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    TKR On the other side of finally!

    Great report, @linney619! I had my rtkr on 1/19/16, so we were surgery buddies. Great to hear from you and hope your back is feeling better! Karen
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    Conformis

    @Josephine , Just sharing my personal experience with this implant. As they always say in the small print, "Individual results may vary ".
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    Conformis

    Hi @Cherey , I have two ConforMis knees and I'm very happy with them. I am 8 weeks postop from my second and will be returning to work in a week. Both recoveries were relatively easy and uneventful. My surgeon is highly respected and does a high volume of knee replacements. Best of luck to...
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    TKR Karen's RTKR, January 19th, 2016

    I totally agree. Twice a week would suit me just fine, but it's doctors orders and I don't want to be noncompliant, since I've applied for short term disability and don't want to cause problems in that respect. I can tough it out another two weeks, then I'll do outpatient on my own schedule...
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    TKR Karen's RTKR, January 19th, 2016

    Post-Op Day 15 February 4, 2016 My insurance company approved 17 home PT visits this time (I only had 7 last time), and I'm having PT 5 times a week per my OS orders. I'm not happy about it because it seems i am always chasing the pain. My therapist is good and not too aggressive, but even...
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    TKR Karen's RTKR, January 19th, 2016

    Hi @janmont ! I think it was about 10 weeks before I was able to ride my bike last time. It was scary at first and the first few rotations hurt the first few times. I've been riding regularly up until the day before my last surgery. i really believe the pre-hab helped alot with my recovery.. I...
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    TKR Karen's RTKR, January 19th, 2016

    Hi @janmont , Unfortunately, my appetite is just fine. My birthday was yesterday and I had pizza, cake and ice cream. I'm a weight watcher, so back to counting the points today How are you doing?
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    TKR Joannefazio58 has crossed over

    Hi Joanne and welcome to the other side ! I had a rtkr on the 19th . Go easy on the PT. I had intensive PT right after my first tkr and I think it just set me back. The soft tissue went through a lot of trauma during the surgery and needs time to heal. Best wishes for a good recovery! Karen
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    TKR On the other side of finally!

    Welcome to the other side, @linney619 ! I had my surgery on the 19th. I also had spinal with sedation, but don't remember a thing. I only spent 1 night in the hospital. It took 4 days to get over the constipation. I was taking everything; miralax, milk of mag, senna tea, stool softeners...
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    TKR Karen's RTKR, January 19th, 2016

    Post-op Day 4 January 24, 2016 I've been meaning to post all week, but family is here and I just haven't been on- line much. But, here it is, 3am and I can't sleep. Not because of the knee, but I had a bad dream and also wanted to raid the fridge for some leftover spaghetti, LOL. So everything...
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    TKR Karen's RTKR, January 19th, 2016

    Thanks @Clipless ! I forgot how painful the first few days are! I had an ok night and actually got some good sleep. Also keeping on top of the pain meds, elevating and icing. It's all good.
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    TKR Karen's RTKR, January 19th, 2016

    my recovery thread is: karen's rtkr, january 19, 2016 I'm doing good, but fighting the pain today. I hope to go home this afternoon and then I can post more. I slept great last night, but now all the good drugs have worn off, lol. Gotta go. PT will be coming in soon.
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    TKR Karen's RTKR, January 19th, 2016

    Thanks @PegGar16 ! I see you've had your share of surgeries. How are you doing now?
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    TKR Karen's RTKR, January 19th, 2016

    Hi all, I just wanted to get my recovery thread set up tonight, as surgery will be tomorrow morning. My first knee will be one year old on Wednesday and I couldn't be happier with it. The road to recovery is long, but the end result is amazing. I'll post updates when I am able....
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    TKR Happening on 01/19/16

    Hi @MissKlein , I'll be having my second TKR tomorrow and look foreward to joining you on your recovery journey. Best of luck to both of us tomorrow!

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