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    TKR New Knee for Me

    hi all still on the mend here - today got my numbers to 120 over 0 so i'm doing really well. i am continuing p.t. because of the foot drop issue and it is helping. i'll know more when i see my OS on wednesday. still some swelling, still elevating and icing. short walks with a cane. sleep...
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    TKR Skin rashes after surgery

    hi mark i was given the green light for short drives after a month and only because my requirement for pain meds was dropping down. use caution and be safe! good wishes, k
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    Week 3 - Rock and a Hard Place

    it is a hard balance to keep pain under control given a history of abuse but i think josephine has it dead on. do talk with your os or primary and take your wife with you. she needs to be part of the plan, imho. also i agree, icing can help a lot to decrease pain. i have some gel packs that...
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    TKR New Knee for Me

    thanks, celle!
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    TKR New Knee for Me

    i'm sorry i have been absent. i just discovered how to find i have posts. my son calls me a technophob. i am doing ok. bend is 105, not sure on the extension but p.t. today has me working on it a bit. still having swelling, icing and elevating helps. i've been have a bit of a foot...
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    Kneeling

    i use gel pads and they also help decrease the pain (so much from swelling) good wishes k
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    TKR Trying not to freak out

    hi and welcome. take some slow deep breaths and listen to the wise forum advisors. they are really good at this plus give yourself time. good wishes k
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    TKR No Kneecap and a TKR Experience

    so happy you are swimming - i am so looking forward to doing it myself. maybe some mild water aerobics too.
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    PKR 2 1/2 weeks out...

    hi and welcome. i feel a bit of a stretch is ok, pain is not. go slow and let your body heal. good wishes
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    TKR what next?

    good luck, homebody!
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    TKR One year after surgery

    sometimes the pain comes gradually and other times it's OMG!!. good luck with those socks. i'm on 81 mg of aspirin and move about quite a bit.
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    TKR Highlander's New Knee

    hi highlander, i do alot of reading while resting. k
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    TKR Highlander's New Knee

    good luck, cjm, take it very easy to start!! k
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    TKR TKR 21st October - Really bad pain at back of knee<

    i have experienced a feeling of the back of the knee being "pulled" when i have held it straight for extended periods, mine seems to get better with a gentle bend. however, even post op, i have heard people can develop a bakers cyst. might be worth checking into.
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    Bilateral TKR Driving and Using Narcotics

    i had my left knee done 1-17 and i can't rise w/o my arms giving me some help. each of us is different regarding rate of recovery and i can see a future goal of not having to use your arms but it seems a bit fast for me.
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