Part 1.
My initial left TKR was in November 2018.
I went home the second day after surgery.
I had lots of pain and swelling.
Lots of painkillers and cryo/cuff time.
I started physio at the hospital about 3 weeks later.
The PT took a look at my incision and called in the nurse who specializes in wound care. There was a spot about the size of a dime that looked suspect.
She manipulated it until it popped. It was healed on the surface, but not underneath. There was lots of drainage.
They packed the wound, gave me a script for antibiotics and sent me home.
After that I got a daily visit from a nurse to change the dressing. It was still draining a lot of synovial fluid. The more active i became, the more drainage.
I continued with physio for a six week program.
By the end of February, I was easily walking a mile at a time and was pretty much pain free.
My initial left TKR was in November 2018.
I went home the second day after surgery.
I had lots of pain and swelling.
Lots of painkillers and cryo/cuff time.
I started physio at the hospital about 3 weeks later.
The PT took a look at my incision and called in the nurse who specializes in wound care. There was a spot about the size of a dime that looked suspect.
She manipulated it until it popped. It was healed on the surface, but not underneath. There was lots of drainage.
They packed the wound, gave me a script for antibiotics and sent me home.
After that I got a daily visit from a nurse to change the dressing. It was still draining a lot of synovial fluid. The more active i became, the more drainage.
I continued with physio for a six week program.
By the end of February, I was easily walking a mile at a time and was pretty much pain free.