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Dawni....did you find a video? There is one in t he BoneSmart Library also.....

broken link removed: https://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3347931048322867705#
 
Jamie said:
Dawni....did you find a video? There is one in t he BoneSmart Library also.....

broken link removed: https://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3347931048322867705#
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yes i did thank you very interesting puts it all into perspective, why it is that it takes so long and the pain we are in, thanks
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You are very plucky watching the video, I started to and chickened out, it was just too informative for me!!!:friends:
 
Oh my god i had the worst night ever last night, the pain was quite intent i think i must have got about 30 minutes sleep in all, i did nothing any more or less than i have been doing, took my pain meds on time iced etc, between sobbing and just not knowing what to do with my self since coming out of hospital i have not had this experience, to day i feel completely drained and my leg feels very stiff, i phoned my GP and she said it is just a blip and to rest and phone if it gets any wore or feels very hot which it dose not today but i have no idea why this happened.:tantrum2:
 
None of us really understands the ups and downs of the recovery from TKR...it happens. Do try to rest and relax today - nothing else - but if it doesn't get better soon look into it. There is nothing worse than worrying. Hope you feel much better soon.:sigh:
 
Hi Dawni,

So sorry you had a bad night, please try not to worry, and can I ask you you were you taking your pain meds regularly? Sometimes this happens when you least expect it and it is more than likely to go again expecially if you rest up and ice it as much as you can. Obviously if it continues you need to check it out again but heres hoping your doc was right and it is just a "blip".

Take it easy Dawni. :flowerysmile:
 
Sorry you had such a bad night, Dawni. :console: .I think in the early stages it doesn't take much to make the knee angry. :wink1: those knees are sometimes mysterious things. I hope resting the knee does the trick for you.
 
Reading some of your horror stories about hospitals makes me realize how lucky I have been. The hospital I was in had all private rooms. And they didn't hesitate to give me pain meds. I was on a combination of Tramadol and Norco. The Norco worked best. They gave it to me every four hours, even through the night. They would come in and wake me up to make sure I got the pain meds.

MY PT started in the hospital the evening of surgery. They had me on a walker and I walked around the bed, once. I had a cath for the first three days, so I didn't have to worry about getting to the bathroom and by the time they took the cath out, I could walk pretty well with my walker.

My surgery was on Monday, Jan 9. I came home the following Thursday and started outpatient PT the following Monday. Like Dawni, the most frustrating thing for me is that feeling like I have a band around my knee. I'm also frustrated about getting so little sleep. But I know it will come.
 
Hi Lealta

Welcome to the Bonesmarty club! It sounds like you are off to a good start for someone so early in the recovery process.

The tight band feeling is one which pretty all of us get in the early stages, some of us for quite a while, so don't worry yourself about it, it does go away eventually. The sleep problem is also a favourite amongst us post TKR people, its probably the most frustrating side of this op, and there is little or nothing you can do about it, unless of course you are waking in pain, etc. which your meds should be controlling at this stage of your recovery.

You sound positive especially reading your last comment "I know it will come" and that is exactly the attitude to have. :thumb:

Its such a long recovery for some of us, but believe me its sooo worth it to be painfree and back to a "normal" life afterpre-op pain!!. Keep up the good work and look forward to reading more of your recovery, and remember we are all here to help and encourage you as you go along, and Josephine and the other Administrators are also here to give you medical advice and simply put your mind at rest, something they do in bucketloads!! :friends:
 
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Hi Dawni,

So sorry you had a bad night, please try not to worry, and can I ask you you were you taking your pain meds regularly? Sometimes this happens when you least expect it and it is more than likely to go again expecially if you rest up and ice it as much as you can. Obviously if it continues you need to check it out again but heres hoping your doc was right and it is just a "blip".

Take it easy Dawni. :flowerysmile:
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yes i take them by the clock, and ice is my best friend, it was like my leg went in to spasms, then yesterday it just felt like lead all day, its not to bad to day. i have PT this afternoon so am resting it this morning.
 
Hi Dawni, the muscle spasms are what's driving me nuts and keeping me awake at night. I'll be lying there, perfectly comfortable and all of a sudden my leg will spasm up and then start hurting. At that point, I can't go back to sleep. I think I've been averaging about four hours of sleep a night. I go back to work in another week and I don't know how I'm going to sit at a desk for 8 hours after having such sleepless nights. Does anyone suggest any kind of sleeping aid?
 
I too had so much trouble sleeping. Finally asked for help sleeping and Dr gave me Ambien. It has been great, not too strong but sleeping through the night. I wished I had asked for something earlier.
 
Finally I'm sleeping better but I still use Tylenol PM occasionally when I feel the need. It's mild and just lets me relax a bit with no after effects.
 
Randi, I think using the Tylenol PM sounds like a great idea. I hadn't even thought of that. I remember years ago, I was taking care of my dad when he was dying. I had a splitting headache and took what I thought was a Tylenol. I soon found myself nodding off and double checked the pill container and realized it was Tylenol PM. It definitely makes you drowsy. Thanks for the reminder.
 
My pleasure Susan - Hope you have a good night's sleep !:doggieshmooze:
 
i have not had a good week end thought i had a tummy bug, as that is how i felt but was not sick,but completely went of my food, and could only drink water, i made sure i had a slice of bread with my meds as an empty tummy and pills are not good, i feel much better to day, could this have any thing to do with the antithetic even three weeks later, also i keep crying is this normal at this stage.
 
:cry: So sorry about the tummy upset, Dawni. My tummy gave me trouble especially in the morning, until I could get off the narcotic meds totally. So maybe yours was just all the meds from the surgery and since you've been home. Wouldn't surprise me.

Can't speak to the crying---I only felt depressed the night after my second surgery and told myself that I was a lot better off a lot of the other folks in the hospital and didn't let myself cry. But lots of folks seem to get the blues early on.

I 've been keeping up with your thread, and I think you're coming along quite "normally" for this recovery. It does take a long time---and thats discouraging sometimes. Most surgery would have you up and going easily within 2 weeks---but not this one. I'm 17 weeks out (around 4 months) and I still know I have knees--but I also know that they're GREAT knees.

You're getting there. Just gotta be patient darn it!

Keep us posted. We care.:cat-kittyandsmiley: Judy
 
thanks your right it is a long recovery, i have had a few surgery's before including a hysterectomy some five years ago, but this one as they say is in charge x
 
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