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Nervous but anticipating TKR

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referee54 He told me I should have them both done at the same time, and I said yes yes I do want to!!! I don't want to have to go through it twice. I know it's hard but since both knees are so bad which one do you choose? Might as well get it done right the 1st time!
 
I had mine done at Lutheran Medical Center in Cleveland; it is part of the Cleveland Clinic System---it is a orthopedic-specialty hospital.

When yo prepare for your BTKR, make sure that you work on your upper-body strength, as you will be hoisting yourself around for a while. I had one of those "trapeze"-thingies above my hospital beds, and you will be pushing yourself up out of chairs, so upper-body-strength is a must.

Take time to read the articles that are in the forum library---and understand that recovery can take longer than we would like it to---time and patience are a must!
 
referee54, The surgeon I am seeing will be doing the surgery at a different hospital near Cincinnati. He is with a team of Orthopedic Doctors so I feel I am going to be in good hands. Thanks for the reminder, I need to work on my upper body strength! I was working out pretty good until I couldn't get up the steps to my machines anymore! I am not going to be able to have a hospital bed so, I could do some wall pushups and things like that in anticipation. I've always been pretty strong but these knee problems have really hindered everything!
 
suzzee2000 said:
both knees are so bad which one do you choose?
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I had one TKR because of not knowing how my allergies would react. The OS asked me which one as they were both bad and I chose the one with the biggest bone spur restricting ROM.

Sounds like you are in a good place to have both done; plenty of help, willing drs, and looooooots of homework to do while recuperating! :heehee:
 
I remember my very first cortisone shot years ago. Two days after I went to a Giants baseball game. I was running up and down the stairs without even holding the rail. It was a miracle. I was literally running down the stairs. I felt great for about 8 months than it wore out. But I tell you I will never forget that ! Hope this shot gives you relief. Im actually 5 days away from my surgery . Im so excited .
 
1ELISEA!!! Hahahhaha!!! homework yes I can see it now and I HOPE I will feel like doing it I don't like to do it now lol....and yes I really am blessed to have such a great support group!
The Cortisone has given me some relief...day 3 is going ok but I can't walk around for long. It has given me relief to sleep, get the kids ready for school, and lunches packed without being in so much pain. I have to keep taking my pain pill twice a day though. Without it I don't think I would feel as good. Only because I forgot and was 3 hrs over the limit and really began to feel it. I will go back for my appointment on the 21st to see my OS and I am hoping the cortisone lasts that long. Icep707 I am so happy for you getting your surgery in 5 days! AWESOME!!!! Please come and let us know how you are doing. It has been so wonderful reading about everyone's surgery and following how things are going.
 
HELP......I have been faithfully reading everything I can to get my mind ready for what is ahead and I'm really thankful for this forum. But, I am very discouraged right now, because I had Cortisone shots on Monday afternoon and until today was doing pretty well without too much pain....BUT it has returned and I am miserable!! I thought the shots would last longer than 4 days. Am I wrong or expecting too much?? I know some of you have posted and said you had good relief longer and someone said about 3 days..... My next appointment is on Feb 21st....I want to call to see the OS can give me the Cortisone shots again before then. Am I being unreasonable??
 
Some of the shots my husband and I had. There was a three month wait between . I think it depends on what they gave you. Also there are the Synvics ( spelling ) shots not sure if you have tried those. There are others too.
Please tag @Josephine and some other that are knowledgeable in the medical profession .they will have the information for you .
 
Thanks Pjmc...after reading around the forums I am getting more knowledgeable about what to expect. It's just depressing. I am like everyone else.....who has time for pain? Anyway I am going to call my surgeon and see if I can get in any sooner than the 21st.
 
I would say give it a couple of weeks. Sometimes the cortisone takes a while to completely kick in.
 
kneeper As soon as I left the hospital on Monday I could tell the pain had subsided. Within a matter of minutes after the initial injections, both knees were feeling so much better until yesterday....IDK maybe it's just me.....
 
suzzee2000 said:
I thought the shots would last longer than 4 days. Am I wrong or expecting too much??
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Sometimes they work, and, unfortunately, sometimes they do not. I had the SynVics shots first, and I felt great relief for----three days. Then it was the "same old, same old." I had to go through the other two shots, as that was the protocol. Her is hoping that the cortisone kicks in and helps you out!

I actually found relief from the cortisone shots and the three injections, spaced apart, got me through to November.
 
Thanks referee54...I guess I expected more but I know we are all different! I hope I do not have to wait until November to get my BTKR!!!
 
my cortisone shot lasted under a week. dr wouldn't have done one, but insurance required it as part of protocol pre-partial meniscestomy.
 
It is funny---I have known several folks who have received great relief from the SynVisc shots---so much that one was able to wait for his BTKR for two years.

I was looking forward to getting the same benefits from the shots---no such luck. I can remember clearly that I received them on a Wednesday, and, bu Sunday, both knees were back to where they were prior to the shots.

The cortisone worked well, but eventually, the relief that I received from them was shorter and shorter, which is normal.
 
suzzee2000 said:
He said his experience with Cortisone working in his patients was about a 40% success rate
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Wow! That's impressive (if I believe it!)

Suzzee, can I educate you on tagging people? You just need to put an @ before their name but a) make sure you spell it correctly and b) don't leave a space between the @ and the name. Also, c) make sure you don't put a comma immediately after the name else that will stop the link working. Okay? @suzzee2000
 
Thanks jbford.....Referee54....... you sound so much like me...I guess hobbling around for the past 3 + yrs wasn't what I should have done. The Chiropractor kept telling me it was my back, my Podiatrist kept saying I was born this way and it was all in my feet.....The only reason I saw the OS is because of my regular Doctor insisting on my going for x-rays to see what was happening! Looking back I should have been smarter but I wasn't!! I sure am paying for it now!! Please forgive me for whining... I have to admit I am really scared to have the surgery.....Having my 4 small nieces and nephews and being full time in college is beginning to wear on my nerves about the recovery process and etc........
 
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