TKR Another small step forward to reclaiming my life!

[Jamie]

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Ask your doctor for a copy. Many clinics have digital images now and will provide you with a disk. You can then copy the files onto your computer to post them.

 

[carousel66]

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okay thanks, I will call on monday to ask ahead of time
the pain I had on friday off and on seemed so familiar - just new location, I know the pain from my ACL surgery and where that one screw was was just achy and pounding from time to time, it was just 'LIFE"
I honestly expected to have this pain with my TKR and had not until Friday, it was just surprising that I had not had it until then, I figured it was all part of healing at some level.

 

[carousel66]

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Josephine - which view would you like to see! I have many now :wink1:

the first would be prior to my LTKR (about a year prior)
but I have all my films so I can post others.
My pre-op appt went well today, I'm anxious to get on with things.

 

[Jamie]

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I'll tag Josephine so she can see your pictures when she returns to the forum in a few days. @Josephine:

 

[Josephine]

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I asked to see the xrays? I know I often do but I couldn't find such a post of mine in here to remind me why.

 

[carousel66]

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lol me either lol but it was in response to this post
its all good, I don't think it is anything that is not normal I'm pretty sure it is normal healing. and that from time to time it is over worked as the right knee is (awaiting tkr) very sore, so I do a lot of 'shift weight to left hip sanding" at work.

WEIRD day
for the YEARS after my ACL reconstruction in 1988 pretty much off an on all these years since I had reoccurring what I attributed to deep bone pain where I had a screw in my tibia. It was breath catching deep profound pain, it would pulse or pound then with no real reason go away.
Well today for the first time I experienced this type of pain related to my TKR. To be honest it was very surprising! I hope I'm done with this little flare up for now! this is the first time my TKR has really given my any issues in months and months.

Josephine You have an xray of your knew knee you can post for me?

 

[carousel66]

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Well this is it, I leave for the Hospital in about 45 min, I had to argue? well maybe convince that anesthesiologist on the phone last night that Morphine does not agree with me! He kept telling me that it is so great for the pain and the spinal and and morphine will last like 18 hours, I said I KNOW it was 18 hrs of hell for my last surgery - at that point I needed to inform him that this was my 2nd knee replacement and I had walked this road just 8 months ago.
he was trying to suggest to me that it will be difficult to manage my pain w/o the protocol I went though last time! (however, my my doc has said they are doing more with injections right in the knee during surgery for pain managment. SO we shall see.....) I also the reminded the anesthesiologist how difficult it has been to get my IV in and that was also a concern to me. So he told me I could clear "drink" fluids into this morning supposed to cut off here at 7am.
SO..... I'm excited and anxious.
I will post when I can! pretty much I know enough to just want this OVER WITH.....
see you all soon!

 

[MsHeidi]

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See you on the other side!

 

[Jazyb]

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Good luck Catherine and we shall all be thinking of you, try and keep us posted when you can

 

[binkie]

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Very best to you, Catherine! Let's us know how you're doing.

 

[karmigirl]

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Catherine,

Good luck today, will be waiting to hear from you on the other side.

 

[PhoenixS]

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Hope it went well. Enjoy the green jello...
Sandy

 

[carousel66]

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I made is! Ended up w/ a migraine this am so ended up in bad shape and ended up sick and vomiting about 90min before surgery. We decided no spinal for 2reasons first history of MS and bad experience w morphine. I did have femoral nerve block and this has worked. Very well
Also was able to eat dinner and my first pt!
All and all doing great!

 

[editor98]

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Yay, Catherine! Good for you! Two good knees now. Hope you get a decent night's sleep tonight. Wishing you an uneventful recovery and good pain management! Niki

 

[karmigirl]

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Catherine,

Glad to see you here on the other side. Sounds like everything went well for you. Try to get some rest and then keep us posted how you are coming along. Take Care.

 

[Jamie]

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Great news, Catherine!!! Looking forward to hearing more from you.

 

[carousel66]

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Niki good luck on Tuesday ,, I hope things go great for you, I am excited by how great things r going for me now 10hrs pot surgery

I am still doing very well
Love!!!! The nerve block.

Hoping things keep going well
My temp was up one degree at last check, nurse was a tad concerned.

 

[carousel66]

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I am still doing really well and my first 2 nurses have been awesome. I can tell that my nerve block is starting to wear off when I told my nurse she said well let's get the next meds on board!
Since I have been in my room they started toradol?? So when I told the nurse I wa feeling some pounding pain on my joint line she looked up what med the doc has planned for me
Dilaudid , it is the first time I have taken this drug ... So far so good and my pain has already has gone back down to a 2-3! And I do not feel sick. big plus!
I am not sleeping well but oh well, a friend is letting me use her ipad and I'm watching MASH on tv land!
Wish I could sleep but at least I am NOT in pain!

 

[PhoenixS]

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I'm glad you are doing well.
Welcome back to insomnia land!
Sandy

 

[MsHeidi]

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Catherine,
I'm glad to see that you are feeling so well. I, too, felt great after surgery. I thought that the femoral nerve blocks were great, and was sad to see them go, but the pain remained manageable. I'm so glad to hear you sound so chipper.