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  1. Dmcfad2

    TKR My new knee

    Surgery was yesterday at noon. I spent the night in the hospital. I walked with the walker right away and did steps. Minimal pain until this afternoon. I think the nerve block wore off. It’s not unbearable, I’m just very aware of it. I am home now, icing and elevating.
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    TKR Second Thoughts

    So, here I am just 4 days from my LTKR surgery and I am having thoughts of canceling. My pain, that was SO bad for 5 months, suddenly went away about 5 weeks ago. I keep waiting for the pain to come back. I’m even TRYING to get it to come back. I am able to do all the things I could do before my...
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    TKR Lounge Doctor Pillow

    Based on reviews here, I purchased the Lounge Doctor for my upcoming TKR. However, I notice when using it that my knee is slightly bent. I though we weren’t supposed to have a bend in the knee. Am I wrong?
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    TKR Question About Pain After TKR

    I have not had a TKR yet, but am working on getting it scheduled. I have been reading lots of recovery stories about pain while recovering. My question is about the type of pain. Right now I am in terrible pain. My knee locks and grinds at times and the pain can bring me to tears. Is the pain...
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    TKR Taking a cruise after TKR

    I'm just wondering if anyone has taken a cruise after their TKR and how long did you wait to go? Would 8-10 weeks be too soon?
  6. Dmcfad2

    TKR Both hips and now my knee

    Hello. I have been on this forum before and it helped me a lot when I had my hip surgeries. I have had both hips replaced, one in 2014 and one in 2021. Now it is looking like I will need my left knee done. I have an appointment with an orthopedic doc tomorrow and I already know he will recommend...
  7. Dmcfad2

    THR Debbie’s New Right Hip

    So, I am just setting up this recovery thread. My surgery is tomorrow, April 13, at 9:45 am. I had my left hip done in 2014, so I am curious to compare recoveries. I am not scared. I just want it over with. I have been in terrible pain for months! I had a bad staph infection in November. I was...
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    THR Sleeping after THR

    Just wondering how you slept after your THR? Did you sleep in a recliner or a guest room bed or did you sleep with your spouse? We have a king sized bed and I also have an electric recliner. After my last hip replacement in 2014, I slept in our guest room for a month. We converted the guest room...
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    THR Opioid use before hip surgery

    I wondered if anyone who has been taking opioids for their hip pain will continue taking them up until surgery? I have severe hip pain and can’t walk without a walker. The only thing that helps my pain is oxycodone. I have been taking it for three months. I am concerned that I will have trouble...
  10. Dmcfad2

    THR RTHR April 13, 2021

    Well, I spent a lot of time here in 2014 before and after my LTHR. I made a lot of bone smartie friends at the time and this site really helped me with all questions I had. I am finally getting the right one done. I have been unable to walk unassisted since November, when I developed a bad...
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    THR Here I am again.

    It has been 5 years since I had a LTHR. I had quite a bit of thigh pain for many more months after my surgery and still have it from time to time. But, all in all, my left hip is much better since my surgery. My right hip has been bothering me for a few years now and I have put off doing...
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    Slow loading

    I am having a lot of trouble loading pages on my ipad. It takes a long time.
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    Question regarding prothesis

    I was just wondering if anyone can answer this. When you are given a ceramic on plastic prothesis, is there any metal involved? I was told I would set off metal detectors at the airport now, but if there isn't any metal, why would that happen?
  14. Dmcfad2

    THR Pain in hip after nine years.

    6 hrs. post op. Feeling great! Everything went well. Doc said I had lots of arthritis! So far, so good.
  15. Dmcfad2

    A question

    I have been wondering.....Do the hips always get progressively worse and deteriorate once you have arthritis in them or is it possible to get to a certain point and never really get any worse? I have looked on the internet for this answer, but haven't been able to find anything.
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    Just wondering.

    We'll, I was just at the grocery store and I forgot something at the checkout line, so I ran back, picked it up and then ran back up to the check stand. It made me wonder if I will ever be able to do that again after my surgery. Does anybody know?
  17. Dmcfad2

    Am I ready?

    Hi, I am new here, just finding this forum. I am scheduled for left THR on March 21, 2014. I have been having pain in my left hip off and on for about 13 years. It started with a fall skiing and I now have arthritis and bone spurs and the pain has definitely increased over the years. Recently...

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