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    TKR Recovery Gone Wrong?

    Not ready to change my handle yet. Going to see a pain management doc tomorrow. Hoping for a better strategy besides having a pity party and taking pain meds daily. I believe my sciatic nerve was damaged, as the nerve pain in my low back and leg has only worsened as time goes on. Fired my PT. I...
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    TKR Recovery Gone Wrong?

    @FCBayern That is such good advice. I wish I had found bonesmart sooner. I’m coming back from a week off from PT. I had to start taking pain meds again and was afraid to drive and it turned out to be a good decision. I went to my primary care doctor and she wrote an order for sciatica treatment...
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    TKR Recovery Gone Wrong?

    You got that right. My surgeon did not want to talk about anything but the perfect outcome. Yikes! Everybody says popping will stop when swelling goes down. Not sure I could stand it for 16 months!
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    TKR Recovery Gone Wrong?

    Thank you for your compassionate comments and suggestions.
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    TKR Recovery Gone Wrong?

    PT told me at evaluation that they could not work on my sciatica because it was not on the order. They have since come around somewhat and are working on a little more stretching but still working that knee straightening. I should consider a change but don’t want to be a “quitter.” Doctor has...
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    TKR Recovery Gone Wrong?

    I am eight weeks out from my surgery. I had home PT for about six weeks, which in hindsight may have been too gentle. Now that I can drive, I’m going to outside PT and the second session nearly killed me. I was laying on the table crying while the PT was pressing on my knee to try and straighten...
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