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    MUA TKR Warrior Now Caregiver to TKR Patient

    On June 13, 2024 my wife had 3 month check up with surgeon. She complained about band tightness feeling. He moved leg back and forth ane stated that he could feel scar tissue and that an MUA was only chance to break it up to get rid of tightness and to get ROM to normal without excessive PT...
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    MUA TKR Warrior Now Caregiver to TKR Patient

    It’s been awhile since I last posted. My wife is now 11 weeks PO and has regained about 90% of her independence. She continues to do home rehab twice a day, ice 4-5 times a day, and outpatient PT twice a week. Her outpatient PT was extended several weeks to focus on quad strength training, as...
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    MUA TKR Warrior Now Caregiver to TKR Patient

    We are now 18 days post op and settling into a routine. But the first 6-8 days were brutal for both of us. But we got through it. My wife spends most of her day downstairs since early second week so my up and down the stairs with both hands full of coffee, food, ipad, etc has been cut down...
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    MUA TKR Warrior Now Caregiver to TKR Patient

    End of day 3 in wife’s left TKR journey. She did better today than yesterday but it is exhausting for both of us. I don’t think either of us remember my recoveries being this care intensive the first few days home, but I stayed in hospital first couple of days so that is probably the difference...
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    MUA TKR Warrior Now Caregiver to TKR Patient

    Yes. March 11.
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    MUA TKR Warrior Now Caregiver to TKR Patient

    I had my right knee replaced in 2016 and my left in 2019, (and left shoulder in 2022). I remember all were tough sledding but am ecstatic with results. But my wife had left TKR yesterday, outpatient, came home same day. Today was brutal for her and for me. We are keeping her on schedule up with...
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    TKR 11 weeks out and new knee is great....but sleep, not so much

    A number of you have asked questions about my original post so here are some answers. - pain is minimal. I take two Tylenol before bed so pain is not what is interrupting my sleep at this stage - return to work is fine. I have eased into it, going 2 days, 2 days, 3 days, and 4 days per week the...
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    TKR 11 weeks out and new knee is great....but sleep, not so much

    Hello knee warriors. I'm new here but have been on FB forum for a while. I'm 64 and had right TKR on 12/8/16. Surgery and recovery have been pretty much text book perfect. I worked my butt off in PT and at home rehab and graduated from formal PT at 6 weeks with 0 degrees extension and 124...
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