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    TKR I'm home!

    Hi ya'll, Well I had my LTKR on Monday June 18th and came home on Friday June 22nd. Everything went so well! Had one bad night due to pain but otherwise all is good. Things are sure different from last time (RTKR 7/3/2008). I mean its BETTER! No brace this time, was up walking day after surgery...
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    Early Monday morning for my LTKR!

    The hospital just called and looks like I am the first case of the day for my surgeon! Gotta be at hospital at 6 am and surgery is scheduled to begin at 8 am. I am sooo glad its early. When I had my RTKR 4 years ago, the surgery did not get underway until almost 11:30 am. I'm ready. My...
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    Spinal or general anesthesia?

    Okay, I really need to hear from those of you who went the spinal route for anesthesia! I just got home from my pre-op. When I had my RTKR I had general anesthesia. This time the anesthesiologist has recommended I use Spinal. :hate-shocked: She said that the people who went with spinal...
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    2 more weeks of this and then I am free, again!

    It's finally June! Yay only 2 more weeks to go! I am so tired of limping and having my gait so off that my RTKR from 4 years ago is now hurting. Along with my lower back and my feet! But alas, this is all too familiar from the first time around. At least this time I KNOW better things are just...
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    Time for my left TKR

    Hi everyone, I had a right TKR July 3rd 2008. Josephine, I don't know if you remember me or not. I was on here along with Skeet, Nursepair, Doug, and Alaskantkr. It will soon be 4 years since my surgery! Things have been going great. No problems with my knee at all. I knew that sooner or...
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    6 month post op report

    Hi all, Just thought I would report in. I will be 6 months post RTKR tomorrow! Things are going REALLY well. Most days I don't even think about my knee. In fact, my knee FINALLY loosened up December 4th! When I woke up and moved my leg, I knew right away that something was different! I...
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    3 month update

    Hi everyone, I am now 15 weeks out and doing great! Saw my OS last week and he was very pleased. I don't have to see him again until January. I have been discharged from PT, but am doing home exercises faithfully. The OS wanted my "resting" ROM at 120, I was kinda worried about that, but low...
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    question about stiffness

    I have been doing well, even managed to have about 3 nights where I slept about 7 hours each night. Well, it's 3 am and here I am up at the computer. I am just thankful for those nights where I did sleep. My main problem seems to be with how FAST my knee gets stiff again once I sit down to...
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    Rude Physician's assistant

    Hi all, I hope everyone has done ok with all these storm systems coming in. There has been so much going on. I am doing well with my knee. Week before last at PT I got to 120 ROM. I was soooo proud! My extension was at 0. Later that afternoon I had an appointment with my OS. Well, when I got...
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    Achy leg.

    Doug, Glad to hear ya'll are all ok down there. You poor guys have been through the wringer with this one. Has this storm system caused much havoc with your knees? Blasted thing can't decide where to go. It has been rainy and windy here since Wednesday afternoon. My whole leg has been giving...
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    My first day back at work

    Howdy! Well, I did it! I finished my first day back at work. It was what I call a " split day". I worked from 7:15 am to 9:30 then off to PT. Back to work at 11:30 until 3:00 pm when I had to leave again for a doctor's appt. Tomorrow will be the REAL test as I will be there ALL day! I did...
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    Me and my knee make the news!!!

    Exciting things going on here!!! Yours truely was on the front page of todays newspaper! While at therapy Monday, there were folks from the paper there to check out the WII Nintento system that is used for therapy. The therapists asked me if I would mind doing some things on the WII for the...
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    Just got back from OS visit

    Hi, Went to therapy this morning before my OS appointment. I got 103 ROM! I am sooo happy! Left there, and went to see my OS. I have not seen him since I got out of the hospital. He said I was doing great. He was very pleased with my progress! Told me I could start using a cane instead of...
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    I'm Home

    Hi everyone, Well I got home late yesterday afternoon. I am so glad to be home. Yesterday I walked 200 feet and did the stairs at therapy. The therapist had me on the CPM machine at 50 degrees for 2 hours. Then he proceeded to have me flex my knee. I flexed to 62 degrees then on the last...
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    Ready to get rid of the pain

    I am sooo happy I found this forum! The information has been so helpful. I am 49 years old and have degenerative arthritis. I am scheduled for a total knee replacement of my right knee July 3rd 2008. This year I will celebrate my independence from pain! I am nervous, but excited. I need both...

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