TKR dragonfly's recovery thread
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dragonfly 1976
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Thanks hadn't thought of that, thought I was going crazy
Oh yes! I loved veggies before my surgery. Afterwards, the thought of them was very unappetizing. The same thing with meat. I knew I needed the protein, but didn't want it. I survived on protein drinks and mixed nuts. Oh, and dark chocolate kisses. It was at least 6 weeks before I ate vegetables again.
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dragonfly 1976
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Has anyone had the calf of your leg hurt. Sore stiff when walking
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dragonfly 1976
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I am 2 weeks post op feels real sore when walking
Maybe you did a little too much activity. Back in July when I hurt myself (spent a weekend visiting friends and struggling with their lower height toilet) my calf hurt for weeks. It did get better, though, with that awful T word, time!
My calf hurt almost as bad as my knee did the first week or so. I think it's where they're moving your leg all around during the surgery, checking the alignment.
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dragonfly 1976
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Bet that is what it is I know I have a big bruise on the side of it. Just didn't think that would make the back part hurt
If this calf pain is new, @dragonfly 1976 I think you need to get it checked out, to make sure you don't have a DVT.
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dragonfly 1976
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What is DVT? It has been sore every sence I got out of surgery, but I learned to not lay that part on the pillow. So thought it kind of went away, till I started walking more noticed it hurting again
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dragonfly 1976
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Just looked up DVT, I am on warfarin. It didn't feel warm or swollen. Just sore
How are you today? It took awhile before that calf pain left me completely. I even asked about it here and found out that it's normal for many of us.
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dragonfly 1976
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Does anyone else have night sweats? Do you know what causes them? I wake up in the night just soaked.
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oh yes, I was quite warm during the night early on - hardly needed bed covers, except when I was icing the knee. And often going from covers to no covers many times throughout the night. You don't have a fever do you? If so, you should get that checked out. It is also quite normal for the knee to feel very warm for many weeks. Not burning hot, but quite warm.
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No, no fever just the night sweats.. my knee does feel warm unless icing. I have been getting a sharp pain on the inside of the knee, it seems to happen if I move my leg to quickly. Other then I seems to be progressing very well
I had lots of temperature swings day and night. I don't know if it's the pain meds or after effects of the surgery but lots of us have these issues.
The knee will feel warm for a while and it will be sensitive to various movements. I had that too.
The knee will feel warm for a while and it will be sensitive to various movements. I had that too.
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dragonfly 1976
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Any suggestions for back of knee pian. I ice and elevate, when walk back of knee véry painfully.
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Also has anyone heard about putting moist heat on the back of the knee
