Hello @Josephine...my dear sweet savior! I was scheduled for a rtkr last summer (June 19,2013),and had no idea what to expect...so I did some searching on the internet and just by accident I found Bonesmart..thank God for small miracles! I cannot begin to express my gratitude for all the help...
@marmora..actually..my surgery is sched. for Wed..July 9th..but in a way, I can't wait for it to be over! The waiting is the worst! This will be my second tkr..so I know what to expect..but the sciatica is new for me, so not so sure how this will work out..don't know if the tkr will help it or...
Thanks for your input..I am so hoping that the replacement will take care of the sciatica pain...I do limp, and I think you are right about tensing my leg somewhat...hoping all comes out well!
Hi @madinana! I see you and I are getting our new knees the same day so we will be able to commiserate together about our knees and check on each others progress! I see from reading your post that you are really anxious about it..I completely understand that..this will be my second TKR..my...
Hello @Lovestoread! So glad to hear from you and to know that someone else understands this pain..I'm so hoping that this next TKR will make a huge difference in the sciatica...also..I'm curious to know if your leg stiffens up during a sciatica episode? My leg stiffens to the point I'm walking...
Hello my bonesmart friends! Well..I'm getting ready to have my 2nd tkr in July..had my first one done on my left knee last June, and now ready to get my right knee done. I'm really nervous about it, because now I know what to expect. It seems that my main source of pain is sciatica in my...
Hi Maryo..nice to hear from you...I truly believe my lack of much bend is do to the severe contracture i had before my surgery. I had suffered with it for several years..it was caused by my severe arthritis. The contracture caused my hamstrings and tendons to shorten and thicken..this in turn...
Good morning.. or good evening. I get confused! Knee bend is still not good..but i feel like it's a little better than a week ago...my PT called me this morning and wanted to know when i was coming back..i said i needed to give it a while to rest and heal with no trauma! They think i should...
Jo..Im just doing gentle stretches here at home, and leg lifts, heel slides, walking, quad sets..but no pushing to the point of extreme pain...tried again to do the stationary bike, but I'm only able to just rock the pedals back and forth, no full rotations.
Hi Leonie! Great to hear from you..it's so comforting to hear from someone who understands what you're going thru, and can relate to the pain and discouragement. But you're right..we can get thru this..it is just such a long road..and you see such a small amount of improvement each day, that...
Well..its been nearly 11 weeks..and I'm still in pain..I thought by now I would be much farther along with my recovery..still on pain meds..2.5 mg oxycodone about enery 4 hrs during the day..and before bed ..taking 100 mg of gabapentin 3 times a day for nerve pain..I called mt PT and cancelled...
Well..still no luck with the sleeve..so..got up and got a piece of plastic food wrap..wrapped it around my knee so it wouldn't move..went back to bed,and slept for 5 hrs straight! It was great! Hope you are doing well today...:yay:
Thanks to you all for your great suggestions! Going to my closet shortly and look for the softest t-shirt i can find and cut the sleeves off...here's hoping for a good nite's sleep for once!:)
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