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    TKR Meecies musings (questions, comments, maybe some venting here and there too)

    i’m in the USA so at home we have a physical therapist come to the house for a couple weeks for therapy and then we have to go outpatient therapy for a month three times a week. It’s a process, but I did ice quite a bit. I bought the gel packs the large gel packs on Amazon kept them in the...
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    TKR Meecies musings (questions, comments, maybe some venting here and there too)

    After my THR I had to go back to the hospital because my knee was so swollen, I could not bend my leg. When I was in emergency they thought I had a knee replacement. Everything was ok, I was told to ice and elevate. I definitely was on my legs too long. So I say everything in moderation, but...
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    Home Alone After Surgery

    Thanks, furniture lifts that’s a great idea. I’m going to look into that. I have so much furniture in the house, but most of it is too low.
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    THR JDHippyShake's Hip Recovery Thread.

    I over did it and my knee swelled so much I had to go back to the hospital on day 3. I had a MRI of my knee no arthritis no tears or muscle injuries just excessive swelling. People thought I had my knee replaced not my hip. I think with all the twisting of the leg when doing the hip replacement...
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    Hippies scars - post your badges of honor here: NO CHIT-CHAT HERE PLEASE

    Ugh. My scar has faded just left with a dent.
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    Hippies scars - post your badges of honor here: NO CHIT-CHAT HERE PLEASE

    My LTHR surgery was 5/2015 it is still dented in. They didn’t distribute the fat correctly. They didn’t think it was a big deal, I do. I didn’t come in there with a dent. And now Ill be having my right one done in the Spring.:sad:
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    THR Anyone notice aches and pain in the opposite hip/leg after THR.

    I had Anterior Approach Left Hip Replacement in May, and lately only after a few hours of doing not much, my right leg aches from the hip through the calf. I finish up outpatient PT next week. I was wondering if anyone else has this problem. Sometimes it feels like restless legs and nothing...
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    Hippies scars - post your badges of honor here: NO CHIT-CHAT HERE PLEASE

    Anterior THR 15 days post op.
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    THR New to post - Hip replacement 5/7

    Hi, I had my left hip anterior approach surgery on May 5th and was discharged on May 8th with some complications, I am doing much better now. My leg was so swollen and the knee and foot was bruised 3 days later so I had to return to the hospital for a few days. They found no blood clots but a...
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