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    TKR DelawareKathy's Recovery Thread

    I am 7 months post-op since right leg TKR and not happy. I have full range of motion, but my knee feels tight & heavy and hurts if I walk for more than 10 minutes. Surgery was done in Florida, but I'm back in Delaware for the summer/fall months, so not currently near my surgeon. At 5 mos. dr...
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    TKR DelawareKathy's Recovery Thread

    My doctor said that I was knock-kneed. He used the IASSIST computerized alignment tool in surgery for a more accurate alignment and to correct what he called "valgus deformity". He did not mention that correcting my knock knees could cause a leg length discrepancy. Since there still is...
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    TKR DelawareKathy's Recovery Thread

    Thanks to both of you for your reassurance. Another question: I noticed that my surgery leg is now about 1/2 inch (12.7 mm) longer than my other leg. Is that something other people have encountered? Could swelling account for this?
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    TKR DelawareKathy's Recovery Thread

    I am now 6-1/2 wks post op. I have P.T. 2 x's wk and also do exercises throughout each day. After I do my exercises, I get almost 130 degrees bend in my surgery knee. However, whenever I sit or lie down for more than 10 minutes, my knee stiffens again and will hardly bend at all. So, I...
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    TKR DelawareKathy's Recovery Thread

    I am 5 weeks post surgery for TKR. I knew I'd experience some pain and expected a few weeks of recovery. However I was not prepared for the excruciating pain starting the moment anesthesia wore off on my surgery day. I spent 3 days in the hospital followed by 5 days in a rehab facility...
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    Welcome to the December Supernovas' 2019 Knee Recovery Club

    Dec. 16, 2019 Right knee replacement - in Sarasota, FL
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