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    TKR Muldoh’s one year old TKR!

    Hi @Gardenplotter! Thank you for your kind words about the wedding, and I’m glad I could provide some hope for you. I know that I read almost every thread so that I could find that hope early on in my journey. I read your thread and saw that you were worried about going back to work. I felt...
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    TKR Muldoh’s one year old TKR!

    @Cabu Hello, I remember nine weeks as being such a difficult time! I kept feeling like I should be better by then, but I wasn’t. The pain was always there and I was so exhausted from not being able to sleep at night. But please hang in there because somewhere around four months I really turned a...
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    TKR Muldoh’s one year old TKR!

    Thank you @Jockette, @Jamie and @Layla for all you do!!!! There were many times I truly didn’t think I would get through this…but you all stepped in and pulled me out of the hole. Love and best wishes to you all ❤️
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    TKR Muldoh’s one year old TKR!

    Happy anniversary to my new knee!! Tomorrow will be one year from my surgery and what a journey it has been. The good news is I am very glad that I did it… My knee is so strong and able to do anything I ask it :) It walks the halls of a hospital all day long, does chores, cooks dinner, goes on...
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    TKR Cococay in pre-op

    I’m sorry for the late reply Cococay, as I just saw your response. Yes, I am absolutely glad I had the surgery, but it took me 5 months to say that. I definitely had my ups and downs, as you will see in my recovery thread, and maybe there will be more to come. But being able to walk again...
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    TKR Hair loss side effect of Tramadol?

    Hi Sandpiper! I am five months postop, and I noticed quite a bit of hair loss starting a few weeks after surgery. I did not take pain meds after surgery due to bad reactions, so it could not have been from that. My doc told me he thought it was the anesthesia that caused it and that it would...
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    TKR Cococay in pre-op

    Cococay I’m so sorry for your last minute anxiety! As if the worry of surgery wasn’t enough. My original date for surgery was April 7, and it was officially cancelled the week before due to COVID restrictions. It was successfully performed on June 30, but that gave me 2.5 more months to worry...
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    TKR 8 weeks and anxious

    Ljtkr51, I don’t think I could have managed without this forum. As understanding as my family tried to be, there’s nothing like hearing from those who really understand what you’re feeling! There were so many days I felt like I was on a roller coaster...up and down. And while I still have those...
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    TKR Muldoh’s one year old TKR!

    Happy birthday to my new knee...5 months old today!! And the best new is I can finally says without hesitation “I’M GLAD I HAD THE SURGERY” :happydance: This last month has gone very well. I’m doing more than I’ve done in years without even thinking about my knee for most of the day. This past...
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    TKR Celebrate the little wins

    I was very worried about going back to work too. At 12 weeks I was such a wreck, I couldn’t fathom how I would manage. But when I did go back at 14 weeks, it wasn’t as bad as I thought. I think that working actually took my mind off my knee! It was enough of a distraction that I wasn’t fretting...
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    TKR 9 months post op

    Hi Jessiesnana. I am four months along in this TKR recovery, and I am definitely no expert. But I thought I would add a little of my story because it’s somewhat different from most others on this site. My OS did not recommend any formal PT after surgery. At first I was so worried because I...
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    TKR Nettie's knee - underestimated this surgery

    Hi Nettie. I am ahead of you in my recovery... 4 months yesterday. I can’t believe it’s been that long as I say it, although as I was going through those first few months it felt like an eternity! I found the time where you are, 10 to 12 weeks particularly frustrating. I definitely was feeling...
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    TKR One Year Post Surgery

    Sara61 congratulations!!! So happy to read your post, especially this early in the day since it will help me keep my positivity all day long :yay: you definitely are the light at the end of the tunnel for many of us, and for that I thank you! Wishing you well
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    TKR KMLknee's Second TKR Recovery

    Hi KMLknee, so glad to hear your recovery is going well! I’ve really had to work on the heel to toe stride. I think after the last 5 to 6 years of limping, my posture was just so out of whack that it didn’t come natural anymore. But I’ve noticed now that when I concentrate earlier on it earlier...
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    TKR 5 1/2 months after LTKR

    Dlssimon I am 3.5 months post-op and still clicking away! But I think it’s diminishing or I’m just not noticing as much. And I also have times when the bones around the knee replacement ache. I’m thinking it’s because as the knee heels, I am doing much more in my activity levels than I was...
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