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    PKR 5 mo speed bump

    Sorry, I meant how do I read the 21 replies to my post? I only see the most recent. Thanks
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    PKR 5 mo speed bump

    PS how do I access replies to my post? (Feeling dumb)
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    PKR 5 mo speed bump

    Hi Celle - many thanks. I'm new to forums ( fori?) and still figuring out navigation. Yes, thanks to my PT advice I'm elevating a lot and icing some. PT is once a week gentle - bicycle, step work, balance work, and ultrasound / manual massage of tissue around kneecap. Pain level is low, but Im...
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    PKR 5 mo speed bump

    Had PKR Oct 2 and made reasonable progress. Took a trip of a lifetime early Jan ( cruised Dubai to Singapore with an independent side trip in India) and my knee held up pretty well, even climbing rough steps in ancient cave-temples. Got severe ringworm (feet). Since Feb I've had extreme touch...
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    PKR 5 mo speed bump

    Yay! Progress report: cooked a Thanksgiving feast; able to get in and out of car normally (my arms thank me); set up and powered my outdoor fake Xmas trees on uneven soft ground (the lights are so pretty at night); and today at PT did 117degrees unaided, along with 1.8 miles on the stationary...
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    PKR 5 mo speed bump

    BTW, I love crystallized ginger and read that it's an anti-inflammatory, so I ordered 3lbs and snack on it. And while I was under Home Health Care, they had a great diet sheet for wound healing: more calories, more protein, more fluids. Meat, eggs, nuts, legumes, dairy. Whole milk instead of...
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    PKR 5 mo speed bump

    Thanks. After your great advice, I gave myself permission to take it easy - doing puzzles with leg elevated, and a few gentle heel slides and pedalling and walking round the house tidying up. My knee feels much better, and is happy with me doing stuff. Only one Ibuprofen 14 hrs ago. At 7 wks...
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    PKR 5 mo speed bump

    Sorry, I have no idea what type of PKR it was. The inner (medial?) part of the knee had been bone on bone for almost 2 years. OS wanted to do TKR, but when I saw the X-rays and the plastic model, I requested partial, as the ACL doesn't get cut. He said he'd have a full on the cart if there was...
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    PKR 5 mo speed bump

    Thank you ALL. Not sure if I should acknowledge Rockgirl4, Celle, and Lovetocookandsew separately. ( I too am a senior, and not on social media.) Can do 95+ on my own; if I use a strap round my foot to assist, without pain but just feeling stiffness, I'm at 105. After massage and working and...
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    PKR 5 mo speed bump

    Many thanks for the input and encouragement. My partial KR was Oct 2, L knee (yay, for driving!). Today I was at scheduled PT and they confirmed that I was, and am, easily at 105deg. And they got me to 111. They too feel it's early days, and can wait to see if MUA is needed. I certainly didn't...
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    Knee Scars - Post Your Badges of Honor Here! NO CHIT-CHAT please

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    PKR 5 mo speed bump

    Just had my 6wk post-op for partial knee. Surgeon wasn't happy (95deg), and wants to schedule manipulation under sedation to break up scar tissue. I live alone in a rural area. Hospital is a tough 135 miles away (takes from 3 to 5.5 hours in the car excluding breaks). I didn't tolerate oxy so...
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