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    TKR Jary in recovery

    Well none of the dr's have any idea what it is. Dr Gave me ativan to aide in sleep.It doesn't work. My husband every night tries to stretch the ham string by messaging and then I soak that leg in the tub with epson salts.It has helped but not totally I still get one or 2 a night. I may try the...
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    TKR Jary in recovery

    I know that feeling of twitches just before you fall asleep. This is different,the whole leg will twitch from deep within thighs calf's and knee allover at the same time and be painful then as soon as I drift off to sleep,the ham strings contract with lightening speed and whip the knee back...
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    TKR Jary in recovery

    Thank you all for the kind words and encouragement. TKR was done on April 22 2019. Neither Surgeon, primary care doc., or Physical therapist have heard of this sort of spasms.There was a mention on this Bone smart venue back in 2012 about this exact complication. Then the thread ended with no...
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    TKR Jary in recovery

    Hope I am posting on the correct thread! 9 weeks post R knee TKR, Having spasms at night whole leg twitches and then just as I fall asleep my knee snaps backward all the way. It is extremely painful and frozen in that position. Causing me to scream out. Wakes the whole house and my husband has...
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    Partial Knee Replacement or not?

    Bill, Thanks so much for the reply. Glad that is behind you and you have gained some relief. Did you have to have PT or exercise at home. Did the dr. put you on the CPM machine 12 hrs nights and 8 hrs daily? If so for how long. What procedure was done for the partial knee? Hope to hear from...
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    Partial Knee Replacement or not?

    I too am very active even at 73. I hike(not now) because of the knee. Kayak, ATV in summer and ski in winter. Jumped off a 6ft cliff a year & a half ago, boulder climbing and wrecked my knee. The an ATV accident injuring it again Orthopedist is sure that the partial is going to put me back in...
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    Jary needs a new knee?

    I am new to all of this. Knee is bone on bone. Meniscus is shattered. Dr. is recommending "Avatar knee", which is adhering a metal plate to what is left of my knee top & bottom.Then it will slide and allow movement. Has anyone had this done and what is the recovery like and how long. Wondering...
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