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    PKR Are knee recoveries harder than hips?

    Thank you both! These answers help a lot! Thankfully, I have a single-story street-level condo w/o stairs. Our shower is in the bathtub though and that's about a 12-16" rise. Do you foresee an issue getting in? Otherwise, I think I'll be fine taking a shower. This sure seems more complicated...
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    PKR Are knee recoveries harder than hips?

    Thanks for your helpful input. I hadn't thought about buying an ice machine but that's a great idea, I iced my hip all the time for about 3 weeks, and my ice packs weren't getting frozen all the way. They got cold enough but... Did you have or need help? My husband is taking a week off and my...
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    PKR Are knee recoveries harder than hips?

    Thank you for verifying what I was afraid of. I'm getting the partial Knee - Medial. There's not much I can do about it, the cartilage is gone leaving me w/severe bone on bone articulation of the medial compartment. They also found large osteophyte formations with increased sclerosis and...
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    PKR Are knee recoveries harder than hips?

    Hi I had a TLHR on March 13, 2024, and have been doing great. I just found out I'll be having a MAKO Robot-Assisted PLKR on May 24th!!! OMG how crazy! I am happy to get this taken care of instead of living with this excruciating pain for the next 2+ months. I heard knees are more painful than...
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    TKR Nickel allergy

    Agree with @DAV except my surgeon required routine dental work to be completed 4 months before surgery. Although the antibiotic requirement has different schools of thought, I'd prefer to err on the positive side. I had my surgery using MAKO last week and am doing fantastic. Wishing you a...
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    THR MRI reports for Hip Arthritis

    I didn't see your last post before writing mine so that does make a little more sense. At least you are now armed with all the info you need to get your hip scheduled!
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    THR MRI reports for Hip Arthritis

    I don't understand how that surgeon could say your hip wasn't ready for surgery when you're bone on bone, locking up, and your unbelievable pain took you to the ER. Crazy. When my right hip would lock up, I'd be stuck for 20 excruciating minutes. I completely sympathize with what you are going...
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    THR Painful PreOp Journey

    Such kind words. Thank you so much for sharing. Yes! Learning to open my heart above the pain is a lesson I wasn't prepared for. Never in my wildest dreams did I think I'd have to go through something like osteoarthritis. It is brutal. I've been waiting since Halloween. I have an aneurysm that...
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    THR Painful PreOp Journey

    I'm so glad your recovery is going so well! That's fantastic. I know what you mean by being ravaged with arthritis. I can barely walk, so I hate to say it but my usual showering has gone from every other day to every four to five days. No lie. I can't sit, I can't stand, I can't walk, it's...
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    THR Painful PreOp Journey

    Thanks Deb. I appreciate you. Your words help so much! Just knowing someone else experienced a similar path eases some of my agony. I am not one to talk about (usually) or share such personal feelings, it makes me feel weak. Yes! The countdown is finally here. It's so frustrating that pain keeps...
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    THR Painful PreOp Journey

    Hi! Four weeks from today on March 13th I'm having a TLHR. The pain has crippled me to the point where walking for exercise is impossible, walking from room to room with the aid of a cane is helpful but still quite painful, even with pain meds. I dread sitting down because I know how hard it'll...
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    2024 March Musketeers - Are you having hip surgery in March?

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