Freddie88
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Hello, I will finally be having TKR on my left knee on Tuesday 17th November. My right knee was TKR'd in September last year and in March when my left knee surgery was due other health issues intervened (not the dreaded lurgy - Covid19). The other health issues have been resolved, thank goodness, so on with left TKR. I have been following the exercise sheet the physotherspist gave me after the last TKR hoping this will give me a head start with muscle control etc. I have also had the usual pre - op bloods, MRSA, ecg etc and I get to have a Covid swab on Saturday! And I have been using Surgical Scrub (it dries my skin out dreadfully) to shower and wash my hair with, twice a day, watching what I eat to try and loose some lockdown weight gain. Re-reading advice sheets from bonesmart and preparing the house, stocking freezer etc etc.
I have watched and read with great interest a lot of posts on recovery and had a lot of questions answered. However, I am aware that everyone says no two knees are the same, how do you know if the first knee operated on is the worst one - in terms of pain and recovery?
I have watched and read with great interest a lot of posts on recovery and had a lot of questions answered. However, I am aware that everyone says no two knees are the same, how do you know if the first knee operated on is the worst one - in terms of pain and recovery?