've started prolotherapy with shock wave treatment for...
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Aalex_mom reacted to benne68's post in the thread Major Study of TKR Patients Finds a "Quiet" Approach Is Better Than Aggressive Physical Therapy During Early Recovery with Like.
A study involving more than 15,000 knee replacement patients at the Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) found that aggressive physical...
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AHad my TKR, right knee on 5/6/26 and just had my TKR Left knee on July 1. I turn 74 yo on July 15. Both knees were in terrible, bone...
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Aalex_mom reacted to Tosh30's post in the thread Revised PKR to TKR Tosh's PKR to TKR Recovery. with Like.
Hope everyone in the States had a wonderful 4th. No beach time for me, as I didn't want to chance anything, but I reached the edge and...
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Aalex_mom reacted to Tosh30's post in the thread Revised PKR to TKR Tosh's PKR to TKR Recovery. with Like.
Recovery is not linear - great reminder. PA and Dr looked at the wound and we all agreed it looked dry and on it's way to a good...
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AWow, what an amazing recovery you are having! You did more at 6 weeks that most of us couldn't do until at least 3 months. Way to go.
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AWeek 6 done,, flew to Ireland on holiday, flight was fine but the combination of flight, airport travel, then a 2 hour car journey...
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AI found the original report on thestudy, which was released by HSS last fall at the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons...
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A@alex_mom I merged your newest thread, titled “Quiet Knee Protocol, for TKR recovery” with your original recovery thread, as we prefer...
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AThis is interesting, alex-mom. I did a quick online search and found quite a bit of information on this approach to healing which is...
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AGreat suggestion, we'll pass it on to Admin. Thank you!
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AThanks @alex_mom. I was an HSS patient for all of my surgeries and this is the exact protocol my surgeon gave me for both of my knee...
