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    TKR Greetings fellow knee surgery travelers :)

    you sound like me with all the preparations...I keep thinking "do I have everything, what have I forgotten? I have most of the things you mentioned save for a couple - is the mini exercise bike one of those peddler things that you can use on the floor? I have a recumbent bike and I dislike how...
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    TKR Greetings fellow knee surgery travelers :)

    Freezer is semi-stocked and my mother in law has said she was cooking things to freeze for both of us as she has a non knee-related procedure a month after I do so I think I'm good on the food department. I've got my nest pretty well set up - we're going to test out the ice-machine placement...
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    TKR Greetings fellow knee surgery travelers :)

    My anxiety seems to come and go in waves, sometimes I feel like I've got this totally handled and other times I'm like....omg omg omg what am I even doing!?! So, probably feeling quite normal :rotfl:! How about you?
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    TKR Greetings fellow knee surgery travelers :)

    I'm now rescheduled, woohoo! I feel like my head is still spinning a bit because in addition to having to try and shuffle things around we got the news that my lovely mother-in-law has cancer so it's been a roller coaster of a week since surgery was supposed to happen :gaah:. Anyways, the...
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    2024 July Sparklers - Are you having knee surgery in July?

    TKR scheduled for July 3, I was originally June 19th but was rescheduled due to needing a different femoral component (due to metal allergy).
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    TKR Greetings fellow knee surgery travelers :)

    so glad it was caught, and I think they are definitely going to change how questions are asked in the future when they are doing allergy screenings. I am waiting to hear whether my new surgery will be in 2 weeks or 3 weeks. One of them would be at the same surgery center, the other one would...
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    TKR Greetings fellow knee surgery travelers :)

    So I think what happened was that my surgeon's office screening about allergies came during the discussion about medication allergies, of which I have several, but allergies to metals never came up and so my surgeon wasn't aware that I have a sensitivity to nickel so they didn't have the proper...
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    TKR Greetings fellow knee surgery travelers :)

    Just a quick update - surgery was delayed and it’s looking like I’ll end up being in with the July crowd. tldr is we got there and got me all hooked up and they realized they needed different components because I have a sensitivity to nickel so I’m home and thankful it was caught! I’ll share...
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    TKR Greetings fellow knee surgery travelers :)

    I was telling my husband I was swinging between feeling okay and feeling like a ball of nerves today, so I guess that's pretty normal! I'm still looking forward to it, so that hasn't changed at all. I'm a bit worried about how my left knee is going to hold up since it's also in line for a tkr...
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    TKR Greetings fellow knee surgery travelers :)

    thank you so much! I know having them done this early means I'll need a revision in the future to replace the worn component but I'm okay with this because it means I'll be able to have a life where I can keep up with my kiddo and take walks with my husband. Good luck with your procedure, I...
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    TKR Greetings fellow knee surgery travelers :)

    I can't tell you how good it is to read this - yesterday was so rough and out of sorts, it felt like it took half the day to get myself together so seeing you say that you felt like a zombie in the days leading up was exactly what I needed. I'm looking at it as my body is reminding me why I'm...
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    TKR Greetings fellow knee surgery travelers :)

    :wave: I am so glad I've found this place! I'm 4 days out (June 19th, 2024) from the first of my two TKRs, starting with the right knee first and then eventually the left knee. I am both excited and scared poopless - I've had major surgery before but never a major orthopedic procedure so it's...
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    2024 June Sunbeams - Are you having knee surgery in June?

    Hi guys :) I'm scheduled for my right-side TKR on June 19th!
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