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  1. Ppaluigi

    TKR Cyclist - Managing My Recovery

    Hello and thank you for a point of reference as I am now four weeks out from a LTKR. Granted no two people are alike but we are both avid cyclists eager to return to this passion. After eight weeks, what is your pain level after a workout? Yesterday I completed 36 complete revs on a...
  2. Ppaluigi

    Pre-op smarties concerned about pain control

    So at yesterday's pre-op with the OS, I reminded him that I've been on 40 mg Norco for the past four years to alleviate the knee pain. He decided that such a tolerance will require a dosage of Oxycodone post-op for a couple of weeks, then return to Norco. I'm up to this nauseous challenge next...
  3. Ppaluigi

    Pre-op smarties concerned about pain control

    These are valuable suggestions, so I'm taking it a step further in the pro-active dept. I entered my hospital's Patient Advocate Services telephone number into my mobile- just in case. My wife and other family members have the number, also. I hate discomforting pain and won't hesitate to...
  4. Ppaluigi

    Pre-Op Appointment Questions for the Surgeon

    That kind of critical thinking puts the 'precaution' in the patient. Pre op folks should read this.
  5. Ppaluigi

    Pre-Op Appointment Questions for the Surgeon

    A great appreciation for the insightful Q's you have offered directly. REFEREE 54, it's a prudent idea (and I've not seen it anywhere on this forum) to bring along someone for verification. That could be the person taking notes while I'm transfixed on the Dr's comments. June can't come fast...
  6. Ppaluigi

    Pre-Op Appointment Questions for the Surgeon

    I don't know if this merits it's own thread but I do not wish to be wheeled into the OR on June 4 an uninformed patient who neglected to ask questions of my surgeon. It seems that the pre-op appointment would be the time to be forthright with the one person who will be most intimate with my...
  7. Ppaluigi

    June Sunbeams 2013 - Are you having knee surgery in June?

    A physician will want to know that other pain relief options have been tried first. Perhaps you'll discover one medication that works for you. I fired my GP after two years because he could not distinguish between medication seeking and medication relief. My current primary doc understands...
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    June Sunbeams 2013 - Are you having knee surgery in June?

    For me it has been the opiate that has ultimately provided the best relief after trying many other options. It may come with some physical dependency, but with ample discretion and discipline, one can use them safely and effectively without venturing into the realm of addiction. I've been on...
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    June Sunbeams 2013 - Are you having knee surgery in June?

    Here is an expression of this site's worth to me. After reading exhaustively from the library and being witness to the helpful, informative and invaluable posts, it is going to be difficult to remain a humble patient in front of my OS at the pre op appointment. The doc is the experienced...
  10. Ppaluigi

    June Bugs: Time to Get Ready

    Is a 'patient specific' implant one that is customized in shape and size for your anatomy?
  11. Ppaluigi

    TKR Jan 22 2103: Tere's left knee

    Our esteemed watchhen, Josephine offered a practical schedule for withdrawing. I'm in your lifeboat (several yrs on Norco) and will have a first TKR in June. This looks like something very do-able that I plan to follow post-op. See what you think and best of luck. SCHEDULE FOR WITHDRAWL...
  12. Ppaluigi

    TKR 8 weeks post op TKR and I want to go on a trip in Sept

    Hello Gardenangel and here's hoping your ordeal with the vicodin will soon end. I am awaiting a TKR in early June (teacher hoping to go through recovery over the summer) and have been treating the advanced arthritis with 40 mg of Norco/day for the past year. Because of my active lifestyle, the...
  13. Ppaluigi

    June Bugs: Time to Get Ready

    A YTube video of TKR can be quite instructive if you've the stomach for it. I was astonished how, during the procedure, the OS bends the leg at the knee again and again while the joint is fully exposed. It's amazing how they trim the bone condyles and achieve a precise form for the implant...
  14. Ppaluigi

    June Bugs: Time to Get Ready

    Hopper, I haven't crossed over yet, but just ask yourself, "Will my condition be any worse after the op?" Keep reading posts. These people have been there.
  15. Ppaluigi

    June Bugs: Time to Get Ready

    So right, Sweet. We never know who will be next to lose their cartlidge. I can't help but wonder though, if person A had not been 50 lbs overweight for 20 years, or if person B had not run all those training miles, if the onset of their arthritis would or would not have been delayed. Should...
  16. Ppaluigi

    Stationary Cycles

    Is there a preferred type of stationary cycle (standard or recumbent) for TKR recovery?
  17. Ppaluigi

    June Bugs: Time to Get Ready

    I’ve been inspired by the excitement of the courageous folks who have reclaimed their running abilities after arthroplasty. Makes me think that I, too, can someday return to marathon events and a satisfying sense of immortality that accompanies it. Nevertheless, numbers tend to bring one back...
  18. Ppaluigi

    June Bugs: Time to Get Ready

    Just one for now, thanks. I'd like to see how long it takes to recover an active lifestyle before committing the other. Most of the people I see in informational videos tend to be very overweight and/or sedentary. I question my need for TKR because I'm neither description. I must find a...
  19. Ppaluigi

    June Bugs: Time to Get Ready

    Are you a June bug? Let's start preparing for that June arthroplasty now. I've been a teacher and school principal for 25 years, but am sure it wasn't the job that forced the knee damage. Most likely it was years of long distance running and an unfortunate set of genes. All possible...

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