lissa
junior member
this is the greatest forum..could not have kept my head before and after surgery without your help! So I am trying to think of how I can help back. first of all, I have had the bilaterial knee replacement..I am a success story..I will try to give helpful tips as best as I know from my experience.
So...what helped me the most to prrepare for surgery? Going to physical therapy way before hand, getting a copy of all the quad, etc. exercises and then doing them EVERY day..you get to know ther pain levels from the exercises , it helps afterwards, becausse a lot of the pain will be familiar, hence easier to handle.
Next, the handle bar toilet seat, goers over the toilet. Third, getting your own walker..and practicing with it..as well as a cane and crutches.
Third, rent or find someone who can loan you an ice machine..they work so much better than ice packs.
Get a Netflex subscription, and order a bunch..so they will come to you during weeks after.. I used my laptop like crazy also.
Finally, I bought a books on tape walkman CD player. Local libraries have books on tape...they are wonderful to listen too, keeps your mind off some of the healing pain...AND best of all, they put you to sleep!
You know about prunes, even supositories...get lots of differernt things to try..you'll need help in that area..coffee won't do the trick!
It's been a rather amazing experience for me...not nearly as bad as I had planned for...and each day now..I KNOW I am getting better..and willl never have to deal with "bad" knees again!
That's it for now. Lissa
So...what helped me the most to prrepare for surgery? Going to physical therapy way before hand, getting a copy of all the quad, etc. exercises and then doing them EVERY day..you get to know ther pain levels from the exercises , it helps afterwards, becausse a lot of the pain will be familiar, hence easier to handle.
Next, the handle bar toilet seat, goers over the toilet. Third, getting your own walker..and practicing with it..as well as a cane and crutches.
Third, rent or find someone who can loan you an ice machine..they work so much better than ice packs.
Get a Netflex subscription, and order a bunch..so they will come to you during weeks after.. I used my laptop like crazy also.
Finally, I bought a books on tape walkman CD player. Local libraries have books on tape...they are wonderful to listen too, keeps your mind off some of the healing pain...AND best of all, they put you to sleep!
You know about prunes, even supositories...get lots of differernt things to try..you'll need help in that area..coffee won't do the trick!
It's been a rather amazing experience for me...not nearly as bad as I had planned for...and each day now..I KNOW I am getting better..and willl never have to deal with "bad" knees again!
That's it for now. Lissa