Recovery Takes Time
Despite my research, I was not prepared for the pain required to stretch my muscles. I was not prepared for a reaction to the three different narcotics that were prescribed for pain. I had to discont…
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Had Both Knees in One Week
I wasn't really prepared for the trauma involved in having two knees done in the same week. Also, at the second surgery, the anasthesiologist administered the knee block before I was sedated and it w…
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Have Help for Rehab
I am at the 8 week mark for TKR on the left leg. I opted to wait on the right leg for now but during surgery, I received a repeat cortisone shot in the right knee to assist with recuperation. Like ma…
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Get Your Knees in Shape
I had no idea it would take as long to recover as it would. I had foot surgery a couple of years ago and knew I had gotten bored after a couple of weeks off work, so we scheduled my Aunt to come for …
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Prepare for Post-Op Recovery
I wasn't prepared for how long the rehab takes. People told me the first few days after surgery were tough, but after that, the pain eased a lot.... FALSE!I wasn't aware of the "foot pumps" that were…
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Focus on Yourself
I didn't realize I had to exercise my knee that often each day. I had too many things that needed to be done and didn't have adequate help around the house. So I was too busy doing chores instead of …
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Be Ready For PT
The amount of pain and scar tissue. I'm just 17 days post surgery and the amount of scar tissue drives me crazy. Do the exercises hourly if you can and you will have good days and bad days. If you ca…
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Up & At 'Em
I was very surprised, and unprepared, for how soon they got me out of bed. I knew they were going to get me up soon but I wasn't prepared for only 8-9 hours after the surgery! I also was pleasantly s…
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Partial Knee Replacement
Labile emotions post op. Between the discomfort (really not too bad) and me not progressing as fast as I thought I should, and being off of work and cooped up in my house, I ran the gamut of feeling …
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Wish I Had Done It Sooner!
I was not prepared for how smoothly it would go! I had heard so many horror stories that I was scared, from surgery and recovery. My doctor told me I would have pain like I never had. No. I was on ov…
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Slow Recovery
I knew that it was slow going along the road of recovery but older people than me seemed to recover quicker. My bend is about 130 and I lay my leg straight to about a 5 degree. The work to get my kne…
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Pain Meds Aren't The Answer
I let the second knee go for quite a while and started to live on narcotic pain killers (especially vicodin). Even though taking a pill relieved some pain and actually gave me a lift, they also threw…
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Gave Up Everything, Then Got It Done
Have numerous acquaintances who have had the surgery. Did quite a bit of reading on what to expect. My primary care MD's nurse had it done and she was a wealth of information. If anything I was not p…
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Longer Rehab Than Expected
When I had my right knee done, everything proceeded as expected. A year later I had the surgery done on my left knee and things did not go as well as expected. I was in rehab for three weeks, instead…
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Teacher Can't Teach
My doctor emphasized, "There will be pain," but that was an understatement. The pain during recovery is excruciating, and though pain meds reduce it to a bearable level at best, you must be ready to …
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