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    TKR Minnflor's Recovery Thread

    @admins, please update to denote MUA on November 26, 2019 Warning - long post ahead! I have seen a few posts from others regarding ROM and MUA, so wanted to share my experience. During my first 8 weeks of recovery, I struggled with knee flexion at home and during PT sessions. My flexion...
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    TKR Minnflor's Recovery Thread

    I was discharged from in-home nurse and also had my last in-home PT session this morning, where I graduated from my walker to a cane. Woo hoo! My husband is back to work today, so I am on my own for the first time in 2 weeks. So far, so good. My dog is looking hopefully at me, thinking I'll...
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    TKR Minnflor's Recovery Thread

    Last week I was one week post-op and it was a tough one. Lack of sleep - not due to pain, but general 'cannot get comfortable', mild anxiety and nausea - made me feel down and I could barely talk without bursting into tears. I attribute some of this to pain meds, as after I stopped taking...
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    TKR Minnflor's Recovery Thread

    Thursday was a sleepy day for me after home nurse and PT visit on Wednesday. Lots of Netflix on the TV; not sure how much I'm going to remember watching! Friday was a big day: 1. With hubby's help, I took a shower. Short as it was, it felt WONDERFUL. 2. Home nurse paid a visit to check...
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    TKR Minnflor's Recovery Thread

    @sistersinhim Thank you for the recovery articles. I've ready many of them pre-op, but they will take on new meaning in the recovery phase. And thanks to all for the well-wishes and encouragement. Yesterday was my first full day at home post-op. I slept surprising well on Tuesday night, in...
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    TKR Minnflor's Recovery Thread

    I woke at 4:30am, took a shower with Hibiclens and took prescribed meds (2 Lyrica, a Celebex and my blood pressure pill). We arrived at the outpatient surgery center at 5:50am. Once admittance paperwork was complete, I was brought into pre-op area. More items to review and sign on iPad...
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    TRKR Tomorrow October 1

    Hi everyone - so glad I found this wonderful site. I've been poring over pre/post-op threads for a few weeks and now my turn is almost here. Surgery is scheduled for 7am tomorrow morning. I've got osteo in both knees - my right knee has been giving me trouble for 7 years. I have done physical...
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    2019 October Feisties - Are you having knee surgery in October?

    Right knee replacement scheduled for October 1, 2019

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