TKR Gone bad lost all hope^

[Polkadot]

It's really good that you've been able to pour all this out. I can hear some of your inner strength taking hold as you talk about contacting some new surgeons. Getting "a few appointments" sounds like you are thinking of interviewing and "vetting" them. That's such a smart idea, particularly since you have felt so powerless with the first one.

I'm wondering, because of your emotional need to tell your story, if you missed @Josephine's offer to ask you some questions so she can give you some structured advice? It might be worth your while to work through her questions. I'm thinking that it might help you separate out what's common with most TKR replacements and what's unique to your situation. She doesn't send them to you unless you agree that you want them.

 

[Josephine]

So sorry I've been absent from your thread, @Gaveup No excuses - I just missed it.

What I'd like to do now is see where you're at right now. So here are my questions for right now!

It would be very helpful if you would answer each one individually - numbered as I have done - in as much detail as you can then I'll come back as see where you are ....

1. what are your pain levels right now? (remember the 1-10 scale: 1 = no pain and 10 = the worst you can imagine. And don't forget to factor in other forms of pain such as soreness, burning, stabbing, throbbing, aching, swelling and stiffness).

2. what pain medications have you been prescribed, how much are you taking (in mg please) and how often?

3. how swollen is your leg compared to these?

4. what is your ROM - that's flexion (bend) and extension (straightness)

5. are you icing your knee at all? If so, how often and for how long?

6. are you elevating your leg. If so how often and for how long?

7. what is your activity level? What do you do in the way of housework, cooking, cleaning, shopping, etc., and

8. are you doing any exercises at home? If so what and how often?
This is the most crucial question so please help me by using the format I have left as an example
(which means please make a list and not an essay!)

Exercises done at home
- how many sessions you do each day
- enter exercise by name then number of repetitions of each
etc., etc.

Anything done at PT
- how many times a week
- enter exercise by name then number of repetitions of each
etc., etc.