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    Bilateral TKR La's new knees (recovery diary)

    Hey, Judy, thanks for the fix. For those of you who haven't experienced this, one side effect of knee surgery is an often temporary loss of information transmission from nerves around your knee. This can result in not being able to confidently "feel" where you are in space, which is weird when...
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    TKR No PT?

    In my opinion there are few general reasons to have "assisted" physical therapy as opposed to doing it yourself. You have to decide if any of these reasons are meaningful to you. - Evaluation and feedback. A good PT will track your progress, recommend exercises, critique your form and give you...
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    Bilateral TKR La's new knees (recovery diary)

    Hi, there Bonesmarties! My new knees are now one year and three days old, so I thought I'd better duck in and give and give an update. Bottom line: I can say with no hesitation that I am absolutely glad I did it, and that I did both knees at once. That might not be the right choice for some...
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    Bilateral TKR A new beginning!

    Hey, Wubby! We are almost the same "age" - I had my btkr on Jan 10, 2012. I agree with you that it was the best thing I could have done, and also that it isn't a total magic bullet. As my recovery progresses and I become more active, I've had challeges with different other body parts - feet...
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    Bilateral TKR La's new knees (recovery diary)

    Check this out: I was on my way to work out, going to do about an hour on the elliptor, went to put my shoes on and realized: I had crossed my legs in a figure 4 to reach my foot! I haven't been able to to that for years! Dang, what a difference eight months makes! I can drive a standard, I can...
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    8 wks post-op and still can't sleep at night!

    Lindsey, I feel ya! I think that if you weren't terribly disabled before TKR, the aftermath is a shock. There's a lot of healing that has to happen, and you hurt in places that you didn't hurt before, so it can feel like you took a step back. I can tell you this: at 5 weeks post, my knees were...
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    TKR When did you go back to work?

    Hey, Mark! I had BTKR in January and was off work for the 60 work days allowed by my short term disability. When I went back to work, I telecommuted full time for the first month, as my doc made that a condition of return. I'm an engineer, so a lot of my work is either sitting before a...
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    Bilateral TKR Recovery from BTKR, Spacer Exchanges and MUA

    Wow, Merry! I don't have any useful advice, but I wanted to say it sounds like you've been through a lot and I hope you find a resolution for this soon. I'm sure some of our savvy medical folks will check in soon and give you some worthwhile thoughts on this. Best of luck, La
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    TKR Is ROM just a number?

    I totally agree with your point about the quality of your knee function! Who cares if you have insane ROM numbers if you can't function? I think that improvement in measurements can be important in situations when you can't really measure qualitative improvement yet - like soon after surgery...
  10. Larosser

    TKR Medial pain

    Hi, Jebsw! I had BTKR in January, and I've had some medial pain on the right side only. This is also the leg that tends to toe out when I walk and point outward to about 2 o'clock when I relax on my back. My PT suggested some exercises for the adductors, and they seem to help. As I've gotten...
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    Bilateral TKR La's new knees (recovery diary)

    Re: La's new knees (recovery diary) Month 5 update Hideho, BoneSmarties! Well, my new knees are five months old now, and guess what? The "rubber band" feeling is GONE and I can actually feel my knees all over! A few weeks ago I was grumping at McQ that it seems like I feel more clicks and...
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    TKR Very discouraged

    Wow, Cindy, so sorry to hear about your pain. :( You've gotten a lot of good advice, but I want to add a couple of thoughts, which you already know, but may need reminding. Swelling leads to pain and stiffness, which leads to favoring, which leads to poor gait, which leads to stress and...
  13. Larosser

    Bilateral TKR La's new knees (recovery diary)

    Re: La's new knees (recovery diary) 4 month update Hi, Everyone, and welcome, Blakqueen! Well, I am now coming up on four months post-op, and I must say, things are looking up. :biggrin: I went to see my daughters and grandkids, and got a lot of "firsts" out of the way. First plane ride...
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    Has anyone used Mederma for scars?

    I've been using the Mederma because my PT recommended it - it does seem useful in that when I didn't use it for about a week my scars started feeling tight and puckery. That also happens when I go into a chlorinated pool, and an application of Mederma makes the feeling go away. That said, it is...
  15. Larosser

    Help please I am nervous

    Hi, Mary I am not a medical expert, but I certainly sympathize with your concerns. I had both of my knees done at once, and although the first couple of weeks were challenging, it was bearable. I believe you ARE still healing - my O.S. says it takes a year to eighteen months for your knees...
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    Bilateral TKR La's new knees (recovery diary)

    Hey, Janet. That's a good question and a great way to measure it. When I got home, my bed was fairly easy to get up off of. It's 27 1/2 inches off the ground, which is between 4 and 5 inches above the bend in my knee. The seat of my office chair when raised to its highest is about 2 inches...
  17. Larosser

    Revision TKR Recovery Advice please

    Hey, Andy! Welcome and best of luck! It does sound like you are in a challenging and somewhat unique situation. Haven't been in that place, but have had a joint injury where PT had to be delayed due to a broken bone. I was pretty horrified at how limited my motion was at first, but my doc...
  18. Larosser

    TKR Finally At Home But Very Sore

    Hi, Lin, welcome home. Getting back home does take it out of you, doesn't it? Definitely rest, ice and take your meds. As far as elevation, my OS didn't tell me not to elevate, in fact he encouraged it, but he emphasize that I needed to raise my legs straight, not bent at the knee. I put a long...
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    Bilateral TKR La's new knees (recovery diary)

    Hey, Jacky, good luck to you! If it's any consolation, looking back I am glad I did them both at once, since I had to do them both. If I could have done a single knee and waited a couple of years, that might have been better, but if you REALLY need both done, I still think the best thing is to...
  20. Larosser

    Bilateral TKR La's new knees (recovery diary)

    Judy, Diane, great to hear from you! Glad to hear you're both still improving, even if there have been a few bumps. Welcome, Janet! Please feel free to laugh at me, everyone else does. Maybe next time, I'll recount my first couple of falls - one ended up in a frozen foods bin at the grocery...
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