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    TKR Sher101 Post Op 11 days

    I had PT today: Cleared to walk up and down stairs like a normal person. Given squats in lower and lower seats. Discussion about the dreaded lunge. Flexion came in at 115 which resulted in frowny face from PT. Cleared for total rotation on bike for 5 minutes. Enough? I am only walking in...
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    TKR Sher101 Post Op 11 days

    @Layla thanks for the reminder that it's only been a month! That helps to quell some of my anxiety when I feel I am healing too slowly and get frustrated with my hugely swollen ankle and lower leg.
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    TKR Sher101 Post Op 11 days

    I just returned from PT. I told the therapist my right foot had been attacked by my cat first thing in the morning (she is psychotic, I think--the cat not the therapist) and that I'd had a twenty minute crying jag about my sore back and butt before coming in. As a result I could not stand...
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    TKR Sher101 Post Op 11 days

    Wanted to comment about the quote above from @t2paythepiper, but can't quite figure out how this works. Anyhoo, thank you and everyone for the cautionary tales re: driving. I am, you might have guessed, stir crazy. I was like this in the recovery room saying, "When can leave?" repeatedly to no...
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    TKR Sher101 Post Op 11 days

    Moderator note, this is an example post with explanation below in post 27.
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    TKR Sher101 Post Op 11 days

    @benne68 Thanks for the response. I was going to get something at curbside pick up, so walking/standing wouldn't be an issue. I didn't think of having to slam on the brakes though. Excellent point. When I concocted the idea, I'd just woken up from a nap and an hour on ice, so was feeling full of...
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    TKR Sher101 Post Op 11 days

    Thanks for the suggestion, but don't have anyone to do that now. But a good idea.
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    TKR Sher101 Post Op 11 days

    Hi All, It's 4 weeks today since my surgery, and I feel like I am doing well. I've driven 1.5 mile to my little town to allow me to walk on flat surface, and also to a park by the bay - again flat surface better view. My OS after care notes leave it up to the patient to determine when they are...
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    TKR Sher101 Post Op 11 days

    Thanks @benne68 and @Layla for your icing advice. I have been icing more today. It's amazing how much it helps. I found a good psychological thriller to pass the time so I'm distracted. Of course, I fall asleep, then have to rewind, but at least it keeps me entertained.
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    TKR Sher101 Post Op 11 days

    I am entering week 4. Extension is almost there. Flexion is 118. Therapist was happy but wanted to push it past pain. I told him to back off (didn't feel like I could go any further and hadn't slept well.) He seems so be of the "no pain, no gain" variety which surprised me. I did prehab therapy...
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    TKR Sher101 Post Op 11 days

    I think I am kicking my beloved out early. He was to stay with me for a month, but now that I've read about water bottles in the ice machine (thanks to whomever posted about that), we have found the last hurdle to my needing help. I will miss our meals together and binging on Resident Alien on...
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    TKR Sher101 Post Op 11 days

    Thanks @SnowHare. Yes, I need to let him help me as long as he is here. He will be going back to his home on the 9th. I think I will have developed good self-care skills by then. Everyone: I had my first post-op appointment with the PA. Had stitches removed. She said she could tell by the way...
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    TKR Sher101 Post Op 11 days

    @jakemedic-thanks for the encouragement. Things are already improving. Well, I'll go on a rant about meds. I'm confused about the narcotic prescription. I was admonished by my OS's PA for wanting a refill when I have been taking them as prescribed. I think it will be less painful to discontinue...
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    TKR Sher101 Post Op 11 days

    Thank you. I have been reading through the threads and articles posted. Extremely helpful. Also the section on P.T.--the good, bad and the ugly. I have post op appointment Monday so should get a better read on how I'm doing, although I feel pretty good.
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    TKR Sher101 Post Op 11 days

    Thanks for your speedy reply. I had a TKR, right knee 4/16/24.
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    TKR Sher101 Post Op 11 days

    Hi- Grateful to have found this site. The medical establishment just sort of spits one out of the recovery room with PT's who need to check the boxes. I am being given a 4-day supply of Percocet at a time. I'm wondering if that's the norm. It is a huge hassle to get to the pharmacy so...
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