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    Messed up TKR

    Folks, I'm headed to Columbia, Missouri to see a specialist tomorrow. I hope and pray he has the temerity and integrity to help me without regard to the issue of peer review and the reluctance to get involved when another surgeon had done the initial job and made the big bucks. I don't know...
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    Messed up TKR

    Re: TKR Post surgical Staph Infection Questions My surgeon NEVER explained the surgery he was going to do or the risks associated with the surgery. I was hurting so bad in both knees I asked about having both done at the same time. Thank God I didn't. I'm eight months out and have not had a...
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    Messed up TKR

    Re: TKR Post surgical Staph Infection Questions Is anybody still using this thread? I want to get some updates and share my miserable experience and get input. Kevin Finn
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    Messed up TKR

    I just had fluid drawn from my right knee (TKR on November 10, 2008) to see if I had an infection. Fortunately, the results were negative. However, I have learned very much in the past few weeks regarding patient pain and patient rights. My surgeon told me that he could not attempt to get...
  5. K

    Your input needed - please!

    Do I identify with your problem. I am nearer to five months than four (Had TKR on November 10, 2008.) and have had swelling and butnig in my knee since January. My surgeon at fist said I had fluid in my knee, but that he didn't want to stick a syringe into my knee because of the risk of...
  6. K

    10 weeks out from TKR, and miserable!!!

    Thanks folks. I am going to meet with the surgeon tomorrow. I made it clear that I would be submitting some questions regarding my surgery and my difficult recovery. As I have stated, my surgeon has never explained the surgery or what he thinks may be causing my continued pain. I have...
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    10 weeks out from TKR, and miserable!!!

    I do not know why a surgeon can see a scared and suffering patient and explain what I hear on this site. My whole leg was swolen when I saw him on Thursday and he ordered an ultrasound to make sure I had no blood clots. He felt my knee and said it had significant fluid but that he didn't want...
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    Your input needed - please!

    Grandma, How are you doing? Is your knee healing up and has the discharge taken a hike? Hope you are recovering. Me thinks there is something major wrong with my knee. I was doing great and working on a step machine daily and increasing my ROM. A week and a half ago my knee started...
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    10 weeks out from TKR, and miserable!!!

    Folks, Thanks for your support. **I am miserable again. I was using a step machine at the local fitness center and really pushing myself to increase my range of motion. I don't know what I might have done, but I have been buring and feeling miserable pain in my right knee. I also am...
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    10 weeks out from TKR, and miserable!!!

    Weezy, Judles, Gretchendz, and Billyboy! Thanks for your comments and suggestions. Again---I can't say enough about this site and its endeavor to assist patients. I am going to do everything I can to lead hipe and knee patients to BoneSmart. When I get a package together (and it will...
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    Your input needed - please!

    My wife and I lived in a remote location in the state of Nevada. (high desert) We had a small hospital with a clinic. Limitted doctors. When I had my major back surgery, I had to have it done in Las Vegas, 250 miles from home. I too, had experience shortly after I got home and had to travel...
  12. K

    Advice needed on nerve inflammation from spinal anesthistic

    I have a bulging disc right above majoe work done 10 years ago. I had a spinal injection a month before my right knee replacement (TKR). It seemed to help. I was also put on a nerve drug called Lyrica which calms the nerves. I think it is working for me. I have had injections over the...
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    Your input needed - please!

    Grandma, Josephine is right! If it were me I would plant myself in the Emergency Room or at the surgeon's office until he or she addressed the problem. It sounds like you are in an area that does not have easy access to one's surgeon, doctor, or emergency room, but you need soemone to take...
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    10 weeks out from TKR, and miserable!!!

    Thanks for your comments Judy! Josephine, I want to spread an effort across the states and beyond. Let's share info and expreriences and combine efforts. ***It's all about helping other patients before and after surgery. I want to include Knee and Hip recipients or soon to be recipients...
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    10 weeks out from TKR, and miserable!!!

    Weezy, that's great! At this point in time, I'm afraid of my other knee, but your story will help me get it done. I really appreciate your story and assistance. Kevin
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    10 weeks out from TKR, and miserable!!!

    A STORY TO TELL---One week ago I was made aware of a fantastic fitness center adjacent to the Cox Hospital. My wife went throught the facility after our daughter told us about it. It has a walking track (it's very cold now) on the second floor, a lap pool, **a warm water pool about 20' X 20'...
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    10 weeks out from TKR, and miserable!!!

    Hot Dog!!! Jamie, Josephine, Judy, Wheezy, Aussie, Bridget, and Billyboy----Thanks so much for your replies to my plea for truth about TKR recovery. Jamie and Josephine, you have given me renewed hope and understanding. Josephine, can you tell me why my knee swells on the left side like a...
  18. K

    10 weeks out from TKR, and miserable!!!

    Well, my surgeon showed me a prothesis that came out of a redone knee. I could not believe how heavy the stainless steal femur replacement was. My surgeon said my knee didn't look right when he opened it up and said he had to have an xray taken in order to proceed. The one time I saw him to...
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    10 weeks out from TKR, and miserable!!!

    Wow! It's time to make another donation. You folks have lifted my spirits. I have always tried to have a very positive attitude and a good sense of humor, but hsi experience has been taxing, both emotionably and physically. Your responses for help are deeply appreciated. I think part of my...
  20. K

    How to get best ROM

    I am 13 weeks out from right knee replacement. A month ago I purchased a recumbent bike to try and increase my ROM from 105+. I went through a lot of pain, but I quickly increased my ROM to over 120. My surgeons nurse told me (after I went over 121 that 120 should be the maximum range)...

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