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    Bilateral TKR BEACH VOLLEYBALL - After 7 months BTKR (45 years)

    YOUTUBE - VIDEO LINK or Hope you enjoy. Give me some Feedback
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    Bilateral TKR BEACH VOLLEYBALL - After 7 months BTKR (45 years)

    Ok Josephine and all bonesmarters. Here is the video I promised of me playing beach volleyball at 8 months after double total knee replacement (BTKR) Let me know if this doesn't go through or how I can upload it if it's too big
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    Bilateral TKR BEACH VOLLEYBALL - After 7 months BTKR (45 years)

    Josephine. I will try to get a video next week. Then you can show me how to posit it. Thanks
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    Bilateral TKR BEACH VOLLEYBALL - After 7 months BTKR (45 years)

    Hi all, I have not posted here in 7 months since my BTKR surgery. Just thought I would give an update, because this forum helped so much. I am 45 years old and was terrified to get this done. I wanted to be able to play Beach volleyball after. just want to say that I went though the typical...
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    Bilateral TKR BTKR - OCT 28 - on way to hospital

    How do o change the title? Thanks Sent from my iPhone using BoneSmart Forum
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    Bilateral TKR BTKR - OCT 28 - on way to hospital

    How do o change the title? Thanks Sent from my iPhone using BoneSmart Forum
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    Bilateral TKR BTKR - OCT 28 - on way to hospital

    Finally made it home from hospital after 9 days. 2 days in hospital and 7 days one floor down at rehab. It was great to have rehab multiple hours each day. But let me tell you it's also fantastic to be home. I have my wife and 6 kids loving to help out and it's so nice to see happy people...
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    Bilateral TKR BTKR - OCT 28 - on way to hospital

    Well sometimes my typing and spelling don't work out too well based on the last post and sometimes the spellcheck gets weird words. anyway I thought I would give a fast update here we are four days after the surgery the fifth day little more PT using the CPM machine Icing. while things seem to...
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    Bilateral TKR BTKR - OCT 28 - on way to hospital

    Great to hear you see doing great at 12 days. Each day goes kind of slow. I am now on day 5 but I am of real doing well I think. Pain is manageable. Typically a 1-3 and at towns has reached a 5. I started pt today and it was weird but my knees actually felt better afterwards. I was spooked that...
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    Bilateral TKR BTKR - OCT 28 - on way to hospital

    And another update. My knees how now swollen a it and the pain is about a 5 or so. Upped the oxicoden to 10mg from 5mg. And I am now on a CPM machine Sent from my iPhone using BoneSmart Forum
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    Bilateral TKR BTKR - OCT 28 - on way to hospital

    Hey. Sounds like you are just like me. Mid 40's BTKR. Wow I you are 8 weeks out. How are you? Any tricks? What was most important to your recovery? How long were you in rehab? I have a million questions. And yes I wil try to force the hospital staff to ice more. Thanks Sent from my iPhone...
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    Bilateral TKR BTKR - OCT 28 - on way to hospital

    Ok. I have a question about icing. The hospital here says to ice for 30-60 minutes the. Take a 3 hour break. Yet after speaking with some and reading this site it seems maybe you all suggest icing al the time? What is he right amount and why? Thanks Sent from my iPhone using BoneSmart Forum
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    Bilateral TKR BTKR - OCT 28 - on way to hospital

    Well. I am out. Finished yesterday about 4 pm. My pain at first was about a 0 because of left over anesthetic etc. I walked about 5 feet or so. Had great range of motion But as meds where off eta he pain has creeped up a bit although not too much. Maybe a 2. But my knees defiantly stiffened up...
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    Bilateral TKR BTKR - OCT 28 - on way to hospital

    Here we go. I turned 45 yesterday. This has been an extremely challenging decision to make. Going to hospital in 10 minutes. Saying goodbye to my 6 kids. Getting nervous. Tears swelling. Hoping and praying thatoperation all goes well and it lasts for 60 years and that recover is smooth, fast...
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    45 year old - scheduled for BTKR - Need Advice

    Thanks all. It is really helpful to hear your experiences. My doctor also does about 300 of these a year. He is he head of NYU orthopedics. So I feel very good about that. Thanks. And recut the past few days have had a it if pain again so in a weird way I feel better because it reminds me of why...
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