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    TKR 2nd Tkr August 11, 2023

    Hello! Recovery is progressing. It’s just a slow day by day shuffle forward. But I’m healing. How about you? How far along are you, and how’s it going?
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    2023 August Hotshots - Are you having Knee Surgery in August?

    Right tkr August 11, 2023
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    TKR 2nd Tkr August 11, 2023

    I had my first TKR (left knee) in 2017. I just had the right knee done on August 11, 2023. So much has changed. The recovery is daunting, so I put off the right knee as long as I could. Finally after the shots, walking with a limp and a dip, I scheduled the right knee (only to cancel and...
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    TKR 9 weeks and still using a walker

    Wow! There is such a difference in doctors! I’m in Michigan, in the U.S. Where are you? I agree with all the voices saying get a second opinion. My Dr cleared me for 90 days off and a restricted return to work at 12 weeks. He sent me home with a huge bottle of Percocet, which I used...
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    TKR Return to work

    @Josephine can you tell me anything about this? Is it temporary most often? Does it happen often (doesn’t seem to, I guess!)
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    TKR Return to work

    I am about eleven weeks post op (TKR) and I still have some numbness on the bottom of my left foot, my operated knee is my left one. It’s just a weird feeling like there’s a surface of numbness. I’ve read it may be nerve damage and as it heals things may return to normal. Has anyone...
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    TKR Return to work

    Thanks everyone for the help and suggestions! I’m definitely going to have a few restrictions built into my return. If I can’t have a phased return I will have some off my feet, ice, and elevate time. Luckily for me I’m one of two teachers in the room so this should work out. She can also...
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    TKR Return to work

    This answer really underscores my concerns. I’ll be at 12 week’s post op but I know that a long day at school is still too much. I’m going to try for some sort of phased return. Hopefully half days for a few weeks, and of course I’ll minimize my time standing as much as I can.
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    TKR Return to work

    Thank you for your response, people outside of the professional may not understand the physical demands involved. What do you mean by a “staged return”?
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    TKR Return to work

    I am recovering from TKR surgery (Nov 2) in two weeks, Feb 1. I am a teacher in a second grade classroom. I am somewhat concerned about my return to work because it means an eight day with most of those hours on my feet. I see my surgeon next week and I want to discuss reasonable restrictions...
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    Welcome to the November Nimbles' 2017 Recovery Club

    Can I please be added to the November Nimbles? My tkr surgery was on November 2, 2017.
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