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    TKR MissNoodle TKR #2 Hobbles Forward

    Thx, @LooLoo. I am ok. Just trying to strategize about PT. I don't do it if it hurts and it's been hurting! I have another session today--in a couple of hours, and have been rationing pain pills. That is not a good strategy! I see my OS tomorrow, and will ask for a new script. In the four years...
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    TKR MissNoodle TKR #2 Hobbles Forward

    @Jockette I am approaching it similar to last time. I do what I can till it hurts, then I stop. It ends up, essentially, as being half-hearted cooperation. Hedging my bets.
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    TKR MissNoodle TKR #2 Hobbles Forward

    Thx, @Pumpkln. I hope I bookmarked this correctly this time. I've been to the assessment PT appointment already, and I know the PT person very well. She's wonderful. Also, I am not shy about saying no! Good advice about the meds. I will post after my appointment. Thanks for responding.
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    TKR MissNoodle TKR #2 Hobbles Forward

    Thank you @Chemist. That's exactly why I started rationing them. I just assumed, perhaps unfairly, that I'll get a bit of pushback. My husband disagrees because we have a really strong relationship with the surgeon, who is a great guy. We shall see. I know I have to get into the rhythm of...
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    TKR MissNoodle TKR #2 Hobbles Forward

    I am on day 14 post op. I looked for the original recovery thread that I know someone started for me, but I can't find it. My apologies. This tkr started off much better then my first one four years ago, but I seem to have back sled somewhat in a morass of pain and swelling. I think it's because...
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    TKR szrmom recovery thread

    If there was a fire in my house right now I would take the ice machine before I took my husband:rotfl:
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    TKR szrmom recovery thread

    @szrmom Wow, great insurance you have there! I noticed a big difference in coverage from 2015 to today. In 2015, the hospital provided lots of little things, such as the ice machine, which they no longer do. Health care in the U.S. is such a cluster that I am always taken aback when something...
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    TKR szrmom recovery thread

    Well, the whole experience sounds completely foreign to me! Back to work after 4 weeks? That is fabulous! Maybe I should rephrase. Well enough to go back to work at 4 weeks. :heehee: I am currently day 8 post op on my second TKR. So far this recovery is going much better than my first, which was...
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    TKR MissNoodle TKR #2 Hobbles Forward

    Petting a golden retriever is a full-time job!
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    TKR New Here Looking for Positivity

    @LooLoo, I have a small plastic stool under my desk at work that I rest my leg on when I'm sitting. I have one of those up/ down desks and I try to make good use of it by standing at least once an hour. I tore my meniscus July 2018, and it took an entire year to get to the TKR, so I had to...
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    TKR MissNoodle TKR #2 Hobbles Forward

    @Jamie thanks for handling administration work it's truly thankless. If you have time to change my signature, my second knee is the same as the first. Depuy attune, David Thorsett OS. Will try to fix signature myself in a few
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    TKR MissNoodle TKR #2 Hobbles Forward

    Thanks for everything. I feel exactly the same about the dog! One more week would have been perfect, but yes, it will give me a sense of normalcy to see him again. And a whapping golden retriever tail can hurt even the very healthy! At some point he can get through any bed blockade, but it...
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    TKR New Here Looking for Positivity

    Hi @LooLoo! You are doing really well for day 10. I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw that you're down to just Tramadol and Tylenol. Pain takes your brain chemicals and stomps on them, so cut yourself some slack when you get all weepy and self-doubting. You might try objectifying the...
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    TKR MissNoodle TKR #2 Hobbles Forward

    My kind fellow bonesmarties: I had surgery 8 a.m. Monday and was home Wednesday early afternoon, a day longer than they would have wanted, yikes. The first two days were indeed brutal. Just brutal. I should send a gift basket to the nurses at the hospital. But, today is day 6 post op, and I...
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    Second TKR

    Thx for the good thoughts! I am nervous. Trying to sleep. Chewing on my fingers instead, just like I did when I was 8 or 9 years old
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