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  1. JoyWest

    TKR Joy And Her New Knee!

    Hi folks... I had my RTKR yesterday...and get this...I am already at home! Whooooo Hooooooo! The difference in the surgery this time and when I had my LTKR just about 18 months ago is amazing. I feel good. I easily walked more than 200 feet yesterday afternoon and again today. My pain...
  2. JoyWest

    Monday is the Day!

    :dancy: I can't wait! I had my pre-op appointment today. I am all blood typed and ready to go...I have my lovely pre-admission bracelet on and everything! :th_heehee: My OS said that it is possible that I will be ready to come home Tuesday, I am thinking most likely Wednesday. He also said...
  3. JoyWest

    Eek....just one more week!

    Oh my, it hit me today...just one more week! Yikes...gotta go do the laundry! Oh...and shop for Father's Day! Oh my...where does the time go??? :rolleyespink:
  4. JoyWest

    Two week countdown~any suggestions?

    Surgery for my RTKR is two weeks from tomorrow. What should I add to my "to-do" list? I want fun stuff as well as things that I might forget to handle! Thanks!! Joy
  5. JoyWest

    4 weeks from today!!

    Just four weeks from today I get my second bionic knee! I am soooooo ready. I think my knee knows that it is living on borrowed time...it is giving me a fit! :th_heehee: Oh well, soon enough I will be mending and getting ready to tackle teaching again in the fall. I am glad to have summer...
  6. JoyWest

    Question about new pain manage technique

    My doctor was telling me that I was going to be pleasantly surprised when I have my RTKR. He said that just in the 18 months or so between the LTKR and this one that there is a new way he uses to manage pain. There is less swelling, way less pain...and that most of his patients go home in one...
  7. JoyWest

    The right knee is ready to join the left one!

    :yes 4: I am psyched!! I had an appointment with my os today and we set the date for my RTKR!! I am not having it done until June 12th. That way I can finish out the year (I'm a teacher) and go to my daughter's graduation before gaining my second bionic knee! I waited as long as I could, but...
  8. JoyWest

    5 Months out and all is well!

    Happy 5th month birthday to my "new" knee! It is so hard to believe that I have had this knee for five months. In a way it seems like just yesterday...on the other hand, it seems like forever! Things I can do now (and have): a 5-K walk :yes 4:, Disneyworld and Dollywood, run down a set of...
  9. JoyWest

    Zumba!!

    Well, today I tackled something that I had not even tried before my LTKR. I went to a Zumba class. :th_yahoo: I can't say it was pretty...but I did last for the entire hour and 15 minutes! There were several moves that I didn't tackle, like the jumps and some twisty things...but I figured as...
  10. JoyWest

    Three month miracle!

    Well, it has been a bit over three months since my LTKR. There have been ups and downs...mostly ups, thank goodness! :th_yay: My miracle is that magically, after 3 months, I can sleep again! I also feel so much more like myself, I really feel good, don't even think of my knee at all for long...
  11. JoyWest

    3 Months and a lot of swelling

    I paid a visit to my doctor today due to an excessive amount of swelling in the lower part of my leg. He was a bit worried that there might be a blood clot...sent me for an ultrasound test. It came back fine, thank goodness! :thmb: So...the verdict is that I have been over-doing. Imagine...
  12. JoyWest

    Vacation at nearly 10 weeks

    I will be leaving on a family vacation to Walt Disney World Friday. Any suggestions from anyone that has taken a trip after fairly recent TKR? It is about a 4 hour drive. I plan to rent a scooter/ECV while in the parks. Any ideas other than that?
  13. JoyWest

    1 Week back at Work Survived!

    Whooooo Hooooooo! :th_yahoo: I survived my first week back to work!! Thursday was the hardest, was in bed before 7 o'clock...but I made it. The other good news is that all of my third grade students also survived my first week back! :th_heehee:
  14. JoyWest

    Back to work tomorrow: 8 weeks out

    Tomorrow is my first day back to work. I know I should be in bed by now, but I think I am too "keyed" up! I am so ready to get back on a schedule!! I teach 3rd grade, but tomorrow is a teacher work day, it will be a good trial to see how I do. Please keep me in your thoughts tomorrow...I...
  15. JoyWest

    Odd "crunchy" feeling

    I have a quick question. I was wondering if anyone else has experienced an odd crunchy type feeling in their new knee? I am about 8 weeks out and just started to notice it. It is in the knee-cap area. Doesn't hurt, I just kind of can feel things moving and really clicking/crunching in there...
  16. JoyWest

    Pitting???

    I just left a check up with my GP. He was very pleased with most everything...except he said that my lower leg (on my LTKR leg) was still swelling. He said that I was "pitting" to a 1 or 2. What exactly does that mean? He did tell me to elevate more and try to stay off of it a bit...
  17. JoyWest

    Cold Weather Aches

    Does this colder weather wreak havoc with everyone else's ROM, or am I the odd girl out? My knee has complained all day long! I feel like the Tin Man from the Wizard of Oz today...where is my oil can???
  18. JoyWest

    Merry Christmas...I got a Snoogle!!

    OMG!! I got the greatest pillow ever! I got a Snoogle for Christmas...it is awesome! It is billed as a pregnancy pillow, but if you search on Amazon.com for "knee replacement pillow", the same one comes up. It is the most wonderful pillow ever! I just took a nap with it and really, really...
  19. JoyWest

    6 weeks and cut loose...

    Today I went for my 6 week check-up and my doctor was amazed. He said that I had exceed his expectations. (That amazed me...) He said that I would only need to see him if there were problems...and to come back when I was ready to tackle my RTKR... :whis: I hope that will be a while down...
  20. JoyWest

    Muddled in the Brain

    I am a bit frustrated tonight...my brain is very muddled. I have noticed this off and on since my surgery and thought it would get better. There are things I was able to do without a thought before, that I have to really pay attention to now...like the names of the students in my class...
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