Bilateral TKR Maggie94 tells the story of the Stryker twins
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Maggie94
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Hi @Legin Jazz is eclectic - love it all - crooners, the soulful girls, to rhythm and blues - all good including some really old Ledbelly, Blind Lemon Jefferson and others from round 100 yrs ago - fantastic!!! Fave wine is Aussie Shiraz - big and full - beautiful pallet
. What are your fave music and drink prefs? Hope all good in our world - Maggie x
. What are your fave music and drink prefs? Hope all good in our world - Maggie x
Legin
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Music v eclectic as is jazz I listen to a lot of dutch singers and groups as their jazz scene is soooooo good. Saw Jamie Cullum a wee while back he was amazing. I love ozzie reds and favourite winery is Capel Vale their Kinnaird Shiraz is decadence. Oh really good simg along belt it out is New Yorker Julian Vellard. But hey I have about 20gb music and use spotify loads
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Maggie94
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. I've ordered leg sleeves on ebay so will see how they go as well
Awriterafoot
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Maggie, I'll be your insomniac friend, although we're on opposite side of the clock. 
I have a lot of trouble sleeping and I'm not sure what it is exactly--sometimes achy, sometimes restless. Long walks are helping a little, but then I spent hours and hours in the garden today which usually knocks me out and nope. Here I am awake. I've been trying to just be at peace with it, sleep as much as I can at night, nap as needed during the day, and just be zen about it.
As for stamina, I don't have mine back yet completely. I have a few strong days and then I'll do something simple and be so tired all I want to do is collapse in my chair for the rest of the day. Time, time, time, right? I get impatient and yet the knees are still in charge.
I have a lot of trouble sleeping and I'm not sure what it is exactly--sometimes achy, sometimes restless. Long walks are helping a little, but then I spent hours and hours in the garden today which usually knocks me out and nope. Here I am awake. I've been trying to just be at peace with it, sleep as much as I can at night, nap as needed during the day, and just be zen about it. As for stamina, I don't have mine back yet completely. I have a few strong days and then I'll do something simple and be so tired all I want to do is collapse in my chair for the rest of the day. Time, time, time, right? I get impatient and yet the knees are still in charge.
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Maggie94
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@Awriterafoot Hi Barbara - yep stamina is a killer - out for 2 hours of hydro & physio this morning then out for 2.5hours this afternoon (in the car then sitting down) - now home and absolutely exhausted.
I did sleep better last night albeit with a cup of tea at 1.30am. I sleep for 2-3 hours then wake and can usually settle into another position with in say 10 mins. Having said that there have been nights when I have been awake for hours....ho hum yep time and patience - all will be OK in the end - Cheers Maggie x
I did sleep better last night albeit with a cup of tea at 1.30am. I sleep for 2-3 hours then wake and can usually settle into another position with in say 10 mins. Having said that there have been nights when I have been awake for hours....ho hum yep time and patience - all will be OK in the end - Cheers Maggie x
Legin
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Sleep and lack of it at night is sooooooo frustrating. I viewed it as my body clock had shut down over a period of megga snoozes when needed. Then suddenly we try to return to normal sleep patterns. A tad like someone finishing a long run of night shifts then having to change sleep pattern. It does get better I now sleep 4hrs and really only wake because silly foot is shouting. Anyway enough serious from me hope you manage to return to normal, but define normal..........
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Maggie94
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thank you @Legin that is quite a serious speech - I think it is the longest I have read from you...and I love the sting in the tail....normal.... how long is your piece of string? We could get quite philosophical or just have another wine...speaking of which cheers
- not a martini another Ozzie Shiraz
- not a martini another Ozzie Shiraz
Legin
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Chortle, welllllllllllllllll every now and again Harold steps forth with his serious bit. I wouldnt expect anything other than the old shiraz tho on a v hot day I enjoy white port drizzled over a ice in a tall glass. My string errrrrrr hmmmmm its got lots of knots in it. Cheers - coffee 8am
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SeptemberZen
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I hate that so many of us are dealing with insomnia....but I LOVE that I can pop in here any time of the day or night and find someone roaming the halls - LOL! It's like we're all in the same rehab and we're sneaking out for a smoke after lights out.
Didnt take pain meds before bed because I didn't need them....but my knee woke me up with a roar at around 2:30 am. Drifted back to sleep for a short time but here I am up again. No pain, though.
Reading with interest what you guys wrote about stamina. The stamina issue worries me a little. I know it's normal at only 2 months post-op, but I have to go back to work in a couple of weeks. Wondering how I'll do....
Didnt take pain meds before bed because I didn't need them....but my knee woke me up with a roar at around 2:30 am. Drifted back to sleep for a short time but here I am up again. No pain, though.
Reading with interest what you guys wrote about stamina. The stamina issue worries me a little. I know it's normal at only 2 months post-op, but I have to go back to work in a couple of weeks. Wondering how I'll do....
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Maggie94
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@SeptemberZen Two weeks is a long time at our stage of recovery. Who knows how our stamina will be then. I had a stress out discussion with a friend about a dinner we are both going to next Saturday night.....when I was chatting to her all I wanted to do was go to sleep ( its me not her stimulating conversation LOL) and the conversation was around me embarrasing myself by asking to be excused at 8 pm. But now at 8.30 pm I am OK...for the moment. Such a merry go round and lucky dip of pain, emotions and stamina. Just as well I have a nice glass of wine beside me.
On going back to work.... If it was me I'd see if I could ease back....say start at 9.30 /10 and finish early between 3 &4 for that first week...do some hours from home if you can or some other arrangement. Whatever you do remember to take gel PACs and pain meds with you. Maggie x
On going back to work.... If it was me I'd see if I could ease back....say start at 9.30 /10 and finish early between 3 &4 for that first week...do some hours from home if you can or some other arrangement. Whatever you do remember to take gel PACs and pain meds with you. Maggie x
SeptemberZen
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I work on payroll and can't do any of it from home since we use a proprietary system. When you go back to work, managers always say, "Take it easy. Don't push yourself," and then a half hour later, they're asking for the Johnson report or wondering why you haven't finished up a week's work in your In Box.
But I ain't killing myself! I'll do the best I can and if I have to leave early, then so be it.
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