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    TKR Just over a week out

    Hi All, I'm on the 'other side' I guess. The surgery ended up taking 6.5 hours, because it took over 3 hours to dig the old osteotomy screws out of the top of my femur. :( Luckily, the spinal block held for the whole surgery, but the femoral nerve block didn't work very well. About 36 hours...
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    Advice for a 29 year old going for LTKRor had a femoral osteotomy?

    Thanks Diana. I will get the post-op thread going. This last day at work feels a little strange because I'm neither leaving for good nor going on vacation, just not going to be here for a reasonably long while. I think I've gotten everything as ready as I can, but it feels very strange to force...
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    Advice for a 29 year old going for LTKRor had a femoral osteotomy?

    I'm hanging in and glad I found this forum, even though I'm already at 5 days and counting. The book recommendation I found on the site sounds helpful. I just ordered it from Amazon for my husband to peruse while I'm in the OR. I think I already know everything I can about the technical aspects...
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    Advice for a 29 year old going for LTKRor had a femoral osteotomy?

    Hi Diana, Surgery is on Monday, Feb 3rd, so not long to go now. I'm just trying to figure out how to focus on finishing up what I need to at work before I'm out for however long... Best, Vicki
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    Advice for a 29 year old going for LTKRor had a femoral osteotomy?

    Thanks Diana! It actually helps a lot to hear from someone who has been through the same procedures. The hardware is coming out in the same surgery as the replacement is going in. The OS and I talked about doing it in 2 procedures, but we decided all at once was the way to go. I've been limping...
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    Advice for a 29 year old going for LTKRor had a femoral osteotomy?

    Hi All, I'm going in for a LTKR on Feb.3rd. I'm 29 but this has already been a long time coming. They did a femoral osteotomy to shift the weight bearing to the (then) less damaged medial compartment when I was 17 so I have lots of old hardware to take out first. I've been fighting against the...
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    2014 February Valentines - Are you having knee surgery in February?

    LTKR for me on February 3rd.
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