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    TKR Surgery 1/27, at home...wasn't entirely prepared

    All great advice on this thread. I had two complex TKRs in 2019, 3 and half months apart. It does get better as the first few weeks go by. Based on my experience of having 2 knees done, I can say that each knee had a slightly different experience in terms of swelling and pain, but the...
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    TKR Looking for guidance

    My stationary bike is the best investment I've made in a long time! I've had 2 complex TKRs over the past few months. After each surgery, I slowly built up the time and resistance level on Larry ( my bike!) until i was biking 45 - 60 minutes, twice a day. I found that starting with gentle...
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    Bilateral TKR DREADING BTKR....

    Best of luck on your surgery day! I had both of my knees done (complex TKR & alignment) about 3 and half months apart (July and November). I live alone in a house full of stairs, so having BTKR seemed overwhelming to yours truly. The recovery from 2 surgeries wasn't nearly as bad as I feared...
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    Revised PKR to TKR 3rd Knee Replacement - Am I Bionic yet?

    I've had 2 TKRs over the last 6 months (right knee in July and left knee in November). I can completely empathize with being in a constant state of recovery. Based on my 2 experiences, a) each knee heals at its own pace and b) it gets better! I'm at the 10 week timeline for the left knee and...
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    TKR TKR catching/ locking????

    I experienced the "catching" feeling with both of my knees. Usually happened when i was bending & straightening my knee. It freaked me out after my first TKR (thought I broke my knee!). After about 3 months, the catching sensation stopped and my knee was fine. My surgeon warned me that my new...
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    TKR Which knee first?

    It was actually 3.5 months between the right and left knee surgeries. My thinking (and the surgeon's!) was that 3 - 4 months between surgeries should give me enough time to get the right knee functioning & strong enough to support the left knee, post-surgery. Having that November surgery...
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    TKR Which knee first?

    Doing both surgeries at the same time wasn't presented as a recommended option to me. I live alone in a house with lots of stairs - the idea of having to rehab 2 knees at the same time seemed overwhelming and I preferred to do one at a time, anyway. I went through knee surgery 20 years earlier...
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    TKR Which knee first?

    I've had 2 TKRs over the past 5 months. I did my worst, most misaligned, less stable knee first. For me, that was my right knee. I did the right knee in July, since I knew I'd end up relying on my left knee (it also had considerable pain and misalignment, but was stronger) for the first...
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    TKR luvcats recovery box

    So glad you are having a good recovery, Luvcats! You are giving me confidence for my left TKR in November! I can't wait to have two aligned, strong knees! Have a great weekend!
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    2019 November Nimbles - Are you having knee surgery in November?

    Thanks Mydogray - my surgery did go well! Happy to report that I have started to climb stairs with my right knee - strength is coming back :). Started another round of physio, today, to focus on the areas of my body that need help adjusting to my new gait and leg alignment. Hope all goes...
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    TKR Bad day

    Hi Maria, I'm just over 7 weeks out from a complex TKR in my right knee. I had quite a bit of soft tissue repair done as well (extensive lateral release and IT Band release, according to my surgeon's notes). In the first few weeks after my surgery, I didn't find the pain in my knee joint to be...
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    2019 November Nimbles - Are you having knee surgery in November?

    Hello! You can add me to the November Nimbles list. I'm on my surgeon's schedule to have my left TKR for November 4th. :) thanks!
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    TKR New Here Looking for Positivity

    For the most part, my PT knee class at the hospital where i had my surgery was quite good, though I didn't hesitate to push back on a couple of exercises that didn't feel right! I said "no" to the squats, mainly because of my non-surgical knee! I needed to rely on my non TKR leg to handle the...
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    TKR mtmtoronto's Recovery Thread - Lucy 2.0

    Thank you, Jockette!
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    TKR mtmtoronto's Recovery Thread - Lucy 2.0

    Hi Folks, Well - it has been about 3 and a half weeks since my total right knee replacement surgery. Before posting, I wanted to see how the first days and weeks went for my recovery and get over any first bumps. Overall, I think my recovery has been quite good. Going into the surgery, I...
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