TKR Dreaded MUA?
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Went to PT today and made it to 111 . My therapist said she thought for sure I would be getting an MUA. So fortunate for me that I have been able to progress . I am so relieved .
I finally called my cardio and they said they had left me a message a week ago that my insurance company had approved the outpatient surgery for the heart looping monitor! Well I didn't get the message and have been watching the phone like a hawk! . So now the latest is that they are trying to schedule me for February 16 th. Keeping my fingers crossed it will happen. Thank you all for your support
I finally called my cardio and they said they had left me a message a week ago that my insurance company had approved the outpatient surgery for the heart looping monitor! Well I didn't get the message and have been watching the phone like a hawk! . So now the latest is that they are trying to schedule me for February 16 th. Keeping my fingers crossed it will happen. Thank you all for your support
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Hiya, my PT never put me under any pressure and I did ask about what MUA was, he said it is not really used anymore and once your rom is increasing even at a slow pace that it is better to work gently with the TKR instead of with aggressive procedures. Best of luck. Holly
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Thank you Holly I agree with you and I will just keep at it slow and steady. My PT said she is very pleased with my progress and said I won't need the MUA now. good luck to you too I see you are around 6 or 7 weeks with your LTKR. Hope you are doing great!
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That is great!!! I have no doubt that our OS will be happy with it!
It may try our patience, but the slow/steady route will get the job done---I am glad to read that the MUA is out of the picture now.
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Visited my OS today and he was very pleased with my progress! He said seven weeks ago I was at 74 and in terrible pain just to get to that number and was considering an MUA if I hadn't improved considerately. He released me and said to come back on my one year postoperative . He said he would be ok if I wanted to just continue my exercises at home but I told him I wanted another month at PT so he gave me a new script. I am progressing but there is still pain especially on the IT band down the outside of my thigh. It feels raw and bruised like. He said that will get better with time . He said riding my exercise bike and stretching will help my recovery. It's still a roller coaster ride but more ups than downs at this stage. This recovery is a long journey fir sure!
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IT pain- me, three! IT band issues seems to be a common theme after TKR. Mine is actually a lot better lately, despite not doing anything in particular about it. Congratulations on your wonderfully rapid progress. I hope you're feeling better in every way!
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It band pain is plaguing me too. Doing all the recommended things. OS and PT both say it is the most common issue they see after TKR, but it will dissipate in time and following conservative treatments for it.
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Congratulations!!! That is an awesome report!!
I had a BTKR, and there were times that both IT Bands bothered me---stretching and ice massages really helped, and they did go away in time---but very frustrating and painful at the time, to be sure. Are you doing ice massages?
Take a paper cup, fill it full of water and then freeze it. Take the cup of ice out and put it on the sore area, and, as the ice melts, tear the cup away---it looks like this:
I did not have to use the foam roller, but, for some, it helps, too. I did the stretches, at times, four to five times a day.
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My IT band bothers me especially after driving and riding the bike. PT told me to be sure I am keeping my leg/knee in a straight alignment rather than letting the leg relax to the side as that can really irritate the IT band issues.
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