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    Revision TKR HELP - 16 months out and in pain<

    I can empathize with you Scheherazade... In my 3rd month, I was coming along pretty well, but then my PT over-flexed my left knee and I began experiencing the most pain I'd had since the surgery! I had to always rely on a cane, and after just a brief time walking I would be in such pain I...
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    Bilateral TKR Nerve Damage?

    Hi Anchovy ~ Welcome to BTKR recovery! Mine was September 28, so I'm almost 3½ months out, and I can identify with a lot of what you have expressed... the stir crazy, lack of appetite (I had queasy stomach for several weeks), and terrible sleep. Prior to surgery I made an optimistic list of...
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    Suggestions for what to wear in hospital and at home

    Great suggestions here! Initially in the hospital, (day 2 after surgery) I wore a pair of my husband's old knit baggy gym shorts under his 'break-away' warm-up pants, that snapped up both legs. I figured the docs & nurses could access my knees pretty easily, and also could have the cryo cuff...
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    Bilateral TKR Checking in 3 months post BTKR

    Great info!! Thanks so much, Celle!! (And Josephine, for putting the article together!) I'm definitely going to do the wheelchair request. Even though I might be alright walking, why put the extra stress on my knees? I actually did the wheelchair thing when we traveled prior to my BTKR, when I...
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    Bilateral TKR Checking in 3 months post BTKR

    I'm so happy to say that this whole week has continued to be a good one for me and my knees!! On days that I spend a fair amount of time on them, shopping or house work, they still get stiffer by evening, but I totally expect that. I had the biggest grin on my face the other day when I went down...
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    Bilateral TKR Checking in 3 months post BTKR

    Kelly/skigirl ~ Thanks so much for your thoughts and suggestions!! I'm still deciding on whether to go back to PT or not. I think I only have 2 or 3 more sessions covered by my insurance at this point. If I do go back, there was a lady there who was very easygoing and didn't press for more than...
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    Bilateral TKR Checking in 3 months post BTKR

    It's been just over 3 months since my BTKR on September 28th, and although I have gotten SO much encouragement and mental solace from reading the posts here, I only participated once before, with a short response to someone a week or so post-op. My initial post-op experience was beyond my...
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    BTKR Surgery date set. I have a few questions about stairs

    I am currently 10 days post-op from BTKR surgery. I was discharged to home at 3 days post-op. (I was trying to arrange a rehab facility, but that wasn't working out... and the PT person said that I really was not at a level of needing rehab at a facility!) So far, my whole recovery has been...
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    Advice on BTKR anesthesia and pain management

    referee54 - I am hoping that I will be able to do that after my BTKR, a week from tomorrow. I think it will get me on a better road to recovery than I would have just going right home, especially having both knees done!
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    2015 September Sapphires - Are You Having Knee Surgery In September?

    I just found BoneSmart yesterday, and I look forward to all the helpful information I will be getting from it! After a lot of scheduling problems, I am finally slotted to have bilateral TKR on September 28th. I decided I would rather have a potentially more difficult/longer recovery than wait...
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