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    TKR My second TKR recovery begins

    Left TKR, Day 14: Last night I went to an important condominium meeting, which lasted almost 2 hours. I was reasonably comfortable sitting in an armless dining chair, although bruising on the back of my operative leg still makes sitting awkward. I shifted my leg position frequently, and got up...
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    TKR My RTKR Done: I Kneed You Now

    You were so brave to be awake! I also had a spinal for my TKR, 13 days ago now, but with something to make me unconscious, for which I am grateful. I read a story once about a physician who thought it might be interesting, as a doctor, to remain awake during his knee replacement. Apparently the...
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    TKR My second TKR recovery begins

    Thank you all for your advice! Yesterday’s PT wasn’t actually as active as I made it sound, more of a preview of what will be coming in the next weeks. But today I had no activities and spent most of the day elevating, icing and napping! I try to remember to do the ankle flexes, and the quad and...
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    TKR My second TKR recovery begins

    Thank you! Yes, my bruising and swelling were both deemed normal, and will eventually subside. Home PT was more vigorous today, including partial turns on a foot pedal apparatus, extension work, and lots of gentle, gradual bending. It hurts like heck tonight! I have one more home PT session...
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    TKR My second TKR recovery begins

    End of Day 6, and I am feeling that my progress is faster than last time. The Journavx is still helping, and I am taking less narcotic doses than last time. Swelling has peaked, I hope: the bruising and swelling are all at the top inside of my right (operative) thigh, which currently measures...
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    TKR My second TKR recovery begins

    Starting Day 5 after right TKR on October 8. The Journavx is still helping, but I am also taking an opiate as needed - and most days it is needed! Experiencing very strong loss of appetite, but not actual nausea. My surgeon strongly recommended that I rent a combination “waterless” ice and...
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    TKR My second TKR recovery begins

    I am one day past my right TKR, and 11 years past my left TKR. I am very happy to have had the same wonderful surgeon, but so many other things have changed in those 11 years! I had to get care team permission (for various medical reasons) to stay over one night (a “23 hour” stay), while 11...
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    TKR Joining the fun 9 weeks out

    @RestAssured Sonja thanks for your story! I went back over your thread and saw that at one point you had more than one metatarsal fracture at the same time -yikes! I have known about my severe midfoot arthritis for several years (before my knee even began to hurt), but was not expecting this...
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    TKR Joining the fun 9 weeks out

    @Glamg1979 I love that! I am already having my dress hemmed for a short heel, but I might just have a pair of shiny sandals on hand for afterwards. Great idea. I am hoping that the emotions and adrenaline will keep my mind off any lingering pains. The podiatrist (in practice with my OS group)...
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    TKR Joining the fun 9 weeks out

    Hi friends! I am so excited about the wedding (main reason I decide to do the TKR last fall), but so dismayed to have this happening so long past the operation. It seems like the side effects from this surgery just never end! I ordered new shoes for the wedding because the ones I had felt...
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    TKR Joining the fun 9 weeks out

    Hey BoneSmart friends, jumping back in at 7 months plus. After starting a mild walking program a few months ago, and then a few weeks of intense foot pain, I was diagnosed today with a probable stress fracture in my left foot (TKR leg)! Probably due to a changed gait and foot stance, although...
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    Knee Infection Finally Finishing Up

    @PegGar16 that is one cute office mate! How lovely of your sweet dog to be keeping you company like that. And either that is quite a trendy hair color job on your pet, or he ran into some misplaced food coloring :heehee: Either way, I am so glad to hear that you are doing well despite all that...
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    Revision TKR Totally recovered at last!

    Marian so glad to hear that things are going so much better this time!
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    Revision TKR Totally recovered at last!

    Hi Marian - glad you are home! I hope that this time is so much better, first because you have a great surgeon, and second because you know how to manage PT and all the other "situations". I also had some incontinence after surgery although I had no catheter - I had to ask about the catheter at...
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