I hope the Ibuprofen helps, but it can be hard on your stomach, so beware of taking it too often, It also has a tendency to make your stomach bleed.
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@Tabbycat @tjcteacher how is it going? I will be 4 weeks out tomorrow. I feel like I live in the over did-it club. Swelling the minute I stand up. I'm taking ibuprofen 800 mg 2-3 times a day.
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I always find anxiety and exhaustion go hand in hand. It's harder to cope with things when you are chronically sleep deprived. Goes with the territory with this surgery unfortunately. I'm only on Paracetamol (Tylenol). It doesn't give enough relief for this level of pain, but is better than nothing. We all had our ops the same week, still very early days.
Love, Tabby xxx
Love, Tabby xxx
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The last four posts have been moved into kweh's recovery thread as they were derailing tjcteacher's thread.
@kweh please put posts relating to your recovery in this, your OWN recovery thread.
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@kweh please put posts relating to your recovery in this, your OWN recovery thread.
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@Tabbycat and @kweh I've been weepy this morning-didn't sleep well at all. I read the articles and realize it's normal but it's not easier to deal with. I had both knees done-4 weeks ago tomorrow!!!. I'm tired of being in this house, wanna sleep good, wanna drive, blah blah blah! 
My right knee feels good-
, my left knee wants to be a bit of a stinker
-pain on the outside of my knee when I'm trying to get comfy to sleep or when I move it too quickely. I did call the doctor today to ask about future pain meds-I'm out. With pain meds I can function, exercise a bit, move about. I'm not doing too much at all really-walking pretty good in the house with no cane-use cane outside. No swelling, just achey pain-
How do you deal with knowing in your head your are doing good but your heart screams "I'm done with this"!
My right knee feels good-, my left knee wants to be a bit of a stinker-pain on the outside of my knee when I'm trying to get comfy to sleep or when I move it too quickely. I did call the doctor today to ask about future pain meds-I'm out. With pain meds I can function, exercise a bit, move about. I'm not doing too much at all really-walking pretty good in the house with no cane-use cane outside. No swelling, just achey pain-How do you deal with knowing in your head your are doing good but your heart screams "I'm done with this"!
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You just have to "keep keepin' on."
For me, it was not focusing on where I was or tomorrow---I just looked at what I was doing and where I was today.
The early days, I believe, are the roughest for many. Once you can get out and perhaps drive a little bit, or have somebody take you somewhere, you begin to feel more "human." Slowly---ever so slowly---the normalcy we all crave comes in to play.
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Going off pain meds too quickly always makes me depressed and "weepy" so maybe that's contributing. Hope doctor is prescribing more if you need them!
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