NewKnee@44
junior member
Hi all...this board was a real God send last January when I had my LTKR. On the 21st of this January I had my RTKR and feel good. Range of motion is much better on this knee, but I had expected as much. My left was my 7th operation on that knee so there was a lot of scar tissue. A year later, totally straight and my flexion is around 115, but no pain, no swelling so I'm very happy.
For this one, RTKR, I'm almost totally straight, and my flexion is around 95 degrees. Still have black and blue ankle and that lovely shade of yellow running up my calf. They took out 10 staples while I was in rehab and the other 10 come out on Friday. Pain has been managed well with oxy every twelve days and the usual perc's every 4-6 hours as needed ( but I'm only taking one, not the two).
Have a Zimmer, but not the ladies. This time my doctor ( the best in the world) used a drain and that seemed to work well. They were able to give me back my own blood but didn't need anymore in addition to that.
No PT today but I'll do some stretching on the bike later today.
Other than that, another good experience. Can't wait to be pain free!
For this one, RTKR, I'm almost totally straight, and my flexion is around 95 degrees. Still have black and blue ankle and that lovely shade of yellow running up my calf. They took out 10 staples while I was in rehab and the other 10 come out on Friday. Pain has been managed well with oxy every twelve days and the usual perc's every 4-6 hours as needed ( but I'm only taking one, not the two).
Have a Zimmer, but not the ladies. This time my doctor ( the best in the world) used a drain and that seemed to work well. They were able to give me back my own blood but didn't need anymore in addition to that.
No PT today but I'll do some stretching on the bike later today.
Other than that, another good experience. Can't wait to be pain free!