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  1. ship4

    TSR is in my future for February 2022

    Good morning! I am known here at bonesmart as "ship4" and I am a "seasoned" member of this group from 2008 when I had BTKR at 58 years of age. I was very fortunate to have the support of others both prior and post op. I was an active alpine skier, hiker, gardener of both flowers and...
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    Crystal just stopping by to say.....

    life does get back to normal after surgery and recovery. Hi everyone! I hope life is getting better for all who have made the choice to get on with living. I am 18 months post op and rarely think of my knees during the day or night. I have returned to recreational alpine (downhill) skiing...
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    First Fall in the Road this AM

    Well I have to say I gave my knees their first big test with trauma this AM. I got tripped up in the road by my neighbors dog running between my legs and down I went hard on both knees and my left elbow. For crying out loud, I look like one of my preschool children who are forever showing me...
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    Returning to Activities post TKR

    I am finally posting a photo from Father's Day weekend when we went on the Ropes, Adventure, Zip-line Course at the local ski mountain. I had BTKR exactly 1 year prior and here I am flying on a zip line through the trees over a water fall. Enjoying life again!
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    Had my one year anniversary check-up

    I just got back from the OS office. My check-up went great! I first went into x-ray and had a x-ray taken of both knees in a straight forward position with my knees bent touching the x-ray machine, then I stood up straight up and had x-rays taken of both knees, then I had my left knee x-rayed...
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    Noisy knee joints10 months post op........

    Hi everyone! I have had something new arise and wonder if anyone has come across this issue... I had BTKR on June 18, 2008. Great recovery, my life if good! I skied this winter, have started walking for my overall general health (I had to give it up because of bad knees). Continue to work...
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    Kneeling

    I am 4 months post op. How much kneeling do you do? I have found I need to kneel at least once a day. I have just gotten down on the floor and knelt. Anyone else? I have read we should kneel on a cushion. Is this always what you do or do you just kneel on the floor? I have just been kneeling...
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    Sliced myself good........

    This past weekend my husband and I were building an outside woodshed to store wood for this winter that is currently dry and stacked elsewhere. We need to bring it home. Consequently we needed a woodshed to store it. It is a lean to style with a center opening in front of the 4' high x 8'...
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    A Couple of Questions........

    OK. So I am 11 weeks out from BTKR. My ROM is great. I will get it measured at the 4 month mark with the OS. I have not gone to PT since week 4 and ROM was 125 and 0. My first set of questions: How long do we wait to try to sit on the floor and then get back up off the floor? I tried it...
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    Scar Creams....

    I don't know what others are using for moisturizing your surgical scars, however, I have tried lots of different things and have found one I just love! It is called Dermatone and is an ointment that comes in a tin can that has sunscreen built into it. It is similar in texture to polysporin...
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    On my own next week........

    I know I have not posted a whole lot since my surgery. For those who are new, I had BTKR on 6/18/08. So I am 8 weeks post op. I own a child care business which I run from our home with 9 children enrolled for the summer between the ages of 11 months and 9 years of age. I re-opened for...
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    When do you know it is time........

    to remove the high riser toilet seat? I am at 6 weeks post op and finally today took a shower upstairs in the bathroom with only a shower stall. Previously, I have been showering down stairs in the full bath with the tub, sitting on a shower chair. So, when will I know it is time to remove the...
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    Released from PT

    I had a visit with the PT today. My incisions are mostly closed. Totally closed on the left and the right I have a 1 inch section the still needs to heal. My ROM was 125 on each knee and I am at 2 degrees from straight. She gave me exercises to do to reach 0 on extension and also other...
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    Recovery time post-op

    I was given some very interesting information last week. Apparently, for every hour a person is under anesthesia, the body requires 2 weeks to recover from it. Therefore, since I was under 4 hours, my body will require 8 full weeks to recover from the anesthesia. I found this to be very...
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    4 week post-op visit with OS

    Today I visited with the OS. I am 4 weeks post op and had my incisions start to split after the staples were removed. The PT had put on steri-strips and I kept them on and have limited my ROM over the last week to stairs, and walking on uneven ground, along with doing balancing exercises. My...
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    Incision healing post op......

    Just an update. I have been doing very well with my progress 3 weeks post op. My ROM has been 112 and 113 with a -4 from straight. The problem I ran into on Tuesday after PT is my incisions have started to split! Yuk! Sorry for the graphic description, but it is like raw meat that needs to...
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    3 weeks Post Op..... Update!

    Just a quick update. I have been a very busy woman! I have not spent much time at the computer since my surgery... I had BTKR on 6/18, went to rehab for six days and was released (6/26) with a ROM of 105 in each leg. I have 10 home Physical Therapy (PT) visits scheduled until the end of...
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    Crystal Update

    Hello to you all! I went in for BTKR on 6/18. I had General Anethesia along with a Femoral nerve block in each leg. I stayed @ the hospital from Wed, 6/18 until 4:30 PM on Friday 6/20. I then transferred to HealthSouth Hospital Rehab and came home from there on Thursday evening, 6/26. My ROM...
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    Just what I did not need.....

    Good Morning, I have had quite a week. Sunday AM I woke early to a tooth ache....... Right rear molar. I was fortunate and got in to see the dentist at 9:15 AM Monday. He took and x-ray and told me I have an abcess and need a root canal. Better before my June 18th surgery than following...
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    I got reminded why I am going to do BTKR yesterday....

    Yesterday was Memorial Day and my husband and I attended a bridge dedication ceremony for a young man who paid the ultimate sacrifice 2 years ago in Baghdad. He was an outstanding young man: Husband, Father, Son, Brother, Grandson, who we had watch grow up with our own sons. He played little...

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