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Hinged Joint Revision Complete, recovery continues

Thanks @Jozilla @lovetocookandsew @icep707 ,
At times my knee feels like it is getting better, woke up last night at 2 AM, best my knee has felt, took my pain meds, then back up at 3 AM my knee was painful. What happened in that short hour???? I have spent the better part of the day trying to calm it down.
Just frustrating to say the least.
 
@Pumpkln - sorry to hear that you were unable to attend your aunt's services but you are likely better for it. Things seem to be improving for you with your recovery then I read your latest post. It must be so frustrating for you. You have had a long run of it but I am confident with all of your hard work and efforts, you will see the end of the pain and be able to enjoy life more. The trip to Tahoe sounds like a lot of fun! I lived in California in the late 70's and we went to Tahoe a couple of times. It is beautiful!
 
@Pumpkln -I've noticed sometimes when I awake in pain, that I moved in my sleep from my knee being elevated to positions that hurt it. Maybe during that hour you moved it into an uncomfortable position for at least a bit, and don't realize it. Or maybe it's just part of healing ups and downs.............I'm down to using Motrin only, except if I do my exercises more than just heel slides, or PT and very occasionally one small one late at night when I've been on it too much, like today. I made homemade broccoli cheese soup today plus trimmed back some of the overgrown swiss chard in the garden. I couldn't do the Zen and the chard, but at least I gave hubby a good start. Yesterday, I was dozing in the early am when the doorbell rang. It startled me for some reason and I jumped up out of bed without thinking-squeezing my knee way past 120 degrees, and about killed it. It hurt like the dickens for quite a while, and I actually took 4 mg of dilaudid instead of 2 mg.
 
Thanks @71Beetle @lovetocookandsew
When I leaned over to flush the toilet at 2 am my knee felt funny, and I wonder if that was what did it.
Things do seem to be improving, and I can do more.
I am taking 10mg of Norco every 4 hours, at night I have gone up to 6 or 7 hours between doses.
 
I think it's hard when you are sleeping not to move your knee. I am a sleepwalker and was terrified I would get up in the middle of the night. Fortunately my OS had me sleep in an immobilizer brace for three weeks. I don't know if I had to use it because he also straightened my leg. I see him at the end of June to start getting ready for my left knee replacement. And yes I will be nervous.

Xoxo
JoAnne
 
Kindness and comfort of friends is a powerful healing force! Be well Pumpkin!

Dawn :SUNsmile:
 
Thanks @lovetocookandsew @Jozilla @Dhare63 for you kind words, you all are so right about the support of friends.
Woke up again at 230 am, knee pain almost gone, walked to BR 3x, about 20 ft away, 1x to use the Loo, had cracker with 10 mg Norco, 1x to brush teeth, 1x because I forgot to rinse bite splint. Put knee back on ice machine and elevation, and can feel pain levels climbing back up.:sad: It is about an hour later now.
Will take a tramadol.
Good news. is my massage therapist is coming to the house today.
 
Ice machine was warm, refilled it and now it is working much better for my knee pain.


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@patient 99 Thanks Carol, better today, refilling the ice machine in the middle of the night helped. The warm weather we are having melted it pronto. We have a better set up for tonight so I can do it by myself.
 
Glad you are feeling better:angel: . Ice really helps, just managed to get some tonight :yahoo:
 
Mmm. Massage therapist at home. Why didn't I think of that? Oh yeah. . My wife! Hehehe

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Massage was great!
We also worked on walking, and I was hitting too hard when my heel hit the ground, so now I soften my knee, and no more instability. I have been walking with out device at home the rest of the day. The 3 am wake up will let me know if I did too much. Until then it is Ice and Elevate.
We found I have a lot less tension in my neck and back. I think it is from the new knee working better. When he mobilizes my ribs my Asthma usually causes me to cough, not today for the first time. Can't figure out what that is about.
He brought his dog over, so I had some pet therapy too:dogsniff:. We have a ceramic spaniel by the fire place, he could not figure out what it was, it looked like a dog, but sure did not smell like a dog, and it was awfully still, then he wanted it to play with it :doggie:. :rotfl:

@JustJeff , been seeing my therapist for 10 years so it is OK with Hubby, he was happy to go out to Dairy Queen.
 
Pumpkln said:
The 3 am wake up will let me know if I did too much.
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Made it through the 3 am wake up with no problems, changed the ice took meds and back to sleep.
Feeling achy this morning, but it is time for meds and to change the ice again.
 
@Pumpkln hi there! I find it odd how these knees act one way one min. and then totally different the next. I hope it calms down for you. Hope you are feeling better in general. :SUNsmile:
 
Doing well today, a disappointed in the Belmont, poor Chrome just ran out of gas against all those fresh horses.
@JustJeff, @busylizzie, @nana moon27 @hopefaith, @Dhare63, @amberpep, @Coppernob, @patient 99, @Jozilla, and @lovetocookandsew, @RunA42K, @RestAssured hope you all are having a great day.
Yesterday was my first appointment with my massage therapist since my TKR, I figured he could not do much until I had healed somewhat. He and I both have advanced training in Aston Kinetics.
I had a wonderful body work session, the changes in my body from having the surgery were noticeable. My neck and shoulder were relaxed, my back was not holding a ton of tension, and my poor right leg that has been doing all the work was nice and relaxed, mind you this was before we started.
I knew as frustrated as I have been with this healing process something good has been happening.
He worked on my TKR leg and scar, I could feel other areas of my body releasing as he worked. Then he moved on to the rest of me, finishing with my neck.
We then moved on to walking, I have been complaining of my TKR knee being unstable, causing pain and swelling, keeping me on crutches for the most part to avoid irritation. He watched me walk, noted that I was walking with my knee fully extended when my heel hit the ground, causing my knee to be unstable. We worked on my hitting the ground with my knee and leg softened, and suddenly my knee felt more stable. The rest of the day I just relaxed and iced my knee.
Today I have been able to walk and move around with greater ease and comfort, I no long feel that unstable knee with every step. I have not had to use my crutches as much, and my swelling is down enough to notice a change. I feel this small change in how I walk has made a big difference, and hope this is setting me on a path of for more healing, and eventual recovery.
I think many of us have had days when we feel we have turned a corner, today was one of those days for me.
I know more challenges lay ahead, that said, time to get back to Resting, Icing, Elevating, and Medicating.
 
Hi @Pumpkln - I am pleased to hear that you are sleeping better and that your massage had a positive outcome. That is such great news! Congratulations on your walking as well. What do you mean when you say you were walking with your knee fully extended when your heel hit the ground. I think I may be doing the same thing. Any ideas for improving this on my own?

Yes, too bad for Chrome at Belmont. Such a cool story behind him though. I don't usually watch horse races but I did get caught up in the hype.

Happy to hear you are having a good day. Keep smiling!
 
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