skichick63
junior member
Let me tell you, I'm embarrassed to work for the hospital where I had my TKR surgery. The nursing staff stunk -- some were pushy, others mealy, unable to make any decisions, and if I got one more student nurse or recent grad, I was gonna scream.
I came out of the surgery with a foot that's completely numb and feels like I'm walking on rocks, feels puffy and like it belongs to someone else. Supposedly this is from the femoral nerve block. If it were not for this numbness, I really think I could be walking without crutches.
Duing my stay I had to beg for more pain medicine at night. That's all I asked for, something better at night to knock it down. I was hardly taking anything during the day and had my flexion to 115 degrees. Then some know-it-all nurse came in and said, "you're not supposed to touch the controls on that CPM" ... I said, I beg to Differ... my surgeon said I knew what I was doing and I could take it up to my own comfort level... she left the room without giving me back the controls.... this was just one example... glad it's over... wish I could feel my foot!
Barb, RN
I came out of the surgery with a foot that's completely numb and feels like I'm walking on rocks, feels puffy and like it belongs to someone else. Supposedly this is from the femoral nerve block. If it were not for this numbness, I really think I could be walking without crutches.
Duing my stay I had to beg for more pain medicine at night. That's all I asked for, something better at night to knock it down. I was hardly taking anything during the day and had my flexion to 115 degrees. Then some know-it-all nurse came in and said, "you're not supposed to touch the controls on that CPM" ... I said, I beg to Differ... my surgeon said I knew what I was doing and I could take it up to my own comfort level... she left the room without giving me back the controls.... this was just one example... glad it's over... wish I could feel my foot!
Barb, RN