2017 April Rainbows - Are you having knee surgery in April?

[sporti9]

Left TKR complete and feeling great. I see more hiking and biking in my near future.

 

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I have brought forward this month's list so that you can easily see who your surgical buddies are.

Welcome to our latest and all April Rainbows!

Feel free post your surgery date in this thread, and I will add you to the list. Start a thread of your own in the Pre-Op Knee Section to post comments and share your journey toward knee replacement. Here's the link that gives you the instructions you need to do this: Starting a new thread and posting

03 April 17 artemis100
04 April 17 katy.5555, LRKO, pegwen, sport19, katy.5555, TaraSVA, Troid1997, sporti9
06 April 17 HSparks, FrankR
07 April 17 amydmvp (bilateral), flygirl17, frogmoor258 (revision)
12 April 17 ohiolady
17 April 17 newlybionic (her third)
18 April 17 XCSkier, Redsdad (bilateral), Copper221
19 April 17 mechellec, Jennszoo
24 April 17 flying nun (PKR to TKR), dsteff22
25 April 17 soos53
27 April 17 microwv
28 April 17 clauds52 (bilateral)

 

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@sporti9, you have been officially added to the April surgery list! You are now officially an April Rainbow! Congrats on that new knee.

Welcome to the BoneSmart forum. We’re so pleased that you have joined us here. If you have not started a thread of your own, please do so. Here's a link to tell you how:Starting a new thread and posting With your own thread, you and your questions and concerns will receive the attention they deserve.

For additional help, look in the white heading under the blue, click on Help & Info, then click on How to Use This Forum. Lots of info there to help you navigate the forum.

We are here to help in any way we can because We Care!

 

[Redsdad]

Hi all, Im looking forward to and like many others scared to death of my bilateral total knee replacement. I have done as much study as i can. Ive viewed the whole thing on youtube, bought stuff for the bath room and wrap around ice packs. All thats left is to get thru the waiting and surgery and on to the recovery.

Ill post here as i go. Im expecting the recovery to be painful and aweful but im dedicated to getting thru it. Good luck to all my fellow Rainbows!

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BTKR done yesterday. Im one day post op. Haf some blood pressure issues last night & got moved to icu. All is well witk knees no serious pain. Got my cpm machine this morning its set for 60.
Pt was is measured left leg at 0 extension & over 100 flex. Rignt at 4 extension and 98 flex.

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[flying nun]

Hope your bp issues are ressolved, God bless you!

 

[flying nun]

Hi @soos53!
How are you doing? My surgery is Monday, yours is Tuesday, mine is the right knee, yours is the left. Hang in there, it is all going to be worth it!
Take care and All the Best!

 

[sporti9]

Redsdad glad you're doing ok. For me the first 2-3 weeks is all about pain control. Find the right medication cocktail that works - stick with it, ice, elevate and mininmal exercise. Once the pain and swelling improve, your legs will want to return to normal and they will.
Take good care, keep it simple and you'll be feeling great again or better than before with new knees.

 

[frogmoor258]

I had a revision of a TKR from Dec. 2015 on April 7th. It went well. I am going to PT two times a week and doing exercises at home. I also try to ice a couple times a day. After borrowing an" ice machine" during the first surgery in 2015, I purchased one for myself this time around. I will also be having a TKR on my Right knee within the month because that one is bone on bone

 

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@frogmoor258, you have been officially added to the April surgery list! You are now officially an April Rainbow!

Welcome to the BoneSmart forum. We’re so pleased that you have joined us here. If you have not started a thread of your own, please do so. Here's a link to tell you how:Starting a new thread and posting With your own thread, you and your questions and concerns will receive the attention they deserve.

For additional help, look in the white heading under the blue, click on Help & Info, then click on How to Use This Forum. Lots of info there to help you navigate the forum.

We are here to help in any way we can because We Care!

 

[dsteff22]

24 April 17 BTKR


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@dsteff22, you have been officially added to the April surgery list! You are now officially an April Rainbow!

Welcome to the BoneSmart forum. We’re so pleased that you have joined us here. If you have not started a thread of your own, please do so. Here's a link to tell you how:Starting a new thread and posting With your own thread, you and your questions and concerns will receive the attention they deserve.

For additional help, look in the white heading under the blue, click on Help & Info, then click on How to Use This Forum. Lots of info there to help you navigate the forum.

We are here to help in any way we can because We Care!

 

[newlybionic]

I hope all of my fellow rainbows are doing well. Feel free to start your own threads when you are ready.

 

[flying nun]

Had TKR on Monday, so far, so good!

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[Pumpkin]

flying nun,
Glad to hear you are doing well.
Why don't you start a thread in the knee recovery forum and tell us more about how your recovery is coming along.
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