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    TKR Pain 12 months after TKR

    I was hoping it was Hobart..
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    TKR Pain 12 months after TKR

    Mallard1950, hope the new physio goes well, are they in Hobart? Lee
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    TKR Pain 12 months after TKR

    Hi Mallard1950, I'm also from Tassie. I am sorry to hear you are not doing as well as you would like. I am still having problems, especially stairs, swelling, aches and pain down my left leg, my right leg is doing well, I'm too getting very frustrated as I'm 12 months out. I know we are all...
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    TKR New Knee for Me

    Hi Jenny, your post just popped up on my email, so glad you are recovering well, and hasn't 1 year gone so fast. I'm doing pretty well also, my right knee is great, but left still complains if I do too much and doesn't like coming down steps, my life is back to normal, doing all that I was doing...
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    TKR More front tightness after 18 months

    Hi keith55, I'm also 6 months out, and also have swelling and stiffness, my walking isn't too bad and stairs good going up but hard coming down. Had a visit to the physio last week and he said I'm doing really well. Still having little niggles with regards to pain, but they come and go I had...
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    Bilateral TKR KNEE, KNEE, HOORAY

    Hi Deb, lovely to hear from you, sorry it has taken me so long to reply to you, but for some reason I can't reply from my laptop it just won't let me, so have to log onto our main computer. Any way sounds like I am doing similar to you, one knee more difficult than the other, I'm still very...
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    Bilateral TKR KNEE, KNEE, HOORAY

    Hi Jenny:friends: , I have been having computer problems and I haven't beable to post, but it seems to have righted it's self. Sounds like you are doing pretty well from what I read, I'm also having problems with my left knee behind knee cap and still with the inside of the leg, also...
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    TKR Dem Dry Bones

    Cyrano, Yes I guess it's just a healing thing but it does concern me, I suppose I just need to be patient. Janae, I have been walking unaided now for 3 weeks, although when I go for a walk outside I do take my stick sometimes but most times I don't need it. The last couple of days I have been...
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    TKR Dem Dry Bones

    Hi All, I'm just over 7 weeks post op,:happydance: had my 6 week check with OS and he was really pleased with my progress.:yay: Some days are good some days are bad, I'm walking unaided, showering unaided, but still need the elevated toilet. Pain levels aren't bad but somedays not good, (I'm...
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    Recovery from Knee Arthroscopy

    Hi Itzdor, I also had an arthroscopic repair last October, my OS scraped and cleaned my knee, he also said it went well. I didn't have alot of pain and could walk unaided, but every now and then depending on what I did, I did have a sharp pain:gaah: which wasn't good, on the right inside of my...
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    Bilateral TKR Eastside85: On The Other Side

    Hi Barb, Well DONE:yay: on your recovery so far, it sounds like you are back doing most things you love, and good on you for standing your ground with the PT and getting off on the right foot.. I'm at 6 weeks and have just had my first visit to the OS, he is very pleased with my progress and has...
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    Bilateral TKR I Wanta Put on My,My,My,My,My Boogie Shoes

    Hi Deb:happydance: Hoping your a little closer to dancing.. Don't forget to order your raised toilet seat and shower seat, they were a godsend for me wouldn't have been able to manage without them. Take care, rest up:sleep: Hugs to you Lee:friends:
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    Bilateral TKR I Wanta Put on My,My,My,My,My Boogie Shoes

    Hi Deb:flwrysmile: , good to hear from you, It's all a bit of a trial and error experience, but as Izzie has said the nurses should be helping you at this stage, I had a large frame walker and it had arm rests so made the whole experience alot easier, alway have your legs out infront of you...
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    Bilateral TKR KNEE, KNEE, HOORAY

    Hi Jenny, lovely to hear from you, my progress is slow, some days it seems like I'm going backwards, I also have a funny thing happening in my left knee it's on the inside just below the kneecap, it's stopping me doing my bending, as it's a sharp pain and feels like it is locking up, guess I...
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    Bilateral TKR BTKR ~~ May 13, 2013 ~~ Post-Op

    Hi Izzie, hope all is going well. Hugs Lee:friends:
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