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TKR Bye bye bone, hello chrome!

Best wishes for going back to work. Do try to take it as easy as possible on work days - elevate and ice when you can, and don't do much apart from resting when you get home. Certainly, don't schedule PT on work days.
 
Good luck back at work. I found going back to work was a mixed blessing. I was back with my coworkers doing something I loved and on the flip side it seemed to take a lot of my energy. Make sure you try to fit in as much down time as you can put of work.
 
Good luck to you! Ready yourself as much as possible tonight. Take ice packs and frozen water bottles in a small cooler, both for icing and hydration. Don't forget the acetaminophen and pick up take-out on your way home . [emoji4]

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Your ROM of 125 at 8 weeks is amazing! most OS would be super happy with that.
Good luck with returning to work and remember to rest and ice :ice:
 
Thinking about you as you go back to work. Saying many healing prayers.


Shelia
RTKR - 8/23/16
LTKR - 10/11/16
 
Thanks so much for all your well wishes! I was back to work full time-I was going to do part time this week but I was so behind and they don't hire anyone to replace me while I'm gone. I have a very rough caseload and a new student who is pretty physically aggressive, a very large girl with Down Syndrome who I was working with on an obstacle course and "Simon Says" type of things. Instead of jumping she decided to kick my in the shin of my newly replaced knee. At least it was a "light" kick. I'll be more careful of her in the future! (no more jumping or throwing a ball games with her, she's pretty rough). I haven't iced yet today but maybe it would be good to do it as a preventative measure. My only complaint is that no one at my work thought of knee replacement as a big thing-more like a tooth being pulled. I was hoping for a little compassion!
 
Oh, dear, sorry to hear about your students. Not fun, for sure. I do wish your co workers had a little more insight into knee replacement, but that is pretty much par for the course, alas. Well, we are here for you, with compassion and empathy.
one of the reasons I finally retired was the increasing level of violence in our psych patients. Many were forensic patients, antisocial personality disorders, who really didn't belong in a psych hospital. I started to fear for my safety, and my life!. Your kids are, of course, younger, but can be strong. Good luck!
 
I worked for three and a half years in a self contained SPED class. Some of them were rather violent for only being 11-14 years old. Hope your leg is feeling much better. Yep, your knee is a very big thing. If they haven't had one or watched the videos, they have no clue what we've all gone through! Come vent here and we will listen!
 
Oh my goodness. Bless you for the work you do. It takes a very special person-- I admire you very much.

I'm hoping the kick injury resolves quickly . I'm sorry that happened to you.


Shelia
RTKR - 8/23/16
LTKR - 10/11/16
 
Yes! Please pursue this.


Shelia
RTKR - 8/23/16
LTKR - 10/11/16
 
Oh my! what a rough start back to work~~ I'm so sorry! It's a shame that most people have the impression that what we've gone thru was just a minor procedure. :gaah: BoneSmart is our true support system in every way~~so very thankful we have this!!! I pray things get better for you and that you & your knee will be protected as you're still in the process of healing, and that they will be more helpful and maybe get someone to assist you! Enjoy your weekend & rest!
 
Thank you all for your support and comments! My boss also told all the parents I would make up a month worth of services by seeing their children extra time (instead of hiring an interim person). That's not gonna happen! My leg was a little sore today (whenever it gets sore, it's the outside of the knee down the calf), I did ice last night. Nothing major. I might just work on fine motor skills with girl with the Down Syndrome-coloring and puzzles, etc. She's a handful.

I don't walk with a limp and try to walk briskly. Maybe I will tone it down-bring a crutch or something (my doctor told me to do that after my hip replacement, just so people would be more careful around me).

Thanks again!!!
 
@birdwatchr I agree- they seem to be sending me more and more kids who have problem behavior to work with because no one knows how to handle them. Recently some ABA trained staff have been hired so I hope this will help with all these kids. I can handle them one on one, but if I have a group of 3, it's a toss-up. I don't know how teachers do it!
 
My first full year we had 4 students for 2 of us adults. They did hire a guy to help out. The second year it was 6 students with 3 female adults. After what we went through that year with the beating up and strangling type behavior, administration insisted that 1 adult had to be male. Then the class grew to 8 or 9 students and they now have 4 adults in the class. I had to get out after my arm was clawed so bad that the bruising took weeks to heal, and one of the students ripped off my glasses and broke them. (For the second time). We had some sweet ones, and the class still does, and I miss working with them, but the bad ones I couldn't take anymore. They don't talk, and I guess that's the only way they learned to get their frustrations out. My last year in the classroom we were told not to have consequences for bad behavior anymore and to ignore it. That went against everything I was taught. They did understand consequences and it was very helpful. It takes a very special person to work with them for years. I wasn't that person!
 
birdwatchr said:
My last year in the classroom we were told not to have consequences for bad behavior anymore and to ignore it. That went against everything I was taught. They did understand consequences and it was very helpful. It takes a very special person to work with them for years. I wasn't that person!
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I agree with you, @birdwatchr - I don't care what problems a child has. It doesn't excuse hurting or violence. There are boundaries that have to be adhered to. That is part of the lessons the child/adult has to learn.
 
I worked briefly here in child psychiatric inpatient hospital. They were in the process of adopting a new recovery "model'. It also was a no consequences one. These were some seriously ill children with big time acting out problems and aggression....I decided it was not for me. I did not agree with the model.
I much prefer working with adults.
 
@birdwatchr, I feel for you. I do ebd with the ele and middle-school at times. My daughter works with middle-school autistic children. It can be violent and dangerous at times. But someone needs to be there for them and love them. I feel as a retired teacher, it is my way of giving back. Please be wary and cautious. Protect your self, but remember that they are children, just damaged.

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@34120
Our ebd teacher was dismissed after the first year and they sent those kids to another school, which made a bigger class.... bad idea! We did have a couple of kids that only wanted to sit in your lap and be loved. I'm in the library now, but keep up with the kids in my old class and try to remember their names. One sweetie comes and gives me hugs! Sometimes I miss them, but I sure don't miss the injuries!
 
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