Wow, it's been ages since I've posted, it was a year ago today that I went thru my left tkr, and what a year it's been, those first months were difficult to say the least.
Just had a co-worker stop in that just had come from p/t and had surgery a few days ago, I kind of cringed when his wife mentioned that during his p/t today he started to bleed some, it was from his drain site, but it just brought back memories as to that may have been the start of all my problems a yr ago, I had a drain, came time to go home and they won't let you go home with one in and I was having plenty of drainage, one nurse stated you won't be going home to much drainage, a new shift came on the container had been emptied a few hrs prior and there wasn't a bunch in there so she pulled the drain, of course I didn't mind at the time I wanted to go home, and my mind was foggy also.( don't think the nurse checked the records or asked any one or she would have been aware that I was still having plenty of drainage.) But then I developed like a pocket of fluid in the area of where the drain was and p/t and my healing incision, that just seemed like a lot of stress on that area and over time that is the area that stayed open and months down the road required me to have a wound vac to help heal that area shut. My scar is almost unoticeable (sp) above and below this area, this area I have a dimple (sunked area ) about the size of a quarter. So my memory may dim of my procedure, but I don't think I will be able to totally forget about it.
Thankful that my right knee seems fine, and hopefully won't need a replacement or if I do it may be yrs down the road yet.
I have my 1 yr check up next week and I will be seeing a different surgeon then the one who preformed my surgery, I am happy with my knee joint, but feel that a lot of mistakes were made after the surgery on both my part and his, and I expressed my dissatisfaction at my prev fall check up and decided at that point he would no longer be my surgeon to over see my knee from here on out.
I am finding and will find out for sure in Aug, that I am developing Arthritis, after having joint soreness and stiffness in January thru about April, made an appt to see a rheumatologist to see if I have the start of arthritis which I just want a diagnosis as I am pretty certain I do have. Been to the foot doctor as my left foot is extremely stiff upon sitting for periods of time and I hobble when I first get up, she did a xray of my foot and it shows that the cushion between my small bones in my foot is gone, kind of like my knee was, the good stuff is gone and it's bone on bone. Had a cortisone injection and it's helped so-so, got some new shoe inserts to help hold my feet in good position and help with the stress on those bones, they've been helpful, I am hoping that the Rheumatologist will be able to get me on some kind of medication to slow down any additional joint damage and help ease some of the discomfort I've been experiencing.
Also I am a new grandma as of June 1st to a beautiful baby girl. Plan on looking over the posting now that I have a little more time on my hands and see what's happening on Bonesmart.
Looking forward to my appt, to see how this surgeon feels I am doing overall. I have swelling yet, have had more the past couple months than I had, had for a while prior to that, think it's the way I've been sitting using a ottaman and maybe stressing the knee to much. I get around good, often wonder what my ROM would be at this point. So days is better than others for bending, have knelt on it very little, it is a funky feeling. Can do most stairs ok, but our basement stairs I find I am a little funky at doing them, my husband said our steps our a little higher than most, other steps I have found I can do ok with. Working on getting more exercise this summer to help aid weight loss, but to also help with mobility.
What should I be expecting of myself at my 1st yr b.d of this tkr?????
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