TKR Put the right knee in...and then the left.
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gertie
post-grad
Oh dear. I do indeed get the drift.
I'm planning now to go through with the second knee plan, although that might change in 2 or 3 weeks. The PA today did say that I might have a harder time with the second knee simply because my body won't be completely recovered from knee one. I think he meant overall recovery--fatigue, etc.--as well as things specific to the knee.
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gertie
post-grad
Well I wonder about her pain tolerance--must be quite high--or she's simply more willing to push through pain than I am.
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gertie
post-grad
Amazing though how something like a med appt can take it out of you--I've been dozing off and on since I got home. Wish they could do these 2 week appts as virtual appts--look at the incision via Skype, even watch me walk and bend.
kmak81230
post-grad
Great idea Gertie - particularly for those of you with a long drive. I am lucky that my OS - and virtually everything else in this town, is within walking distance. Some of us slow benders might be tempted to find a surrogate for the Skype video though, right liam2015 and Pheebs52?
liam2015
post-grad
lol @kmak81230 ~ that's something i would be likely to do.
i actually told a little white lie at one surgeon appointment when he asked me what my r.o.m. was at my physio ~ i said it was 85 degrees, instead of 82 degrees which it really was.
then i was hoping that at the next appointment i would have gained enough that it would be over 85 degrees. he always checked me himself. i agree with you and gertie, a Skype video appointment would be convenient, save a lot of time, so long as everything was healing normally. i think there are doctors that have that option for some patients.
i actually told a little white lie at one surgeon appointment when he asked me what my r.o.m. was at my physio ~ i said it was 85 degrees, instead of 82 degrees which it really was. then i was hoping that at the next appointment i would have gained enough that it would be over 85 degrees. he always checked me himself. i agree with you and gertie, a Skype video appointment would be convenient, save a lot of time, so long as everything was healing normally. i think there are doctors that have that option for some patients.
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gertie
post-grad
Ha! A lucrative business opportunity!
kmak81230
post-grad
oh no liam2015 - I pegged you as a beacon of virtuosity - being Canadian and all 
. In my two appts I always reported the highest ROM I had ever achieved since the last visit - even if I hadn't reached it in a week or more. I would also say, "oh - I've been pretty active today so a bit stiff and swollen now (with fingers and toes crossed). Luckily he didn't measure - but as SusieShoes found out they can just look at us and be pretty close to guessing our ROM.
. In my two appts I always reported the highest ROM I had ever achieved since the last visit - even if I hadn't reached it in a week or more. I would also say, "oh - I've been pretty active today so a bit stiff and swollen now (with fingers and toes crossed). Luckily he didn't measure - but as SusieShoes found out they can just look at us and be pretty close to guessing our ROM.
liam2015
post-grad
haha @kmak81230 ~ that is my belly laugh for the day. it's nice to know i'm not the only one to embellish my progress; however, being canadian i do it very politely, if not virtuous.
Pheebs52
big-cheese
You guyz are killing me! Best laugh of the day. 
I'm going to ask @SusieShoes to be my surrogate on Skype, lol.
Gertie, just look at you, 100 degrees already; wowza! Your personal recovery room sounds ideal, being out there in the fresh air, snoozing on the daybed, sans insects.....my kinda porch! I have a deck with a large awning and also have a daybed out there, but sadly, no screens. Fortunately, the fan seems to keep most flying insects away.
As for Ms. 120 degrees in 2 weeks, I offer the following: Liar, liar, pants on fire. So there. Either that or her PT doesn't know how to measure. She's also probably related to that hairdressers', first cousins' neighbor....you know the 86 year old guy who went skiing 3 weeks post TKR? Yeah. He seems to have a very large family.
I'm going to ask @SusieShoes to be my surrogate on Skype, lol.Gertie, just look at you, 100 degrees already; wowza! Your personal recovery room sounds ideal, being out there in the fresh air, snoozing on the daybed, sans insects.....my kinda porch! I have a deck with a large awning and also have a daybed out there, but sadly, no screens. Fortunately, the fan seems to keep most flying insects away.
As for Ms. 120 degrees in 2 weeks, I offer the following: Liar, liar, pants on fire. So there. Either that or her PT doesn't know how to measure. She's also probably related to that hairdressers', first cousins' neighbor....you know the 86 year old guy who went skiing 3 weeks post TKR? Yeah. He seems to have a very large family.
liam2015
post-grad
lol - now I'm in stitches laughing- but did you apologize?
oops i forgot, sorry eh!
When all's said and done, there's really very little difference between 82 and 85 degrees. Just a very slight variation in where the goniometer is placed could result in a variation of 10 degrees or so.
That's why I think it's a waste of time measuring at every PT session.
That's why I think it's a waste of time measuring at every PT session.
knit2tog
senior
Great doctor's report! You are doing great!
SusieShoes
Former BoneSmart staff member
Great report! And that woman with 120 flexion... it doesn't matter what her flexion is. Bully for her... but look at you! You're bending like a champ.
@Pheebs52, that's flattering you think I could impersonate you on Skype, but I don't think I or anyone could pull that off. You're one of a kind.
Bully for her... but look at you! You're bending like a champ.@Pheebs52, that's flattering you think I could impersonate you on Skype, but I don't think I or anyone could pull that off. You're one of a kind.
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gertie
post-grad
Totally normal to come back from that first OS appointment after the surgery and nap.
This was epic napping. Surfaced long enough to put supper together and eat and then, whomp, out again until 9 p.m. when I dragged myself to bed and pretty much slept through the night. Feel more energetic today.
