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    TKR Can't get any flexion

    Hi and thanks so much for your encouragement. I am happy to report that I am slated to go home on Wed, 2/17 and couldn't be happier. Also, i go back to surgeon on 2/16 for first post surgery visit. So I'll give an update from that. On 2/22 I will resume PT with a new therapist and hope for...
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    TKR Can't get any flexion

    Just rereading all the wonderful responses I received from you all. What a journey. I am STILL in rehab facility but will be released on Wed....so less than a week here. Will be wonderful in every way to get home. I need to make that move --physically and mentally and emotionally. Still not...
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    TKR Can't get any flexion

    Thanks again for your continuing support, encouragement, ideas and information. What a great forum team. Thanks so much.
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    TKR Can't get any flexion

    you folks are SO awesome. Thanks so much for your good help, advice, information and support. I am deeply grateful and will be working through all you hve sent.
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    TKR Can't get any flexion

    Wow...ya'll have sure helped me feel better. Thanks. I do use the ice machine (the slushy ice water that circulates constantly) almost 24/7 except when up or in therapy. Thanks ya'll ...i'll try to be less discouraged and not pick up on my therapist pushing me so hard. Thanks. Do any of you...
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    TKR Can't get any flexion

    Wow...ya'll have sure helped me feel better. Thanks. I do use the ice machine (the slushy ice water that circulates constantly) almost 24/7 except when up or in therapy. Thanks ya'll ...i'll try to be less discouraged and not pick up on my therapist pushing me so hard. Thanks. Do any of you...
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    TKR Can't get any flexion

    Hi all, It has been a slow go here. Took 20 days to get pain management under control and now that this has finally happened, focus on PT has improved. My extension is easy but flexion is awful. After warming up on nustep and recumbent bike, I can, with PAIN, get knee to 90% for just a second...
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    TKR Can't get any flexion

    Good advice Celle....and thanks so much for your support. I am using ice pack almost all the time and keeping leg up so hope that will help with the reduction of swelling. Thanks.
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    TKR Can't get any flexion

    So sorry to hear this Joanne58. This recovery is quite the journey. I hope you will read the advice others have given me here. Take care of yourself and be kind to YOU. You are very early in the process. Let me know how you are doing.
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    TKR Can't get any flexion

    Thank you SO much for your responses. I am so grateful. Two things changed today. The PT wanted to put me in range of motion machine due to poor flexion. My doc, instead, chose to give me a muscle relaxant before PT. It made a huge difference. I talked with the PT and told her I was willing to...
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    TKR Can't get any flexion

    Hi all, I am two weeks out from my surgery today. The operation went well until I woke up. the nerve block did not work and I was literally screaming in pain upon awakening. They tried a second time but it still didn't work. they wheeled me out of recovery, writhing and crying in pain, and put...
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    Heading for TKR on right knee on January 6

    Hi all, I have had both hips replaced some years ago and now heading for the knee replacement. Woulnd't you know my knee feels better right now? But I have had so much pain in previous months and have decided, after a lot of thinking and conversations, to go ahead with the surgery. Look...
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    Deciding on surgery??

    Thank you so much for your feedback. It is solid. Thanks for the tips on what to learn about the surgeon. I am very, very grateful.
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    Deciding on surgery??

    Thanks so much for your thoughts. It is a big decision. Whlle I can do fairly welll on pain management, though there are really bad days, my biggest loss is that it confines my lifestyle and I miss my long walks and traveling....can do very little at this point. Thanks again.
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    Deciding on surgery??

    I am trying to educate myself on surgery, preparation, etc and welcome input. I visited the orthopedic surgeon who took two x-rays and told me i needed a total hip replacement. My friend went to an orthopedic surgeon in another town who insisted on blood work and physical manipulation...
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