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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Problem With Implant Delayed Recovery
My biggest "surprise" was the lack of range of motion and the ability to lift the leg enough to even walk up a flight of stairs. Pain was a major factor in the beginning but I didn't want to take nar…
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Difficulty With Pain Medicine
Reaction to the morphine and pain meds after surgery. Had hallucinations in the hospital. I was switched to Tramadol for pain relief when I was discharged, because it doesn't have the risk of bad sid…
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Ask Questions Before, During, and After!
Before the operation:I would have asked about allergic reactions because I have them to so many things but when asked what I am allergic to all I’d say is, “I am allergic to many things&#…
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Rehab Harder Than Expected
How extremely depressed and anxious I would be after surgery. Not being able to do what I used to do has been devastating. My surgeon said I would be laid up about "3-6 weeks". I am currently at 12 w…
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Surprised By Clicking Knee
Five weeks into a fabulous recovery, I noticed a very annoying clicking sound. I haven't discussed this with my surgeon (appt next week) but from my research it doesn't sound like this is going to go…
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Problems After Replacement
Complications on both knees. First knee had infection after 5 days and on antibiotics for one week. Urinary catheter for 5 days...seemed if was meant to be one thing after another.Three weeks and the…
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Couldn't Keep Up
The first couple of weeks after surgery were very painful. Not being able to sleep on my stomach caused a lot of sleepless nights. But after a few weeks I started being able to sleep on my side and f…
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RN Helps You Prepare for Surgery
I was prepared by talking to people who had it done, and by realizing I would heal differently. Also had a surgeon who had handouts, DVD's, and who sat and talked with me. Realized that everyone reco…
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Both Knees Done, Not at Same Time
I had talked to others who had it done, they had both done at same time. I had left done 6/22/10 and right on 12/6/10. I would not have had surgery in winter. Too depressing staying inside, and with …
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