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Nervous but anticipating TKR

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suzzee2000 said:
Please forgive me for whining... I have to admit I am really scared to have the surgery.
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Do not worry about the whining---we accept all whines, rants, vents, questions, or concerns---and anything else...we will be here for you regardless!

AS for being scared---all perfectly normal and to be expected! I also bet that sometime you will be also excited to lose the painful lifestyle as well as the restrictions, too! It is an amalgam of emotions, but after your surgery, you will be glad after you are recovered---and happy tha your life is pain-free and with so few restrictions!
 
Let it all out here, that's what this place is for. I have been helped so much by this place....everyone understands. I am 2 days away from TRKR....scared....but ready. I had all the shots. After a week I felt like there was no relief, but at the same time I was able to put off surgery for a year and a half......Research all you can........this place is the best! Nice to meet you!
 
AND I wanted to add...is there EVER a right time for surgery? I have three children, I waitress, recently remarried, trying to buy another house, this one is on the market......I could come up with a million excuses about it NOT being the right time (oh trust me I HAVE!)....but in reality...I am not living hobbling around in pain.
 
@Karringtyn thank you for your input!! You are right there are 1 million excuses but the one thing that drives me to want this surgery asap....is the pain....I'm so tired of it....I feel so miserable all the time. I can't continue on feeling this way. Today one of my Advisers at the college told me to try and put it off until this semester ends. That would be in May....I can't wait that long unless my OS says he's solid booked until then!!! I want to call and tell my OS the Cortisone wore off and I'm miserable but I will put it off until my appointment. And @referee54 thanks for the reminding me of the great PAIN FREE life I am facing....That is something I am looking so forward to...I am dreaming of taking the kids to the zoo...walking on the beach when we go on vacation again....riding bikes with them and going to the park. All of these things are so important to me because they deserve it....I can not wait to have quality of life again!
 
I called my OS today and spoke with his assistant about my problem with the Cortisone not working and etc... she said lets go ahead and schedule the surgery and when you see him on the 21st he will go over everything with you. So here is my BTKR date....March 10,2014 excited but NERVOUS!!! I have one month to get things in order....my biggest order....the 4 children!!
 
Bonesmart will help you tremendously. ? In fact, my knee replacement was yesterday. And my first visit with OS months ago went terriable. He gave me a cortisone shot and than said in 6 month we'd start the acid type injections. Well 3months later I couldnt barely walk. I called my OS for another shot but my motive was to give a pitch for a replacement. Im serious , I was gonna beg and had a list of reasons why ineed a replacement. They took ex rays before I got to his office so when he finally came into the exam room , my ex ray was already there. Basically he just looked at the ex ray and ask me to make arrangements because he ordered a replacement. Now im 1 day on in the otherside. You are very courageous have both knees done. You will be in our thoughts and prayers. Bye
 
Thank you @icep707 I was just thinking about you wondering how everything went with your surgery!! I'm so glad you are "on the other side" I hope your recovery goes fantastic!! My OS is wonderful...he has such a good bedside manner. He told me on the 1st visit. I don't have a good knee so I have to have both done! I knew it but just accepting the fact of having them both done is scary. I do have a cousin who had both replaced a few years ago and is doing wonderful. It helps knowing someone who has gone through it!! Anyway thanks for stopping in and I will be looking for your New Thread "On the other side" so I can watch your progress!!! :)
 
suzzee2000 said:
thanks for the reminding me of the great PAIN FREE life I am facing
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One thing about pain---arthritis pain---is that we learn to live with it. It becomes part of our life and we accept it. "I will feel that tomorrow!" "Sleeping tonight will be interesting!" "Boy, that was more than a twinge!" All of those are part of our lives and we do not realize that there is a better lifestyle.

After you have a TKR and recover from it, the pain is gone, and you can live your life without those silly braces, wraps, pills, limitations, etc.

What should be normal, after a TKR, then becomes normal!
 
@referee54Yes we do learn to live with the pain. I know my family doesn't understand it. My frustration levels are at a high 24/7. I had one of the advisers from the College tell me to wait to have my surgery, when all my professors said GO FOR IT we will work with you!!! People do not understand the misery we live with when we suffer with this arthritic pain. I was getting the children up this morning for school and was so miserable trying to help them get everything to go get on the bus. I was thinking I can't wait for the day I will be like I "used" to be. I know it will happen....anyway thanks for all the encouraging words! It feels great to be a part of a forum where everyone understands!!!
 
Hi Suzzee, Hey , hang in there....looks like I'm probably going the BTKR route very soon too. My Doc appointment to discuss it is Feb 28. It feels good to have finally made the decision to go for it !!
 
@rballer Thanks!!! AND GOOD FOR YOU!!! Keep us posted! I will watching for your latest news! I was so relieved when I knew the surgery was coming quickly! Don't get me wrong I have been scared to do it but what other option is there? None if we want to be "well" again!
 
Flower gardening has always been my passion ... I read where you should not or can not kneel on our new knees..I hope I can resume this love of mine when I am well.,, I haven't been able to kneel in so many years anyway so I was wondering why can't you kneel??

Also I am full time in college.. I have it arranged so i am able to work ahead on assignments so I can be ahead of the game before my surgery.. I am able to work some of my classes online .... Has anyone else been through it and if so were you able to keep up through recovery??

As the date gets closer I can't help but to have nervous energy so my mind is going a hundred miles an hour in every direction... Is there anything I can do to prepare myself more?
 
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@suzzee2000, kneeling after TKR is not impossible, but it may be uncomfortable. I can kneel and do when it is necessary; however, I have my trusty memory foam cushion with me. I find hard surfaces very, very uncomfortable. I can kneel directly on grassy surfaces, but I would not want to do it for a long period of time.

Some TKRers have no trouble kneeling at all, others have some discomfort, and some just cannot bear to kneel. Hope you will be one of the first two.

Take care and keep us posted. We care.
 
@bottomshollow Thank you!!! Great idea on the memory foam cushion! I hadn't thought of it but I bought one for my husband a while back!! I guess it will be time for me to "borrow" it this summer!!
 
I can relate suzzee2000. I feel like I have so much to do to get myself, home and family ready. I had a difficult time sleeping last night (nothing new) and laid there thinking about everything. At 3ish this am, I was planning on all the things I wanted to get done today. Then when it is actually time to do the work I hurt and want to do nothing but lay on the couch. I try not to feel discouraged but sometimes it just happens. I don't think my family really comprehends what's in store for them! Even my husband. I worry that he thinks I'll be back to "normal" in a few weeks. Thanks for listening and understanding! I needed to vent to someone that understands. :)
 
Derby said:
I can relate suzzee2000. I feel like I have so much to do to get myself, home and family ready. I had a difficult time sleeping last night (nothing new) and laid there thinking about everything. At 3ish this am, I was planning on all the things I wanted to get done today. Then when it is actually time to do the work I hurt and want to do nothing but lay on the couch. I try not to feel discouraged but sometimes it just happens. I don't think my family really comprehends what's in store for them! Even my husband. I worry that he thinks I'll be back to "normal" in a few weeks. Thanks for listening and understanding! I needed to vent to someone that understands. :)
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You are SO SO right! We are a lot alike too! I know my family doesn't understand either! Hey thanks for posting I am very glad you vented here! I get it! My husband doesn't even think I should prepare. He said just go do it....I can't....They are not going to understand until it unfolds! When are you getting your surgery@Derby ??
 
I think most people do not have a clue as to what is involved with this surgery. Finding Bonesmart certainly educated me. My husband seemed to look at me kind of funny when I explained about recovery to him. Thankfully my hospital had a tkr class for us both and they totally explained what was involved. He paid attention and provided me with all the help I needed for as long as I needed it! Sometimes when others explain things they respond differently. Good luck and hope all goes well!
 
Jozilla said:
I think most people do not have a clue as to what is involved with this surgery.
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I agree---most try to compare it to previous surgeries such as ACL or meniscus surgeries---and, as we find out, there is no comparison. This type of surgery is totally different than almost anything most of us have gone through.

I am happy that this forum is here---I found it 1 1/2 months into my recovery---and the more we can help educate and inform those facing TKR's or BTKR's the better folks can understand and anticipate what to expect.
 
I need to figure how to quote people!

Suzzee2000....My surgery is on 03/05. When is yours?

Perhaps during my hospital stay the nurses or PT can explain the healing process and time frame to my family. Fortunately my kids are almost 14 so they can do most everything for themselves except for drive.

I was told that I would hear from the hospital about possible pre-admit tests and to consult with the anesthesiologist. I haven't heard from them. Is is common for it to be at the last minute?
 
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