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    TKR Trikers post op thread

    A question, will there ever be a time I can get down on my knees with a knee replacement? I've always been a handyman and repaired plumbing, worked on my car, that kind of thing.
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    TKR Trouble sleeping after LTKR

    A point about my pain management, I stopped taking narcotics my second day after surgery and have been relying on tylenol as my main pain relief. So a plan that includes them may work better for someone.
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    TKR Trouble sleeping after LTKR

    I'm about 15 weeks out from the knee replacement and still have pain sleeping. I think some of it comes from not moving it while sleeping and it just begins to ache until I wake up and bend it 4 or 5 times. I also have pain and tenderness in my hip revisions that were a year and a half ago. I...
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    TKR Trikers post op thread

    So this week I started using a leg machine for leg curls and leg extensions with about five pounds of weight. I also started to do shallow squats on my total gym. Well, after my work out Saturday I developed a pain behind my knee that went down into my upper calf on the outside of my leg. I...
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    TKR Trikers post op thread

    I was thinking about wearing a shoe on my right foot around the house (a clean new shoe) wearing shoes around the house has always been a no no so it will have to be new. I'm thinking about buying a thick soled pair of sandals but of course it's the wrong time of year for that but, I'm going to...
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    TKR Trikers post op thread

    It's been a while since I last posted. I've been going to PT at the Va three times a week and working my knee at home. The knee is coming along, it's still stiff and swollen but not as sore, that's a good thing. My biggest problem is that between the double hip revision I had last year and the...
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    TKR Trikers post op thread

    Ugh, yesterday I had a teleconference PT session and I felt pretty good. I iced the knee afterwards and decided I felt good enough to walk around the block. That's a distance of between 1/4and a half mile. I knew this was a bad decision when I got to the point of no return. The knee felt weak...
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    TKR Trikers post op thread

    Today, I got my staples out and its a relief they are gone ,my knee isn't stinging along the incision line anymore. I'm to continue Pt at the VA for three months. So this is moving along. The pain is a little less everyday which is a good thing. The nurse did put steristrips on the incision...
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    TKR Trikers post op thread

    Status report time. My blood pressure is still trending downward it has been in the area of 128/80 pulse around 70 for three consecutive days. That's good news. Yesterday I went to PT and the therapist massaged and then forced my knee to get my readings. Cold and on my own I got 8 degrees to...
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    TKR Trikers post op thread

    OK, I'm checking in. Tuesday I went to the VA for my 2 week post op visit. I had hoped my staples would come out but I wasn't ready so I'm heading back next Tuesday. Other than that, the doctor said everything looks fine. I'm still not getting a decent night's sleep, I usually wake up at 230 to...
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    TKR Trikers post op thread

    I did the exercises that PT gave me and I have to say they might be a little too much right now. The swelling increased, the pain level is up and I ended up sleeping on my recliner downstairs again. It was kind of a setback. So I'm going to have to think about cutting back on the intensity...
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    TKR Trikers post op thread

    OK, yesterday was my first visit to PT at the VA hospital. Brandon reviewed my case suggested some new exercises and measured my range of motion. I got 10% straightened as much as possible and 92% bent. I got some exercises in and went home tired. My pain level has dropped a bit so, everything...
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    TKR Trikers post op thread

    I'm up already but I got five hours of decent sleep. I'm sitting in my new lazboy my knee is elevated with an ice pack, I've had my morning meds and I'm having a good cup of coffee. All is well.
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    TKR Trikers post op thread

    I'm home now, the doctors got my blood pressure down to 155/90. I'm to see my primary doctor in two weeks for an evaluation. It's good to be home.
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    TKR Trikers post op thread

    I had a couple of setbacks today, I'm still in the hospital. My bandage became bloody to the point that the ortho doctor on call had to come up and replace it, the nurses didn't know how because it's something new. I have a Smith & Nephew Pico 7 suction device. And the second thing was my...
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    TKR Trikers post op thread

    Ok I just got moved to my room a couple of hours ago. I'm feeling good but a little tired. I've been up a couple of times to use the restroom , so far so good. My only complaint is my roomy is a tv junkie who apparently is hooked on Law and Order. I like to read.
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    TKR Metal sensitivity questions.

    I'm scheduled to arrive at the hospital at 930 tomorrow for my covid test and if it goes well, I've got the 1230 slot. I puttered around the house finished up a few things and just took it easy for the rest of the day. I'm just a little nervous and trying to relax with a little Netflix. I hope...
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    TKR Not going through with surgery

    I have stenosis and severe arthritis in the L3-4-5 area. I get injections every couple of months and I've had radio frequency ablation, also last year I had to have both of my hips revised and I'm having my left knee replaced in three days. It's a lot to have on your plate when you have pain in...
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    TKR Metal sensitivity questions.

    Ok I got the last of my hospital pre-op phone calls and teleconference calls finished today. As of right now I am to report to the VA hospital at 930 am next Thursday. I get a covid rapid test and I'm scheduled for surgery at 1230. I received a package from the pharmacy with an antibiotic wash...
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    TKR Metal sensitivity questions.

    I'm reading all of the articles, I'm a pro at having my hips replaced, after all, I've had both sides done twice but this is my first knee so this is new territory for me.

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