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    TKR Oh Baby feel the (k)need in me - the sequel ..

    @dogwheels So sorry about your setback. How confusing and discouraging at the same time but you have such a great attitude that I know you'll come back stronger. ~Joy Sent from my iPad using BoneSmart LTKR 1/28/14
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    MUA Blue's BTKR and BMUA Recovery Journey

    @Bluetechseeker Your knees look fantastic and you have a great attitude. I'm not sure how you managed two at the same time since just my left one was enough for me. Good luck. You are doing great.
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    TKR Cutter's Mom Lapsing into old habits

    @DogLoverx3 Thank you so much for your suggestion of dropping my leg over to the side with a weight on it for my extension and hamstring relief. After a day of physical therapy and walking the dogs, the back of my knee nags at me pretty good. I do the stretch and almost immediately after...
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    TKR Cutter's Mom Lapsing into old habits

    @DogLoverx3 Thanks so much. The suggestion about hanging your leg off the bed makes total sense. Thank you also for relieving my mind. I began to think I was being a hypochondriac about my knee. So many new sensations. My first thought on hearing/feeling the pop was I broke my new knee...
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    TKR Cutter's Mom Lapsing into old habits

    I had my LTKR on 1/28 and have been doing very well. I have noticed within the past week or so I have lapsed into my bad habit of bending my surgical knee while standing. My hamstring and calf on that leg are sore, achy behind the knee, etc. I ice, elevate, the whole regimen. I am doing...
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    TKR Oh Baby feel the (k)need in me - the sequel ..

    @dogwheels So glad to hear you are doing so well. - "she said I was flapping it round like a handbag and not using it anyway" had me laughing so hard as I have this picture in my mind. It doesn't seem possible that it has been only 5 1/2 weeks since our surgeries. I've started my pool work...
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    TKR Cutter's Mom Lapsing into old habits

    Hi @Bentley's Slave! I've been wondering how you are doing. About those heels ........ I didn't wear them down the stairs, putting them on after I descended. I wasn't that brave! I didn't have too far to walk either. But my knees felt really stable this time. It used to be that when I wore...
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    TKR Still struggling 2 years on

    I will also agree with @Nana Mo that doing less repetitions more often was helpful with me also. My PT agreed. If I think of it, I do my leg extensions or heel slides. I do squats at the kitchen sick. Sometimes just a couple. As Nana Mo said, it doesn't seem like a chore that I have to...
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    TKR Still struggling 2 years on

    It's all normal. I'm not quite 5 weeks out and I experience bouts of the blues and frustration. I can be irritable one minute and peaceful the next. Thank heavens the rest of my family adjusts to me. It's harder for me to adjust. I just remind myself that this was a very big surgery. My...
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    Knee Scars - Post Your Badges of Honor Here! NO CHIT-CHAT please

    4 weeks LTKR. Healing well.
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    TKR Oh Baby feel the (k)need in me - the sequel ..

    I am so happy you are doing so well. You have a great attitude and determination. I'm sure your OS is going to be pleased when he sees you. What great accomplishments you are making at only 4 weeks postop. You sound like a model patient. Keep up the good and difficult work! ~Joy
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    TKR Cutter's Mom Lapsing into old habits

    Hi everyone! Just a quick update. Tomorrow will be 4 weeks postop for me. I am doing well. I have the blues now and then and my appetite hasn't quite returned fully. It kind of depends on what sounds good. Planning a meal is difficult because I'm not hungry. I'm working out with my...
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    TKR Oh Baby feel the (k)need in me - the sequel ..

    Hi dogwheels! I've subscribed to your thread but somehow I'm not getting any notices when there is a posting so I haven't had a chance to catch up with you. It sounds like your tummy is getting better (so is mine, slowly) and you are getting around pretty good. Not bad for 3 weeks! I can't...
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    TKR Cutter's Mom Lapsing into old habits

    @Bentley's Slave My Cutter turned 1 today. Here is his birthday pic (or at least the only decent one I could get). He is bored with winter and can't wait to get out walking again. I figure by the time the snow melts and the weather gets a little warmer, my knee will be up to the challenge.
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    TKR Cutter's Mom Lapsing into old habits

    I had my 3 week postop check with the OS on Monday and got good reviews. As a matter of fact the staff asked me (teasingly) if I had a knee replacement 3 weeks ago. He is really pleased with my progress and I don't need to go to outpatient physical therapy. I am back to the Y and my personal...
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