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    TKR Hello everyone

    Its been about four and a half months since my surgery so I thought I would update you all. It seems some of the biggest challenges on my healing journey has been to do with medication. In the hospital they gave me endone (OxyContin) but it had absolutely no effect. Might as well have been a...
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    TKR Hello everyone

    Thank you. 10 - 14 Days is the average stay in private hospitals in Australia. 3 Days for public. I think there were being extra cautious plus also pain was pretty bad in the hospital.
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    TKR Hello everyone

    I am not sure why the 3 weeks. Normally in a private hospital here in Australia its 10 - 14 days. Public hospital is 3 days. Because of previous issues with bleeding I think they kept me in longer just to be sure. They did give me exercises to do at home. Stretching and bending. And I am doing...
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    TKR Hello everyone

    I would really appreciate some feedback from others who are further down the TKR journey. When I was discharged after 3 weeks in hospital I was supposed to be having 2 X 3 hour PT sessions but Covid shut that down when the hospital closed its doors. I was discharged with 150mg of slow release...
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    TKR Hello everyone

    Hello everyone. I found this forum after searching for information to try and gauge whether my recovery is on track. On had a TKR on June 2nd 2021. My recovery has been slower than I hoped pain wise so I am keen to get feedback from others.
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