TKR Margie013's TKR Recovery Thread

[Margie013]

Hi everyone
I had my LTKR on September 28 so just on 3 weeks out of surgery. The sleeping has been the hardest part of it. Some nights I have restless legs and cannot sleep. Luckily I have had a couple of nights recently with sleep most of the night which revitalises me. I ve found an early morning hot water bottle is comforting after a night of not sleeping and helps me relax. Might be time to bring out the soft toys!I’m doing PT at home and seeing a therapist every couple of weeks. I was doing it 3x day but backed off after my knee swelled up. Went back to 2x plus heel slides and a walk.My flexion is around 95. I’ve been reading blogs and feeling it should be more and I am still a way off stationary cycling. I’m finding it hard to not get drawn into comparing myself with others and then feeling unhappy with my progress. Thanks for the blog.
Good luck with your recovery

 

[Celle]

Hello @Margie013 - and to recovery.

I've moved your post from ihavetwins's recovery thread and started a recovery thread for you. We can't have people talking about their recovery on another person's thread because that takes teh focus off their recovery. Each person has their own recovery thread,
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[Celle]

Here are our recovery guidelines, to help with your recovery:
Knee Recovery: The Guidelines
1. Don’t worry: Your body will heal all by itself. Relax, let it, don't try and hurry it, don’t worry about any symptoms now, they are almost certainly temporary
2. Control discomfort:

rest​

elevate​

ice​

take your pain meds by prescription schedule (not when pain starts!)​

don't overwork.​

3. Do what you want to do BUT

a. If it hurts, don't do it and don't allow anyone - especially a physical therapist - to do it to you​

b. If your leg swells more or gets stiffer in the 24 hours after doing it, don't do it again.​

4. PT or exercise can be useful BUT take note of these

the BoneSmart view on exercise​

BoneSmart philosophy for sensible post op therapy​

5. Try to follow this

Activity progression for TKRs​

6. Access to these pages on the website

Oral And Intravenous Pain Medications​

Wound Care In Hospital​

The Recovery articles:
The importance of managing pain after a TKR and the pain chart
Swollen and stiff knee: what causes it?
Energy drain for TKRs
Elevation is the key
Ice to control pain and swelling
Heel slides and how to do them properly
Chart representation of TKR recovery
Healing: how long does it take?
Post op blues is a reality - be prepared for it
Sleep deprivation is pretty much inevitable - but what causes it?

There are also some cautionary articles here
Myth busting: no pain, no gain
Myth busting: the "window of opportunity" in TKR
Myth busting: on getting addicted to pain meds

We try to keep the forum a positive and safe place for our members to talk about their questions or concerns and to report successes with their joint replacement surgery.

While members may create as many threads as they like in the majority of BoneSmart’s forums, we ask that each member have only One Recovery Thread. This policy makes it easier to go back and review the member’s history before providing advice, so please post any updates or questions you have right here in this thread.

 

[Margie013]

Okay. Sorry about that!

 

[Bikeknit]

Hey @Margie013 You wrote me such a nice note. Wondering how you are doing.