Starsfan22
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Thanks Jockette, passes times and others enjoy it.
Hi - I’m fairly new to this forum, my Surgery was Oct 6, just over 2 weeks ago. My bone-on-bone pain had finally become intolerable, & I finally began to pursue TKR. My husband, through a lot of research online, found the facility, and Dr. we settled on. On our first visit for the diagnosis & subsequent scheduling, his PA told us both: “ the first 2 weeks are TOUGH. There will be a lot of pain - we will help you manage it, but it will be hard. Do no let anyone tell you otherwise.” Then she looked at him: “ she’s tough”. ( I suppose referring to my x-ray compared to a “ normal” knee.)I Am tough, and a bit stubborn. I generally handle pain pretty well ( I’m stubborn). But, like she told us, this is tough. Painful, sometimes very bad. We appreciate her being so upfront. Our daughter has a friend who has had different experiences- but, as I keep seeing, no two people, or recoveries are the same. And they are all hard initially, sometimes for longer. Not sure exactly what route my personal journey along this road of recovery takes, but, I’ll get there. Btw, I relate so well to your experience of tiring out so fast -Extremely irritating when I’m just not one to be inactive, would Much prefer to be baking, out walking with my husband, working in our garden, or playing with our grandson, but...... here we are! . So. Rest. Accept this pace for a while. And look forward to our new knees that don’t constantly hurt. I’ll even take a knee with Some pain, this is worth it. I hope you will be feeling much better soon, and just remember.. you be You.I'm four and a half weeks out and in the same boat. I think I am just doing too much, even though it's much less than I did after my first TKR.
The therapist told me to just get out and walk but it's all I can do to go around our property once then go back inside and ice up.
My spouse keeps saying "so-and-so said she didn't have hardly any pain at all" after TKR or back surgery or fill in the blank.
I spend most of my time in the bedroom looking at youtube and listening to podcasts.
The maximum dosage of acetaminophen in 24 hours is 4000mg. Normally you should take 1000mg every 6 hours when you're using it to combat post-op pain.I can't seem to find answer to question I have about acetaminophen/ ibuprofen daily limits. I know the acetaminophen is no more than 2000mg in 24 hrs. If I take ibuprofen is that counted in that 2000 limit?
Thank you for this post!I suspect many of you have had or will have similar thoughts. Go ahead vent! What do you want?