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    Bilateral TKR BTKR- bionic woman

    Alright experts....I'm at week 4. Been crying for no reason for the last week. Truly starting to feel like I am depressed. Food doesn't sound good, the smallest thing has me exhausted and crying. All this sedentary sitting has my lower back starting to hurt. Incisions aren't totally...
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    Bilateral TKR BTKR- bionic woman

    Had PT yesterday. PT wants me to push myself these next three weeks. Exercises were painful as its extension and bending and she wants me to push myself just past discomfort to what I would call a 6-8 in pain "in order to make progress". Felt good rest of afternoon and then last night was...
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    19 days from now I am having double TKR

    I had a BTKR on 10/24. I had done all of the preparing at home and mentally. For whatever reason as soon as the IV went in during pre op the reality set in and I became emotional. I'm a really strong person emotionally and this surprised me. I also have a very low pain tolerance and have...
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    Bilateral TKR BTKR- bionic woman

    Ok 19 days out ....so just about 3 weeks for bilateral. I'm off the muscle relaxer and 12 hour morphine and "just taking" dilaudid a few times/day along with blood thinner and Tylenol. Pain is getting better....although it's also changing. Not quite to 0 for extension. -1 and -4 (sorry but...
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    Bilateral TKR BTKR- bionic woman

    Ha! I knew someone would tell me I was nuts!!! It's interesting how I'm starting to get stir crazy. I envisioned myself enjoying this downtime (aside from the pain).
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    Bilateral TKR BTKR- bionic woman

    I have to share...and know you will all tell me I'm unrealistic LOL.... Today I had PT, went out for lunch after with a friend and then to a local craft store. I lasted 15 min in the store. As long as I was walking I was fine. Standing in one place = painful. I'm 17 days PO with bilateral...
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    Bilateral TKR BTKR- bionic woman

    Have definitely turned a corner at the 2 week mark. Needing less pain meds....have continued to back off on exercises which has no doubt contributed to the lower pain. Still hard to sit with legs bent and not elevated for more than 10 -15 min. Have been encouraged to increase my tolerance...
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    Bilateral TKR BTKR- bionic woman

    Ok you all are awesome!!!! Canceled PT this morning and only went to my post op appt. Got staples out and X-rays taken. Saw PA and asked how I was. I said lets get through everything we need to talk about and then we need to talk about pain management. She goes, why don't we start with...
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    Bilateral TKR BTKR- bionic woman

    Thank you to all that responded. I read this on Bonesmart and then at the hospital the PT were huge on the two ROM's and getting me able to walk up and down stairs. My OS ordered PT 3 tx/week starting the day After I was discharged from the hospital (day 5 post op). I think my mind just...
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    Bilateral TKR BTKR- bionic woman

    All...I am at day 11 post op....the OS office refilled the dilaudid.....however...they increased the time to take it from every 3 hours to every 4 hours. It still stays 1-2, but the RX is only for 60 tablets instead of the 90'on the original dx script when I left the hospital. Just because I'm...
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    Bilateral TKR BTKR- bionic woman

    I was doing well until about an hour ago. It's like the PT caught up with me. Staying on schedule with pain meds and ice. I truly wish Incould just take something and zone out for the night. That won't happen though as I must take pain meds every 3 hours and with the pain as intense as it...
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    Bilateral TKR BTKR- bionic woman

    Thank you for your encouragement. My PT and I are on the same page. I r seen them before and she has Given me the option to do home health PT (my surgeon wants me to do this). We'll see how tomorrow goes and reassess. Given that my pain spikes when I do anything other than lay still, I have...
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    Bilateral TKR BTKR- bionic woman

    Oh.my.word......I can just about get comfy in a Recliner or in bed but it take 30 min for everything to "settle down" after getting up for that to happen. I cannot imagine this without the ice machine in each knee or without all of the pain meds. I don't know how anyone does this without all...
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    Bilateral TKR BTKR- bionic woman

    Day 2.....had PT twice. Walked quite a distance down the hall with walker. Each time I get up it gets a little easier. Although the 2nd PT yesterday was challenging...felt stiffer feom the morning. LROM. 6 to 90 degrees RROM 4 to 90 degrees I feel like my pain is finally manageable...
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    Bilateral TKR BTKR- bionic woman

    I forgot to mention.....I have an ice machine on each knee. Round the clock. It only does the top of the knee...and so they have been moving the bladder thing to the back of the knee which helps. I have developed a headache and am drinking a Pepsi....not sure what it's from (I'm on an IV so...
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