TKR Resistance is Futile
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newlife2lv
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Nerves ... Awaiting my room to be prepped for surgery in waiting room stomach queezy and hungry
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highlander
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Welcome back home! Hope your pain level is controlled. That incision looks great! Wish mine was that clean looking. They had to do a snakey looking thing for me (you can see those pice over on my thread)- to get all the spurs in back. Get plenty of rest and don't go crazy with PT. Do you have an ice machine?
Get lots of rest and use lot of ice! And don't forget to elevate to keep that swelling down. This is a rollercoaster ride, but in the end you'll be so glad that you did it!
highlander
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Hang in there. Im at day 9 and feeling much better. days 4,5,6,7 were for me the roughest to this point. But there is light at the end of the tunnel and our new knees are gonna be great!
newlife2lv
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Sorry you had some rough days im behind you 26th,2nd day of recovery i should be going home tomorrow and im prepare there's going to be some good and bad days
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mg5457
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@highlander - thanks for the encouragement. Wouldn't be so tough if I could use more than Tylenol. Yes I will be great to get back on the 14ers.
01/24/17 LTKR, then RTKR
01/24/17 LTKR, then RTKR
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mg5457
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@newlife2lv- Thank you. Sleeping consistently is a challenge. Hope your recovery goes well.
01/24/17 LTKR, then RTKR
01/24/17 LTKR, then RTKR
highlander
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Why cant you use more than Tylenol??
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mg5457
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@highlander-Recovering addict of 31 years. Not gonna risk it.
@agarrett- thank you
01/24/17 LTKR, then RTKR
@agarrett- thank you
01/24/17 LTKR, then RTKR
After the first week with my PKR, I just had Tylenol. At that time, it was all my surgeon was allowed to prescribe.
Since Tylenol doesn't last more than about 4 hours in your system, it's important to keep up the doses on a regular schedule, to a maximum of 4,000 mg in 24 hours.
Ice is really good as a pain reliever, too, so make sure you're icing your knee every minute that you're not walking.
Since Tylenol doesn't last more than about 4 hours in your system, it's important to keep up the doses on a regular schedule, to a maximum of 4,000 mg in 24 hours.
Ice is really good as a pain reliever, too, so make sure you're icing your knee every minute that you're not walking.
Ibuprofen works quite well before surgery, because it is primarily an anti-inflammatory drug. It reduces inflammation and, in doing so, reduces pain. However, after surgery, there usually isn't much inflammation and the pain-killing power of Ibuprofen is nowhere near as great as that of Tylenol. In fact, as a straight pain killer, it's not very good.
In addition, like all non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) Ibuprofen affects your platelet function, causing a tendency to bleed. It has been known to cause catastrophic bleeding from the stomach, may cause kidney damage, pre-dispose to heart disease and can slow down bone healing. It isn't the harmless little wonder drug it is advertised to be.
I have a minor bleeding disorder, due to a deficiency of one of the enzymes in my platelets, and I must never take any NSAID, including Aspirin.
In addition, like all non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) Ibuprofen affects your platelet function, causing a tendency to bleed. It has been known to cause catastrophic bleeding from the stomach, may cause kidney damage, pre-dispose to heart disease and can slow down bone healing. It isn't the harmless little wonder drug it is advertised to be.
I have a minor bleeding disorder, due to a deficiency of one of the enzymes in my platelets, and I must never take any NSAID, including Aspirin.
highlander
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My hat is off to you! Like the others said keep right on the edge of that maximum dosage of Tylenol. Im at day 9, and I think I could mange most of my pain now with just that if I had to.
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