Luica i def agree w/ both Judy(bottomshllow) and Josephine.
Again, no tkrs yet for me, but been through similar situations, and you don't want to go into surgery w/very low stamina levels, but as Josephine said, the stamina levels can in most part be due to the amt of pain you are in right now.
But I think it wise to do as mentioned, check thyroid, blood sugar, anemia, just to rule out, before entering a surgery w/o proper meds to address any underlying probs you may have as mentioned.
For me when felt like that, before a major surgery(not tkr, but major), i had constant low grade fever, weak, like you say, no stamina, and i went to a host of docs, rheumy, infectious disease,pcp, everything checked out fine thank God, and was cleared for surgery, so for me was most likely the pain levels i was having causing the dizziness etc.
Too me as i mentioned in previous post, it jut sounds like your poor body has endured so much, let alone the knee pain itself.
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Josephine would again chime in, i don't think worrying about whether you can perform pt right away is crucial,( at least not the first few weeks) as in the UK, they have no formal pt. Read Josephine's recovery, she had no pt, and was just fine. And there is Roy Gardiner, he had no pt either, and both outcomes have turned out well.
Again not speaking from tkr experience, because i haven't been there yet ( had scope though, nothing compared to tkr though, but no pt needed). But just from reading on this forum for over 1.5 years and others experiences that those first few weeks, just heel slides and a walk to commode, or kitchen to fetch a a pre made meal, is enough to start.
But seeing as how you live in the states, you will prob get some flack from OS about that.
But 1st things first, do get all your vitals checked like blood sugar, full CBC count to check for anemia etc, thyroid levels etc. If all checks out w/in normal limits, i am very inclined to join in w/Josephine and chalk it up to shear exhaustion from what your poor body has already endured up until this point.
Once again, good luck, prayers are with you, please keep us posted to your status and what the docs have to say. take care and hang in there..Sheryl
