MUA RTKR Done!

[Blendab1]

Good luck with the OS today, I'm sending all my mojo your way!


Brenda aka Bionic B

 

[Spencieca]

Just meet with OS and his assistant..OS suggested MUA on Monday but I asked him if I could have 2 more weeks and he said OK..if it is not at 90-95 by then I will have the MUA and I am OK with that..this will be on my terms...they gave me a prescription for Norco and naseuos meds and said take them more so I can work harder with less pain...I will be at 6 weeks tomorrow. .

 

[Maggie94]

Good outcome from your OS meeting Laura. Just be careful not to over do it with the exercise...the meds will mask pain which is good but you can go too far and do too much. Have a great day. Maggie x

Maggie via Tapatalk

 

[Spencieca]

Well, that was short lived..spoke to the hubby and we both decided to go ahead with the MUA..looks like it is going to be Monday the 6th...I just didn't want my knee to start feeling a LOT better and NOT have the ROM and then have to go thru the pain all over again in 2 weeks..does that even make sense? So we figured that Im already still in pain and still on meds so lets just get it over with and move on! Does anyone know how long I will be out of commission again? Im thinking maybe a week? I won't be staying in the hospital, the OS said they put in a light sleep, no tubes, he does the manipulation, they wake me up and I go home that day....

 

[vinny]

I don't know much about MUA's but I do agree with your reasoning Laura.....you made the right decision ..

Vinny

 

[Blendab1]

Glad to see that you and your husband came to the best decision for you. I will be keeping you in my thoughts for a very successful MUA.


Brenda aka Bionic B

 

[Maggie94]

Love the logic Laura. It makes so much sense when you write it out like that. Cheers Maggie x

 

[TexasTee]

One case does not make a study...however, if my result is typical and my Doc seemed to think it was - you aren't out of commission at all, slight uptick in pain and swelling so far but that's it. Actually since your ROM is less than mine you might actually be better off from the moment the anesthesia wears off. Hope so!

 

[MotownGirl66]

Just meet with OS and his assistant..OS suggested MUA on Monday but I asked him if I could have 2 more weeks and he said OK..if it is not at 90-95 by then I will have the MUA and I am OK with that..this will be on my terms...they gave me a prescription for Norco and naseuos meds and said take them more so I can work harder with less pain...I will be at 6 weeks tomorrow. .

So sorry to hear you have to undergo the MUA. Best wishes!

 

[Spencieca]

Its amazing what 1 GOOD night of sleep can do for the mind and the body...I ended up taking an Ambien last night and it helped..I took it at 7pm and laid down and relaxed..had ice on my knee and tried to clear my mind..I have never taken that before so I wasn't sure how my body would react..I have a pretty good tolerance to most medicines that make you sleepy, Benadryl, Tylenol PM, etc.The hubby was home and I was going no where at all..it helped..it didn't knock me out our make me feel strange so that was good..had to take 1 Vicodin later at night for pain, Mr. Groot woke me up, but that was it..I did good...would I take the sleeping aide all the time, absolutely not..but with as much anxiety that I have had coming off of the Oxy and then failing on the Tramadol and then the switching to the Vicodin/Norco and learning of the upcoming MUA I was in need of some help...Off to run some errands today and try to catch up on some household paperwork...Feels like I a am "nesting" again getting ready for the MUA...

 

[vinny]

....

Vinny

 

[referee54]

Congratulations on a good night's sleep!!

If you do need an MUA, it is not a defeat in any way---it may be a slightly different route that you may need to take in order to get to your destination of being fully recovered.

 

[annie1234]

A good night's sleep makes all the difference. I sure hope the MUA helps you. Please keep journaling how it goes.

 

[Spencieca]

I went grocery shopping ALL by myself today and then came home and put the groceries away! Yippee!! Now Im a bit tired but at least I feel a little more normal today...

Thank you Ref...I just wish I knew what to expect..the hubby and I were discussing it this morning and am in awe on how the OS really didn't explain about what to do After the MUA...More frequent PT, less PT, more aggressive PT, more walking???? IF and again IF I decide to have my left knee done I will be SOO much more informed!!!!!

And yes Annie, I will be journaling for sure..thank you!

 

[vinny]

Bingo.........

 

[Maggie94]

I'm on your page with the sleep....life is so much better the next day Congratulations on doing the grocery run. We will look back at these achievements in a year or two and scratch our heads and say "what? Excited about grocery run".... LOL

 

[TexasTee]

Agreed on the OS not giving any details about the MUA, it's like its no big deal! Well, to be fair, it's probably 10 minutes of their day, it's just a big deal to us mere mortals having it done.

The first thing my PT asked was what had I done since yesterday and I was like, not much since I had no idea what to do! Assuming the premise would be the same for both of us, he told me ideally I'd have been doing heel slides to encourage the ROM - it was good that I had done some light cycling and icing and elevating. So really, just do what you normally do and up the heel slides and you should be good to go.

He gave me the infamous "window" this one makes sense, he said that the first week to 10 days after we'd get the most improvement so count on daily PT - whether on your own or with supervision might be at the discretion of the Doc, PT and your insurance. I would have gone 3 days in a row except that they are closed Friday for good Friday.

 

[Spencieca]

Thank you Teresa...I have an appt with the PT tomorrow so I will talk to them before hand..my OS said it find out if I could start going 3 days a week, but this was when I was asking for 2 more weeks before the MUA..now it is Monday and I haven't heard back from him..I am approved for 30 visits and can get many more if I need. I am fortunate that way, this is service connected and the Military did the surgery and is paying for the rehab..I can also go to my VA for PT as well, unlimited...just "knowing" what to expect would be great!

 

[TexasTee]

Great that you have the PT appointment before hand...I had unthinkingly cancelled mine since I thought what is the point if he's doing an MUA? I hope you have a similar result - I am feeling much better than I dared to hope and my ROM went up quite a bit just after one day.

I'm hereby bequeathing you my good luck MUA juju

 

[MotownGirl66]

IF and again IF I decide to have my left knee done I will be SOO much more informed

It's amazing how traumatized we are after our first knee replacement. I, too, swore I'd never do it again, but 7 months later, here I am recovering from knee #2.