@TexasTee &
@dogwheels , thank you SO much for your input on the MRI thing. That was an awesome article you found on all the 'ratings' of the different imaging issues Texas! I'm saving it.
Glad Chloe did her business. Yes, pumpkin works both ways, isn't that weird?
@referee54 - I'm sorry to hear about Parker - what a face! I'm glad you gave him a good home and I'm sure spoiled him for all his days!
@beth1954 &
@Jozilla @fiftydollarbill , thanks so much for checking in!
Okay, so I saw my GP today and we talked. And you know what? I swear it's all about being listened to and feeling like you're being heard. No, he doesn't know a lot about TKRs, but he was concerned because I was concerned. The 1st thing he did when he came into the room and I told him why I was there was to come over and actually put his hand on my knee to feel if it was hot. My OS NEVER did that. My GP said he would do whatever I wanted for him to do - order x-rays, a CT scan (he also said MRIs were out as they metal parts sort of create starbursts on the images?). He said my knee was very swollen. He said the same as many others in that people heal differently, yada yada yada and encouraged me to give it another month. And guess what? I agreed! He didn't talk down to me or make me feel stupid. He sat there and discussed everything with me and made sure I was comfortable with everything. He encouraged me to contact him if I change my mind and want the x-ray or CT sooner. I talked to him about all of my meds - switching me to Celebrex, refilling my Tramadol and he refilled them both. After I promised that I only take Oxy on really bad days, he refilled that for me too! Strange that it was such a relief that I won't have to hoard my pain meds and be worried about actually taking them for fear that I won't have any on really bad days. I feel better when I take 2 Tylenol + 1 Tramadol twice a day, so that's what I'm going to do. I'm not going to worry that I'm still on pain meds. Everyone knows I would rather not be. Until the time comes that I don't need them anymore thought, I will take them when I need them. There's no need to be in pain when I can medicate it away.
He also wrote me an RX for PT so that I can go to a different facility not affiliated with my surgeon's practice and get a true assessment of where I am. On top of that, he offered to call my surgeon and talk to him! I thanked him for that, but figure it wouldn't do any good.
Anyway, I guess I really didn't get any answers today, but I feel much better that my doctor listened to me and didn't discount my concerns. I have my 2nd opinion appointment set up still for May 15th and, for now, have no intention of going back to my original surgeon. He has a great reputation, but I just don't like having my concerns brushed aside.
Blah, sorry for the babble. Odd that I feel better about 'things' just from being heard. Am I still worried about my knee and why I'm so far behind everyone else? Sure I am. Do I think I 'might' just be in the uber slow healers section of TKRs. Yes. Do I feel okay that I am not getting an x-ray or CT scan right now. I think so .....
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I do animal rescue, so know a little bit about a lot of things. If you're worried about Miss Chloe not doing her business, you should give her a bit of canned pumpkin (NOT the pie filling, but straight canned pumpkin). That stuff is a wonder fix for dogs. It gets things moving when they need to!
And yes, my friend, I would gladly trade some of my ROM with your ability to actually DO things. You will gain your ROM back, of that I am certain. I'm just sorry it's such a slow process.
Don't get me wrong, great insurance benefits would be great too! 
......) once the replacement metal lump is in there it does tend to distort imaging. However, they are evidently fast developing software to counteract this.
