(This was a ... ) Question for Josephine

[twoyearspost]

Hi Jo, I was wondering if it is normal after TKR to get "cold feet" on the effected side. It has been two years since my surgery (right knee) and this winter I have noticed how cold my right foot always seems to be. Is there circulation problems related to TKR? Thanks, Mary

 

[Nursepair]

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Hello Jo. Hope your knee is behaving itself, you getting it looked at?

My I T Band is still very stiff when I try to bend my knee. After it is pushed to bend my knee, it hurts a lot when I try to straighten it again at first. My ROM 92 degrees now, so it has improved a bit, but I am still permanantly swollen and stiff, like a tight band around my leg, even when I have been resting it all night. I am 15 weeks P O now.

Do you think if I got a massage on my leg it would help to release it? The massaeuse my daughter has does quite vigorous massages to release her back muscles when they get knotted up really bad. I don't know if this band could be loosened like this? Or do you think it might still be a case for MUA?

Have a great weekend. How is your weather?

Thanks. (((((((((((((HUGS)))))))))))), Sue

 

[Jamie]

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Hi, Jo!!! I have a question for you too. I'm 8 weeks out from TKR and have been getting a sharp pain sometimes laterally right across the front where my knee bends....like it would be right where the top and bottom of my Zimmer parts meet. I still have a little swelling on the inside just to the right of where this pain is. Any ideas what might be causing it?

Hope your knee is feeling okay these days. I miss your fun posts and hope you can visit with us again soon!!! You are such a spark on this forum!!!

 

[Skeet]

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I have a question from my hubby. His knee is really hurting. It is okay if he is walking but when he lays down or sits, it is very painful. Nothing seems to help it. He's changing jobs (PTL) and so this isn't a good time to have it taken care of since his insurance will switch over. Just curious if this sounds like anything specific. Pain is in the knee joint.

 

[Josephine]

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Hi Jo, I was wondering if it is normal after TKR to get "cold feet" on the effected side. It has been two years since my surgery (right knee) and this winter I have noticed how cold my right foot always seems to be. Is there circulation problems related to TKR? Thanks, Mary

Could be - could be nothing to do with the surgery. I suggest you mention it to your doctor sometime and see what he thinks.

My I T Band is still very stiff when I try to bend my knee. After it is pushed to bend my knee, it hurts a lot when I try to straighten it again at first. My ROM 92 degrees now, so it has improved a bit, but I am still permanantly swollen and stiff, like a tight band around my leg, even when I have been resting it all night. I am 15 weeks P O now.

Do you think if I got a massage on my leg it would help to release it? The massaeuse my daughter has does quite vigorous massages to release her back muscles when they get knotted up really bad. I don't know if this band could be loosened like this? Or do you think it might still be a case for MUA?

Have a great weekend. How is your weather?

Thanks. (((((((((((((HUGS)))))))))))), Sue

Well you could try but somehow I doubt it. Sounds like MUA could be on the cards. Again - you need to speak to your surgeon about it.

Hi, Jo!!! I have a question for you too. I'm 8 weeks out from TKR and have been getting a sharp pain sometimes laterally right across the front where my knee bends....like it would be right where the top and bottom of my Zimmer parts meet. I still have a little swelling on the inside just to the right of where this pain is. Any ideas what might be causing it?

Hope your knee is feeling okay these days. I miss your fun posts and hope you can visit with us again soon!!! You are such a spark on this forum!!!

Well, apart from the odd pains one often sees after this surgery, sounds to me like you might have developed some fluid in the joint. Once again, get it checked out if it's really troubling you.

I have a question from my hubby. His knee is really hurting. It is okay if he is walking but when he lays down or sits, it is very painful. Nothing seems to help it. He's changing jobs (PTL) and so this isn't a good time to have it taken care of since his insurance will switch over. Just curious if this sounds like anything specific. Pain is in the knee joint.

Yes - that's what used to happen to me some weeks/months before I realised I had a problem. Xray finally showed it was the dreaded O/A.

 

[Skeet]

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Thanks, Jo. I'll send him to the doctor as soon as he gets squared away with new insurance. He thinks it is torn cartilage. The pain is on the inside on the boney area and on the outside as well with pain radiating down the outside of his leg. What do you think? O/A or torn cartilage or what?

 

[beachcomber]

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or both?....:(

That is what my MRI of my "other" knee showed.....

 

[Jamie]

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Thanks, Josephine. I think your response healed me. I have not had that pain since I wrote my post!!! It must have just been some swelling. I didn't know if you could get that in the center of the area where the new joint is, but I guess you can get fluid accumulation anywhere, huh!

 

[Nursepair]

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Thanks Jo. I will ask the OS then when I see him on May 13th.

 

[Skeet]

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Josephine, how are you? I'm not seeing you online as much and it worried me a bit. Maybe I missed a post that says you are gone on a great trip or something?? I hope your knee is okay and that you are healthy, etc.

God bless you, dear lady!
Skeet

 

[JenniferG]

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Hi Josephine, I have another quetsion for you. What pathology tests are run as part of this replacement. On the bone or tissue? I just got a bill from pathologists that mentioned tissue exam and decalcification of TI (probably a abbreviation). What is all that and is it customary and if anything was wrong I certianly would have been told by now, almost 6 weeks PO. Does 2 knees done mean both tested and there fore double bill amount? Hope you are well.

 

[Josephine]

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Well, to tell the truth, Skeet, I had been spending about 4-5 hours a DAY (and sometimes even more) on here and decided it was just too much! Besides which, I also found that you all had answered things so well, I had no need to post anything apart from the odd

!!

Plus, things are so crazy busy over on Christian forums, I have several moderators to train (serious stuff on there - takes me two 2hr sessions by phone! Hooray for free international dialing as most of them are in the States!) and now they are having a major upgrade of the site which will mean ALL my training threads and Wikis with scores of screen shots, will have to be done all over again!

And, I have been busy setting up my own forum! It's piggy-backed on my Buddy Holly Archive website (broken link removed: https://www.wearalive.co.uk if you're interested) but before you start telling me how awesome it is, I had expert help from my friend in PA. He does training and maintenance by remote which is to say, he sends you a little bit of software and then you invite him in and he can see my computer on his computer and use my cursor, type stuff, delve into the programming and all sorts! He even types his messages in MY msn box! Spoooooky! But he's an awesome techy guy and created the graphic on the forum header. The forum's called "RaveOn" BTW.

So .... that's pretty much where I have been this last week or so. And once the CF upgrade is done (tomorrow or the next day, I think) I might be around even less for a while. I will pop in from day to day, but might not post quite as much.

Blessings
Jo

 

[gatiger]

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Looks like the 'mother hen' is leaving the lil chicks???....

 

[JenniferG]

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No Jo Don't Go!
We miss you!

 

[Jamie]

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Jo.....explain to me again that you are "retired"???? We need to get you a good dictionary so you can read the definition!

Just kidding!!! All that activity will ensure you keep going and going for MANY more years in this wonderful life. But.......we certainly will miss you here if you can't post very often. Maybe the chicks will need to go on strike to get you back!

Hugs to you.....Jamie

 

[beachcomber]

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Whoa! This is a scary thought.... The "cat" is leaving the "rats" in charge....
Just think of all the mischief we can get into.....

Maybe a few more excursions over to the hippie side.... they are needing help tying their shoes and choosing recliners, from the titles of the posts over there. I am sure we could offer some suggestions.

And the monkey could have some new adventures without fear of censure...

We wouldn't even have to worry about having the first post for each thread *sound* serious or on topic.....

Just imagine the possibilities....

Just kidding.....NO ONE can take your place Jo.... we'll behave..... promise..... lol... why can't I keep a straight face while I am typing that?


PS. Have you SEEN how many more posts there are on this forum than on any of the other ones..... not sure what that says about us.... guess we are just extra-supportive, huh?

 

[JenniferG]

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I did notice that we are a little more , (how would Patti put it?) CHATTY than the other side. They have been picking it up lately though I've noticed.

 

[Jamie]

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We're setting a good example for the hippies. Talking and laughing is good! I have a feeling they slip over here and read knee talk too.

 

[beachcomber]

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A "LITTLE" more chatty?

After Hip Replacement Forum 999
After Knee Replacement Forum 10,993

I did notice that we are a little more , (how would Patti put it?) CHATTY than the other side. They have been picking it up lately though I've noticed.

 

[Skeet]

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We are a group of overachievers!

Jo, thanks for the update. I can rest a bit more easily knowing you are doing what you love and focused on good things. BTW, my husband went to the doctor yesterday. He has torn cartilage (he knew that) so they put him on Voltaren (?) and if that doesn't do the trick in a week or two, he'll get a cortisone shot. He's trying to hold off on surgery until the insurance in his new job takes affect. My insurance makes us pay 10% of the cost of the surgery!! He's hoping his new insurance is a co-pay type. Who knows, you may start seeing him on this forum soon.