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    TKR Recovery starting to feel meh

    @Josephine sure, I’ll do my best to answer all your questions! Thanks to everyone for commiserating and understanding my frustration. It helps to not feel alone in this.
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    TKR Recovery starting to feel meh

    I’m not sure I have a recovery thread yet, I don’t think I do - I mostly just read through posts to see what info I can find that might help. Having said that, I’m at my wits end with this knee and I think I may just need a bit of encouragement. My surgery & recovery the past 3 months have...
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    TKR And the Marathon Begins<<

    Norco affects me the opposite way! I’ve had to keep w the Percocet for now, while I’m off work, anyways. I’m down to 3 a day, unless I’m having a particularly active day, then I might take 4 doses. I will most definitely be doing a taper, unless I switch over to Norco. Honestly, I’m just so...
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    TKR Marguette’s Full Recovery

    I was told by my PT that gentle massage of a healed incision can be helpful to increase movement. I looked up a couple videos of YouTube to see different methods to use and started on it - when I do “pop” am adhesion, I can feel it, but it’s more uncomfortable rather than painful. (I’m about 7...
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    TKR And the Marathon Begins<<

    How has your switch off of Percocet been going? I had a terrible experience a couple weeks ago when I tried to switch to Norco, so I’d love any input/suggestions, as I’m ready to be on something not as strong!!!
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    TKR My Journey

    I had to laugh about the itchiness, because I am right there with you. I want to drag a pine cone up & down my incision just for some relief! (Extreme, I know, but the itching drives me CRAZY!) I hope The hydrocortisone helps! Best wishes!
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    Welcome to the April Rainbows' 2018 Knee Recovery Club

    Right TKR April 16th
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