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    TKR My Mako TKR

    11-week post-surgery update I went to my last physical therapy treatment yesterday. I have been going twice a week and started one week after my TKR. My extension is zero degrees and my flexion is 128. I still have tightness in my knee when I get up in the morning, but it goes away after I...
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    TKR My Mako TKR

    6-week post-surgery update I continue to make progress on TKR and I go to physical therapy 2 times a week. In addition to the home stretching exercises every day, I elevate and ice my knee every day. Last week, I was stuck at 109 degrees of flexion. I went to see my surgeon and he felt my quad...
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    TKR My Mako TKR

    3 weeks post-surgery update It has been 21 days since my right knee TKR. Senokot solved my sleeping bowel constipation issues. I take 5 Senokot tablets every day which seems to work well. It may be a mute issue now as I stopped taking prescription pain medication two days ago. I am only taking...
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    TKR My Mako TKR

    I used Dulcolax 5mg tablets. I started out taking 2 tablets, waiting overnight with no results. I took 3 more the next night and after 6 hours, the bowels woke up. I am now back to the stool softeners, but it feels like I need to take Dulcolax again. I can try Senokot, but I only have Dulcolax...
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    TKR My Mako TKR

    Got a nice nap in today and yes, I am continuing to take pain meds as directed. I am back on stool softeners, but not sure if they will work since it took 7 days for my bowels to wake up. I am still drinking prune juice and lots of food high in fiber. Anyone have any advice on continuing the...
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    TKR My Mako TKR

    Day 7 My bowels finally woke up last night and it was ugly. I spent nearly 4 hours off and on limping to the bathroom. If I could have found a way to sleep on the toilet, I would have seat belted myself on to the toilet and sleep there. I lost 1.5 pounds of body/feces waste during the process...
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    TKR My Mako TKR

    Day 6 I continue to progress and my urine has finally cleared up from dark yellow color to clear. My bowels have still not awoken and I was instructed to start taking laxative in place of stool softener’s. I took several laxatives with a large glass of prune juice. I hope to have a bowel...
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    TKR My Mako TKR

    Day 4 Had a much better day today as I was able to get some restful sleep last night. As suggested by some of the responses to this post, I incorporated some juice and Gatorade in my water intake. I still have no appetite, but I was able to consume some chicken soup today. Other than that, I...
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    TKR My Mako TKR

    Day 3 I had another rough day today. I have not gotten more than 2 hours of sleep the past 3 days. It caught up to me today and I felt tired and exhausted and laid down to sleep at 7:30 PM. I fell asleep on my back and it felt good. I have been drinking 90 oz of water a day to prevent...
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    TKR My Mako TKR

    I had Mako right knee replacement surgery yesterday on 05-31-24. The surgery started at 11:00 AM. I was wheeled to the recovery room one hour later at 12:00 PM. The only issue I had was elevated BP and heart rate after the surgery. I was discharged at 2:00 PM and went home that afternoon. When...
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