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    Bilateral TKR My recovery thread.

    I talked to his nurse and they are giving him extra calories to drink along with is meals. Its hard because he's never been into food that much, but he's trying to gain now. He knows he can't have surgery unless he's healthier. Suddenly he is having blood pressure problems that he's never had...
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    Bilateral TKR My recovery thread.

    So far his pain has been manageable, thank God. I can't imagine how it must feel to have a broken hip for weeks while he tries to gain weight.
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    Bilateral TKR My recovery thread.

    My knees are ok and I"m still thankful to have done them both at the same time.. My left leg never did go straight, but its useable and I'm thankful for that much. Its been so long since I've been on this board and it brings back good memories of all the support I got here. Now I'm back to...
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    Bilateral THR Hip problem or something else?

    Not sure if I can have an MRI because I had two knee replacements and a stent. I haven't seen a doctor about this yet. I have been putting it off because I just dread facing another problem! But eventually I will make that appointment. The pain is on the left side. Is there a place on the...
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    Bilateral THR Hip problem or something else?

    Can you good people tell me what the symptoms are when needing hip replacements? I have had a pain in my side for months especially when I walk. I had two cat scans for something not related to hip, but no problem showed up in my side except a small kidney stone which has passed. Still have...
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    TKR Recovering & Getting Ready for #2

    Sorry to hear you have sciatica. Its so painful. I had one bout of it and will never forget it. Seems to run in my family. Both cousins have had it for months so far and nothing has helped them. I remember the butt cheeks hurting all the time. I hope you get over it soon and have a wonderful...
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    Bilateral TKR Having a bad case of the post bi-lateral blues

    Hi Carolyn... I think its very nice of you and others who take their time to post their success stories. New comers are literally craving good news about knee replacements. Other sites give bleak or scary news, but Bonesmart is where to come for the good stories and advice, and you Carolyn are...
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    TKR For Avascular Necrosis

    Have your daughter watch the video of a knee replacement on you tube... THEN she will understand...:holysheep:
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    TKR Yes, I know 40 is so young for a TKR, but I did it!

    Even when you think the swelling is gone because you can't see it, believe me, its still swollen inside. Take your time in recovering.
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    TKR 9 Weeks Out - Questions on Recovery

    I've been on this forum along time and I've never heard of anyone using botox to loosen muscles. Surely if it were done all the time, then someone on this forum would have posted about it.. (or maybe I missed it?) I was wondering if you have a sit down job, like in front of a computer all day...
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    No painkillers being prescribed!

    Thats awful.. Even though I hated the pain meds and didn't take them long at all, just knowing they were there was a great comfort to me. She should not leave that hospital without a script for pain meds...
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    TKR RTKR followed by Revision . Now LTKR giving trouble.

    Please just google what I've posted before, because it has worked for me and might work for you. Its worth a try! Its called CRAMPZ..... I usually dont believe in things that sound odd (like crampz) but I was desperate to end the night time muscle spasms that would wake me from a sound sleep and...
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    TKR Almost 2 years post replacement

    You got an infection from using a waterpick two years ago and you are still in pain.. Am I right?
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    Here we go again!

    You asked about wheelchair.. Through my own fault of putting off surgery, and then having to cancel three, yes I used a wheelchair for about a year.. I only used it when out shopping and felt very guilty about my daughter having to push me around in it, but not guilty enough to sit home all the...
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    TKR This has been the worst, most painful, most careless surgery ever

    I don't know if it will help your situation, but I was having muscle spasms that weren't relate to my TKR's and I went online to look up what I could do about it and found this stuff and ordered it. I thought what the heck, I might as well give it a try even though I was sure it was only snake...
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