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    Hinged Joint Revision Complete, recovery continues

    Pumpkin, I can do the grocery store now. I figure that is an accomplishment! :-) Swim well. Silver
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    Revision TKR Revision due to flexion instability - (Triathlon TS)

    Hey Skyelark, I am so sorry you are having to go through this but really hoping that this fixes the problem. I will be watching your thread! And thinking about you as you go through this again. I had my right knee done March 4 and it is going to be absolutely great so there is hope out there...
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    Hinged Joint Revision Complete, recovery continues

    Hey Pumpkin, Silver here. I have not been on much. I am so so glad to hear you are slowly healing. My goal is also a mile next summer. My new knee is the boss. So different from the other revised knee. Eventually it will be hauling my bad left one around. They hope as it continues to strengthen...
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    TKR Two new knees!

    Well, I have hung with the PT and bought a recumbent bike that I love. My right knee is coming along nicely at 7 weeks. I do not even use a cane and I was still on crutches for my other one at this point. Doc is totally pleased, hooray!! I am going to do one more week of 2x a week at the PT and...
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    TKR 5 weeks out and enjoying this forum

    I slept on the couch for 4 weeks and just went back to my bed 4 nights ago. I have a waterbed. It is still hard because I want to roll over so badly. And that hurts so badly!! So I am usually up in the middle of the night for awhile, recovering from the positions I should NOT sleep in! lol Silver
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    TKR Two new knees!

    They put me on this machine last Friday that really killed me! I was down all weekend. I called in on Monday (it was my 60th birthday and I had no use for PT AND I already have my 130 degree bend and zero extension, I deserved a day off). So yesterday they put me back on the machine and I did...
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    Revision TKR Revision due to flexion instability - (Triathlon TS)

    PS @Josephine My mom has one KR that is 32 years old and one that is 27 years old. How about that!!!! She is 89.
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    Revision TKR Revision due to flexion instability - (Triathlon TS)

    @Josephine These are moderated pages on FB with admins. I have quoted bone smart a couple of times. :-) Trying to encourage people to come here. I know it is only a few that have bad TKR, believe me. But because it is so successful, then we never think we will be one of those people. I am...
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    Revision TKR Revision due to flexion instability - (Triathlon TS)

    So glad to hear that I am not the only kinesio tape junkie!! lol Mine is boring though, it is tan. I must look for something more exciting to keep up with you two! Yes, this is a good place to be and for people to understand. I am also on two FB pages as well. It all helps. There are way more...
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    TKR Two new knees!

    I hit 130 today at the 4 week postop mark! Woo Hoo! She will measure me Friday and then no more. Will not have to bend at PT, only strengthen both legs. What a different experience!!
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    Revision TKR Revision due to flexion instability - (Triathlon TS)

    Hey Skyelark, So here we are again. Your knee is still not right and nor is mine from 2012. I had it revised last year in March and they put more spacer in it to make it less lose. It has helped some but we are hoping that replacing my right knee will help the left knee in the end. On my...
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    TKR Two new knees!

    Well, I do not feel like I am playing hooky so much any more! lol As to the femoral block, I could NOT lift my leg for over 2 weeks on my other replacement 3 years ago. They now think that may be part of my nerve problems with my LTKR. Sigh....so I sure was not doing that again just in case. I...
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    TKR Two new knees!

    @Spencieca Thank you, good advice! And the rest of you as well! I am way ahead of what I was on the other knee replacement so I am not sure what the hurry is! lol Hope yours continues to go well!!
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    TKR Two new knees!

    3 weeks out and bending 124 and extension 0. I hope they are not overdoing it. I am sore when I get home from PT but not in a horrible way. I asked her yesterday not to overdo it too much. I do come home and rest and ice and elevate and go to sleep. I do not do all their exercises between PT...
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    TKR Two new knees!

    I had my first out patient PT yesterday. They bent me to 113 and my extension was 4. I am not at all worried about my new knee but I do worry that they will go too fast. My other knee is still a work in progress and I pretty much demanded that they take it into consideration as well. Also my...
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