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    TKR I Made It To the Promised Land

    Wow:wowspring: it sounds like you had a great vacation and your 150 ROM :egypdance:/mobility levels :spin:are great. The walking and cliff climbing sound fabulous - I am really hoping to do that next year with or without my "sports" walker:walking:as we've booked for the Dolomites in Northern...
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    TKR Puffin is soaring into the sky

    @Shortie - I saw my OS in August - he thinks that this is possibly normal because of my operation being extra invasive with the sinking of long stems into my tibia/femur and the subsequent bone marrow inflammation. Also stability was always going to be tricky as I suffered an unusual quadruple...
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    TKR This has been the worst, most painful, most careless surgery ever

    Sorry that you are having such a bad experience. I think that some doctors are very bad in preparing people for the extent of the pain following this particular surgery. It also sounds as though communication has been very poor in your doctor's absence - thank goodness you have home nursing...
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    TKR Puffin is soaring into the sky

    Sorry that I have not posted for a while - so just a quick update I started working again part time a few weeks ago - it was not the way I wanted to do it with a walker, not driving and in pain but I felt I needed to try and get back. It is going OK but there is a lot more pain and swelling...
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    TKR after ACL reconstruction

    As others have said - not all TKR protheses retain your cruciate ligaments so if yours is damaged the OS will we able to choose one that is suitable I had a TKR following an accident resulting in quadruple ligament ruptures on the same knee (both cruciates and both collaterals) - my recovery...
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    What to bring to hospital?

    You will not need too much as you will only be there a short time The first 24 hours I wore lovely Swedish hospital gown - so much nicer than you get in US or UK - like a soft knee-length t-shirt with buttons in the front. Then after I wore t-shirts with cropped joggers. I needed some shoes for...
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    TKR Several Concerns

    Hi Birdie1 :welome: I think what you are describing is pretty common in the early weeks of recovery. Although the open scar has healed there is a lot of deep tissue healing still going on which causes all sorts itching and burning (some of my skin peeled as well) - in addition at around this...
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    TKR Puffin is soaring into the sky

    Just trying to do a little final elevating and icing before the 10 hour drive to our hotel for the night :elevate:- letting the DH and the kids pack the car :heehee: Will try and check in in a few days (wifi permitting)
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    TKR Puffin is soaring into the sky

    Packing frenzy here - heading for a family reunion in the UK and it will take 48 hours to get there (car, boat and hotel). Not looking forward to the long hours in the car. Even the actual time spent with family will be challenging (although lovely to see them) as I will not be able to do my...
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    Revision TKR Story of My Knees by RestAssured: Pt 3

    Oh no Sonja - you have no luck at all - last year it was capsie and this year it's footsie :elevate::heehee: I guess you need to cut out all weight bearing exercises :dancy: and take it easier :chillpill: I had a 3 week non-weight-bearing period a few months ago when they thought the the long...
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    TKR My Experience

    The 6 week window of opportunity is a myth - most people make progress for 6-12 months after a TKR - sometimes after a year as well The "no pain no gain" approach can really slow down and delay recovery by overworking injured swollen joints which in some cases can even encourage adhesions to...
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    TKR Train Wrecked My nerves are too...

    It sounds as though you have several health problems that might be contributing to your tendency to fall that are not only related to your TKR It sounds like you may have something similar to Meralgia paraesthetica - a condition that leads to numbness in the outer leg...
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    PKR Two weeks in and support waning

    It seems totally absurd that your medical team is talking about a second :yikes::yikes:MUA when you are only 4 weeks out :shocked::shocked:- Pushing the recovery may in fact be delaying it So sorry that you are not getting the support you need at home and from the medical staff :friends:
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    PKR Two weeks in and support waning

    What is your level of swelling like? ROM is very influenced by swelling In the early months I used to suffer ROM loss all the time when my knee swelled up and I could feel it bent less- then I rested my knee and it improved - luckily I live in a country where there is no number obession. My...
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    TKR Train Wrecked My nerves are too...

    Sorry to hear that your OS did not prepare you properly for this surgery with what yo expect and how long full recovery might take It does sound as though he was quite rough when he examined you - although I have to say that orthopaedic examinations often are pretty rough most doctors really...
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