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    TKR Recovering at home

    All seems to be well...post op visit was fine and don't see surgeon til March. I still have swelling in my left leg in the knee and calf area, ice and elevate but probably not as much as I should. Stopped using cane a few weeks ago, returned to driving two weeks post op and only had one PT...
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    TKR Recovering at home

    I actually went to the ER last Sat because I was having trouble swallowing and breathing. ER doctor gave me benadryl, pepsid, and a breathing treatment and said to see my primary care doctor or allergist because hives are a process to diagnose.
  3. Herewego77

    TKR Recovering at home

    Not that I am aware of...I'm using benadryl tyo calm them and doctor put me on a steroid.
  4. Herewego77

    TKR Recovering at home

    Anyone else develop hives after undergoing a TKR?
  5. Herewego77

    TKR Recovering at home

    Oh my...10 wks...thx for the heads up!
  6. Herewego77

    TKR Recovering at home

    What exactly causes the energy drain?
  7. Herewego77

    TKR Recovering at home

    Thank you...I've been up since 7 a.m. and I already feel a nap coming on...lol. i noticed a clicking noise the other day, or maybe I just felt it but I guess that's normal. I measured my incision and it's 8 in. long...how long is the average incision? I had a torn Meniscus and several bone spurs...
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    TKR Recovering at home

    Postop appt went fine...said to keep doing what i've been doing which is getting back to my normal routine. TKR was 4 wks ago this thursday, using a cane the last week and a half, driving, icing and elevating and do heel slides but not any physical therapy yet. I had one session and felt that it...
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    TKR Recovering at home

    Does anyone else feel that their incision site feels warm, almost hot to the touch at times? I am 2 weeks out from a TKR and moving around with the help of my walker or cane, and without either one if I'm at home. I live in a one bedroom with no stairs. I've noticed an itching sensation which I...
  10. Herewego77

    TKR Recovering at home

    Thanks for the smile...yes mommy dearest is a bit of a controller but I'm very independent. I feel a little better every day and am so thankful for the encouragement and support I have found here. Merry Christmas to you and your family!
  11. Herewego77

    TKR Recovering at home

    Thank you. I am back at my place and settled in and feeling much better. Boyfriend told his mother to 'back off and where I spent Christmas is my decision to make. I finally realized it doesn't matter if others understand the seriousness of this surgery or not...I do and it's up to me to put me...
  12. Herewego77

    TKR Recovering at home

    Thank you all for saying what I need to say them. I am a pleaser, it's Christmas and I really thought a 3 hour trip would be doable if we stopped and let me get and walk, etc. occasionally. You all helped me realized that some people are causing me added stress that I need to stop. I personally...
  13. Herewego77

    TKR Recovering at home

    Thank you Alex!
  14. Herewego77

    TKR Recovering at home

    That my having a TKR last week is causing such tension between me, my boyfriend, and his mother. They live 3 hours away and she can't understand my hesitancy to travel this Saturday and return home next Monday evening. I keep telling him to go without me, my family is nearby if I need them and I...
  15. Herewego77

    TKR Recovering at home

    I was resting on the sofa today trying to get comfortable and I felt and heard something pop in my knee...didn't really hurt but it got my attention. Anyone else have this happen? Hasn't happened again but I'm being real careful not to turn or rotate or move my leg too quickly.
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