TKR Oh Baby feel the (k)need in me - the sequel ..
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Nana moon 27
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Hi Chris just thought I'd stop by and see how you are today? I hope that you are better? X x x x x
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I sure hope you do too! I have to admit I have the best! Wish I could send them your way!
@Jozilla I agree completely with you sure hope she feels less pain and more bend by the end of the week!!!!
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Thanks for all your support.
Lots of pain last night - in fact the most I've had post op, mainly behind knee. Think it may be due to the physios bending it to assess yesterday. Thankfully ice helped.
Heard from OS Office today and his words of wisdom are: Rest;Ice; Analgesics and don't rush things. Pretty impressive eh?? He's of the opinion it is muscular of some sort, and it will settle if I am sensible, rest and do as the physios tell me. Disappointing yes, but basically I just have to suck it up and keep on keeping on.
Decided to take some ibuprofen today as I figured that as an anti inflammatory it may help (never mind what it will do to my h/hernia and gastritis) - and I think it has.
Done my baby exercises and it is bending about the same as Week 1 - but I think I am walking with less of a limp and I can move easier onto my side/front in bed.
I am sure that the prob is behind my knee as it hurts to sit with my legs straight out on a flat surface (eg Bed) as it feels as though the back of my knee is really 'dropping' backwards. I have never had a prob with extension and my leg is straight (ha ha very straight at the moment) so don't know what this is about. Fortunately putting my Cryo cuff under my leg gives a tiny bit of support under the knee which seems to help. Aaaaahhhhh ..........
Hopefully a bit more bend tomorrow????
Lots of pain last night - in fact the most I've had post op, mainly behind knee. Think it may be due to the physios bending it to assess yesterday. Thankfully ice helped.
Heard from OS Office today and his words of wisdom are: Rest;Ice; Analgesics and don't rush things. Pretty impressive eh?? He's of the opinion it is muscular of some sort, and it will settle if I am sensible, rest and do as the physios tell me. Disappointing yes, but basically I just have to suck it up and keep on keeping on.
Decided to take some ibuprofen today as I figured that as an anti inflammatory it may help (never mind what it will do to my h/hernia and gastritis) - and I think it has.
Done my baby exercises and it is bending about the same as Week 1 - but I think I am walking with less of a limp and I can move easier onto my side/front in bed.
I am sure that the prob is behind my knee as it hurts to sit with my legs straight out on a flat surface (eg Bed) as it feels as though the back of my knee is really 'dropping' backwards. I have never had a prob with extension and my leg is straight (ha ha very straight at the moment) so don't know what this is about. Fortunately putting my Cryo cuff under my leg gives a tiny bit of support under the knee which seems to help. Aaaaahhhhh ..........
Hopefully a bit more bend tomorrow????
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Hi @dogwheels, I feel like you today regarding baby exercises but they are better than doing nothing. I'm really sorry you had such an awful night last night. I hope that this rest starts to pay off for you and you get back to where you were previously because you were doing so well. I'm proud of you though because you're being sensible, resting and doing all the right things. You deserve to get well quickly. Please take care. You are in my thoughts. Love Nana moon 27 x x x x x
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Hi all and @Nana moon 27 - sorry to hear your knee is still hurting, but pleased that you have set the ball rolling with the PT. Do hope he/she can help you.
Haven't slept too badly, but have had some really weird aches - still mainly right behind my knee and back of leg. From the nature of them, I am pretty certain that whatever this is, it's muscular/tissue. While not making it better, at least it is not the joint that is hurting. Husband says he thinks I am moving about easier and yesterday evening I was sure I was walking almost limp free.
I opened my emails this morning and have a note saying OS thinks he should see me tomorrow - so just waiting for when and where. Slightly worried that having read the details I supplied re physios assessment he now thinks he needs to check me over - but it's probably just 'keeping the customer happy'!!
Obviously I will update in due course.
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Haven't slept too badly, but have had some really weird aches - still mainly right behind my knee and back of leg. From the nature of them, I am pretty certain that whatever this is, it's muscular/tissue. While not making it better, at least it is not the joint that is hurting. Husband says he thinks I am moving about easier and yesterday evening I was sure I was walking almost limp free.
I opened my emails this morning and have a note saying OS thinks he should see me tomorrow - so just waiting for when and where. Slightly worried that having read the details I supplied re physios assessment he now thinks he needs to check me over - but it's probably just 'keeping the customer happy'!!
Obviously I will update in due course.
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Ooh good luck Chris fingers crossed x x x x xoxoxoxox x x. X X.
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Good luck Chris! xoxoxoxo
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Hello @dogwheels. Chris I hope that you are feeling a little better today. I very concerned about how things knocked you back. Just keep on telling yourself it's only temporary...that's what's helping me to cope each day. You are sensible and hopefully will get back to where you were before very soon. I just want you well before your red carpet. When is that? My minds like a sieve lately - absolutely dreadful!
I hope to hear from you later
Love Ann x x x
I hope to hear from you later
Love Ann x x x
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dogwheels
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Good morning @Nana moon 27 - how are you doing today? Ready for your hot date with the Frenchman??
I'm fine - really. Just counting the hours until my appointment tomorrow with the OS - that will hopefully tell me so much more about whats going on. When the knee was first done, I launched into physio quite happy in the knowledge that I couldn't do any damage to the joint even if it hurt a bit - and I carried that with me even if the odd exercise was a bit tough. Now however, I need to know whats happened so that I get that same confidence back as I am currently concerned that I may be doing further damage, even with the baby bits I am doing.
My knee ached a lot in the night again - but I am not sure how much of it is stiffness. To be quite honest I'm having trouble remembering how it felt before this happened - at this rate I will be useless explaining things to the OS tomorrow! I think its bending a tiny bit more, and my walking is certainly better. My PT rang this morning, which was sweet of her, just to see how things were going. She's pleased I am seeing the OS, although she told me that she doesn't suspect anything dreadful as I can weight bear without problem. In fact I am most comfy standing up and moving around.
I am just about to ring and cancel a dental appointment I have next week. Before my TKR I had 3 dental implants (yeah - this has been my time for shoving bits of metal in my body) - and I am due back to have the crowns fitted. This means slitting the gum to expose the implant and screwing the 'teeth' in place. You know what? I can so do without this at the moment - the thought of a sore mouth and the knee, is more than I deal with. There's no rush, so I am wimping out and cancelling for a while.
My 'red carpet' trip is going to have to wait - but that's fine. I've explained all to my best friend down there (she is a retired GP and her husband an eminent but retired neurosurgeon) and she will spread the word and delay the jollities until I am moving about easily again. Her comment was: 'it is rare for major surgery such as this, not to have a complication or setback at some point'.
Enjoy your day and thanks for thinking of me. I truly am OK, it's just the niggle of not knowing .....
Hope your physio is really successful ........ talk later.
ChrisX
I'm fine - really. Just counting the hours until my appointment tomorrow with the OS - that will hopefully tell me so much more about whats going on. When the knee was first done, I launched into physio quite happy in the knowledge that I couldn't do any damage to the joint even if it hurt a bit - and I carried that with me even if the odd exercise was a bit tough. Now however, I need to know whats happened so that I get that same confidence back as I am currently concerned that I may be doing further damage, even with the baby bits I am doing.
My knee ached a lot in the night again - but I am not sure how much of it is stiffness. To be quite honest I'm having trouble remembering how it felt before this happened - at this rate I will be useless explaining things to the OS tomorrow! I think its bending a tiny bit more, and my walking is certainly better. My PT rang this morning, which was sweet of her, just to see how things were going. She's pleased I am seeing the OS, although she told me that she doesn't suspect anything dreadful as I can weight bear without problem. In fact I am most comfy standing up and moving around.
I am just about to ring and cancel a dental appointment I have next week. Before my TKR I had 3 dental implants (yeah - this has been my time for shoving bits of metal in my body) - and I am due back to have the crowns fitted. This means slitting the gum to expose the implant and screwing the 'teeth' in place. You know what? I can so do without this at the moment - the thought of a sore mouth and the knee, is more than I deal with. There's no rush, so I am wimping out and cancelling for a while.
My 'red carpet' trip is going to have to wait - but that's fine. I've explained all to my best friend down there (she is a retired GP and her husband an eminent but retired neurosurgeon) and she will spread the word and delay the jollities until I am moving about easily again. Her comment was: 'it is rare for major surgery such as this, not to have a complication or setback at some point'.
Enjoy your day and thanks for thinking of me. I truly am OK, it's just the niggle of not knowing .....
Hope your physio is really successful ........ talk later.
ChrisX
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I will feel better about you after your appt. My 6 week check up is Monday.....I am waiting for a call back with a script for meds to get me through the weekend. I think that's why I am so discouraged. I BROKE my knee...walked on it for a year...continued working....and took NO pain meds...and now....well we already know...."rolling my eyes"
New word you used today "niggle..." interesting the things I am learning..
New word you used today "niggle..." interesting the things I am learning..
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dogwheels
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Hi @Karringtyn - get those meds on board, and make the pain go away. No prizes for being a martyr.
I'm wishing away the hours until tomorrow ..... husband is getting sick of me saying: 'what do you think he'll say?'.
I have now concocted my own theory (not going into details in case I am wrong!) and will wait to see if I am proved right tomorrow.
niggle
verb : to cause slight but persistent annoyance, discomfort, or anxiety
Take it easy. A day is going to come really soon when you will suddenly think ...... I actually feel pretty good!
Love n' hugs
ChrisX
I'm wishing away the hours until tomorrow ..... husband is getting sick of me saying: 'what do you think he'll say?'.
I have now concocted my own theory (not going into details in case I am wrong!) and will wait to see if I am proved right tomorrow.
niggle
verb : to cause slight but persistent annoyance, discomfort, or anxiety
Take it easy. A day is going to come really soon when you will suddenly think ...... I actually feel pretty good!
Love n' hugs
ChrisX
Nana moon 27
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Hi @dogwheels
Im ever so glad that you are a little better. I don't blame you one jot for cancelling that appointment. You have NOT wimped out, you've used your sense and not put yourself through anything else yet. Fair play Chris. I'm sorry your red carpet trip has been put back but I like the remark your friend made about recovery. It makes real sense.
I've posted on my thread about the physio. If you read my response to saltyal that is in more detail and explains the exercises and how they're done.
I'm clock watching for 9.30 to come so I can take my pain meds and get into bed. Im so tired xoxoxoxo
Im ever so glad that you are a little better. I don't blame you one jot for cancelling that appointment. You have NOT wimped out, you've used your sense and not put yourself through anything else yet. Fair play Chris. I'm sorry your red carpet trip has been put back but I like the remark your friend made about recovery. It makes real sense.
I've posted on my thread about the physio. If you read my response to saltyal that is in more detail and explains the exercises and how they're done.
I'm clock watching for 9.30 to come so I can take my pain meds and get into bed. Im so tired xoxoxoxo
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Hi @dogwheels, I'm now puzzled about your theory as to what might have happened, I can't wait til you let us know what the OS says. Whatever he does say I just hope it's good news and you can get back to where you were before. My knee is playing up at nights at the moment, I think I've probably joined the ODIC, @Nana moon 27 told me off (very nicely, and quite justifiably) yesterday. I've gone from doing nothing to doing so much, I am so thrilled to be getting out and about I don't want to stop. I'm having a week in a cottage in Cornwall next week, so I won't be able to go to the gym, I will have to rest.
Good luck tomorrow, do let us know now you get on.
Good luck tomorrow, do let us know now you get on.
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Hi all of you that have been so kind, concerned and encouraging, while I have been panicking over my 'knee blip'.
Seen my OS this morning - he is such a lovely man. He's diagnosed the problem and tells me it is a small setback but I will soon get back to where I was before. There are no signs of infection and the implant appears to be fine. He started by saying that short of opening the knee up again (no thank you) he could not be 100% certain of the cause, but this is what he thinks has happened:
Some unknown trauma occurred to my knee (poss physio/exercise) which caused an internal bleed - not a huge one but significant. On Saturday, by sitting down straight legged on the bed with laptop on my lap, (particularly as my extension is good) it probably made my knee almost hyper extend. This allowed the blood to flow into the area and pool behind my knee. My knee would not bend with this collection of blood, and joint fluid started surrounding the joint to protect it ......... internal swelling ...... stiffness ....... pain behind knee ............ ergo back to square one and unbending, very stiff knee!
Although the bend in my knee is still poor, it is improving which is encouraging, and was not as painful last night. Hurrah!
Dicolfenac for 3 days to deal with inflammation and pain, and then as and when necessary. Have to keep my knee slightly bent when sitting with legs straight for the time being. Hydro, physio etc to get me back to where I was ........ urrrghh ...
Dogwheels lives to fight another day!
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Will chat later -
Seen my OS this morning - he is such a lovely man. He's diagnosed the problem and tells me it is a small setback but I will soon get back to where I was before. There are no signs of infection and the implant appears to be fine. He started by saying that short of opening the knee up again (no thank you) he could not be 100% certain of the cause, but this is what he thinks has happened:
Some unknown trauma occurred to my knee (poss physio/exercise) which caused an internal bleed - not a huge one but significant. On Saturday, by sitting down straight legged on the bed with laptop on my lap, (particularly as my extension is good) it probably made my knee almost hyper extend. This allowed the blood to flow into the area and pool behind my knee. My knee would not bend with this collection of blood, and joint fluid started surrounding the joint to protect it ......... internal swelling ...... stiffness ....... pain behind knee ............ ergo back to square one and unbending, very stiff knee!
Although the bend in my knee is still poor, it is improving which is encouraging, and was not as painful last night. Hurrah!
Dicolfenac for 3 days to deal with inflammation and pain, and then as and when necessary. Have to keep my knee slightly bent when sitting with legs straight for the time being. Hydro, physio etc to get me back to where I was ........ urrrghh ...
Dogwheels lives to fight another day!
Laters X
Will chat later -
Nana moon 27
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Hi @dogwheels I'm so glad you got to see your OS. I. Glad he diagnosed what is wrong with it. The Diclofenac is a very effective painkiller and anti inflammatory. This will give it a serious push.
If you want a giggle I am about to post something very embarrassing at my PT , that I couldn't face talking about yesterday on my thread. Give me a few minutes the. It'll be there.
I'm ever so glad you've got it sorted and now you can continue to progress and get well soon
Love Ann xoxoxoxo
If you want a giggle I am about to post something very embarrassing at my PT , that I couldn't face talking about yesterday on my thread. Give me a few minutes the. It'll be there.
I'm ever so glad you've got it sorted and now you can continue to progress and get well soon
Love Ann xoxoxoxo
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