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    TKR TKR Stitch hovering just above the skin

    Celle I meant the thread I called my Dr he said continue Advil
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    TKR TKR Stitch hovering just above the skin

    Thank You Celle!! so from now on just add on Got it :loll:
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    THR Having total hip replacement surgery in 8 days

    Good LUCK!! Looking at my diary for my hip was pretty enlightening for when I did my knee.
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    TKR TKR Stitch hovering just above the skin

    Hi all I'm 10 weeks out (4/28/2021) of TKR and I have had a stitch just above the skin popping out. My PT wanted to pull it out and I said OH HECK NO. I have been using an emery board to keep it lower so it doesn't touch my clothes and annoy. Has anyone else had this and what did you do? I did...
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    THR Having total hip replacement surgery in 8 days

    I had a THR 5 years ago, I too was pretty anxious. The first week was hard but the recovery for hip is so much quicker then TKR which I just had at the end of April. I remember I walked 5 miles the first week of the hip replacement. I kept a diary in my phone about progress and in a month I was...
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    TKR TKR Stitch hovering just above the skin

    Thanks everyone!! I had my surgery on 4/28/2021. I am only taking 6 Advil a day. I was doing Aleve but my stomach rebelled. I learned a great lesson yesterday.......take the Advil.
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    TKR TKR Stitch hovering just above the skin

    I have been taking 6 Advil a day. I stopped opiods 5 days after surgery because I was so sick from them. So I figured I had been on the Advil a bit long and stopped. OMG the next day I'm achy, everything hurts. Im going to start the Advil up and continue because I hate the pain. Is this normal?

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