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 Re: Knee Replacement
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12/24/23 05:42 AM
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Mine was the left one. I could drive in a week if I really wanted to. Sister-in-law had her right one done and was driving in 2 weeks. Pain meds help you sleep even if not needed for pain. As far as rehab...just do your home PT exercises even if you don't want to. Strengthening the cut muscles is key. Have a good recliner that's easy to get out of. I did have a tall toilet installed before my surgery and that helped a lot. Thanks.
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Re: Knee Replacement
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12/25/23 02:38 PM
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Mine was the left one. I could drive in a week if I really wanted to. Sister-in-law had her right one done and was driving in 2 weeks. Pain meds help you sleep even if not needed for pain. As far as rehab...just do your home PT exercises even if you don't want to. Strengthening the cut muscles is key. Have a good recliner that's easy to get out of. I did have a tall toilet installed before my surgery and that helped a lot. Thanks. Trying to put on shoes was a beating right off the get go, get a pair of easy to slide on comfortable shoes, they will help immensely for the first couple of weeks. When I say easy to slide on, I mean shoes that you do not have to bend over and touch with your hands! I got these sketchers and they worked great! ![[Linked Image]](https://texashuntingforum.com/forum/pics/userpics/2023/12/full-1274-409297-sketchers.jpg)
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Re: Knee Replacement
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12/25/23 10:22 PM
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^^^^^^^^^ Also get you a stationary bike if you can, wife picked up this one pictured below off of FaceBook for $50.00. Ride it before and after surgery. Good luck!! ![[Linked Image]](https://texashuntingforum.com/forum/pics/userpics/2023/12/full-1274-409325-bike..jpeg)
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Re: Knee Replacement
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12/30/23 10:19 PM
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Mine was the left one. I could drive in a week if I really wanted to. Sister-in-law had her right one done and was driving in 2 weeks. Pain meds help you sleep even if not needed for pain. As far as rehab...just do your home PT exercises even if you don't want to. Strengthening the cut muscles is key. Have a good recliner that's easy to get out of. I did have a tall toilet installed before my surgery and that helped a lot. Thanks. Trying to put on shoes was a beating right off the get go, get a pair of easy to slide on comfortable shoes, they will help immensely for the first couple of weeks. When I say easy to slide on, I mean shoes that you do not have to bend over and touch with your hands! I got these sketchers and they worked great! Yeah, slippers are a for sure deal. I have a couple pairs of Hoka's that are tied to where they slip on and have lots of cushion.
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Re: Knee Replacement
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01/05/24 03:01 PM
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Buy one of these and use it A LOT. It will keep the pain and swelling down. Less discomfort = less medication. Cold Therapy Machine
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Re: Knee Replacement
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01/22/24 12:53 PM
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Buy one of these and use it A LOT. It will keep the pain and swelling down. Less discomfort = less medication. Cold Therapy MachineI would suggest buying the larger pad intead of the one for the knee I found the knee one was too small for my knee, I had tons of swelling
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Re: Knee Replacement
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01/22/24 03:35 PM
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Buy one of these and use it A LOT. It will keep the pain and swelling down. Less discomfort = less medication. Cold Therapy MachineI would suggest buying the larger pad intead of the one for the knee I found the knee one was too small for my knee, I had tons of swelling My wife had both knees replaced the past 5 years. She was sent home with one of those machines both times she had surgery. They are great.
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Re: Knee Replacement
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01/22/24 04:50 PM
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I have at least one cold therapy machine and probably two. Got the first one for the left shoulder and the newer fancier one for the right shoulder (rotator cuff surgeries). On this most recent surgery, which was the right shoulder, I started out using the machine but switched to big cold packs. Too much trouble unhooking all the hoses to get up for lunch or bathroom. I really preferred the cold packs. Easier to use and colder. You’d need at least two of the big freezable cold packs, and I’d suggest three. CVS has them.
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Re: Knee Replacement
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01/23/24 10:04 PM
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wow Jimbo1, sorry to hear that!!!
I suspect I am not to far out from having a replacement (possibly both) within the next year or two ... depending on how long between steroid injections last, could be sooner. I was told about 30 years ago I would need my right one replaced, but back then they were only good for 12-15 years. The surgeon I saw 2 weeks ago stated they have made great progress since about 2005 to where replacements now go 25-30 years and if you were to wear out the plastics, they are replaceable now without having to remove all the metal pieces. What is your ROM? what is a ROM? In my professional life, a ROM is Rough Order of Magnitude but I am not sure how that relates to this???
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Re: Knee Replacement
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01/23/24 10:17 PM
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wow Jimbo1, sorry to hear that!!!
I suspect I am not to far out from having a replacement (possibly both) within the next year or two ... depending on how long between steroid injections last, could be sooner. I was told about 30 years ago I would need my right one replaced, but back then they were only good for 12-15 years. The surgeon I saw 2 weeks ago stated they have made great progress since about 2005 to where replacements now go 25-30 years and if you were to wear out the plastics, they are replaceable now without having to remove all the metal pieces. What is your ROM? what is a ROM? In my professional life, a ROM is Rough Order of Magnitude but I am not sure how that relates to this??? ROM is Range of motion. How far you can bend the knee towards your thigh.
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Re: Knee Replacement
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01/24/24 01:00 PM
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wow Jimbo1, sorry to hear that!!!
I suspect I am not to far out from having a replacement (possibly both) within the next year or two ... depending on how long between steroid injections last, could be sooner. I was told about 30 years ago I would need my right one replaced, but back then they were only good for 12-15 years. The surgeon I saw 2 weeks ago stated they have made great progress since about 2005 to where replacements now go 25-30 years and if you were to wear out the plastics, they are replaceable now without having to remove all the metal pieces. What is your ROM? what is a ROM? In my professional life, a ROM is Rough Order of Magnitude but I am not sure how that relates to this??? ROM is Range of motion. How far you can bend the knee towards your thigh. ah, yeah that hit me last night when I wasn't around my computer. On a good day, I can get slightly past 90°, when flaring up, getting to 90° is tough and painful.
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Re: Knee Replacement
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01/24/24 03:40 PM
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What are y'all seeing for ROM after replacement?
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Re: Knee Replacement
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01/24/24 07:46 PM
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What are y'all seeing for ROM after replacement? Almost 3 years ago for me so I don't remember the #s. But my physical therapist and DR were both very happy. To this day I've never had a problem with bending, but the scar tissue never really went away and It hurts to get up almost like before my surgeries. I need the right one done too, but after this experience, I'll have to be damn near crippled before it happens.
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Re: Knee Replacement
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01/24/24 10:22 PM
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Aren't there supposedly a number of less invasive alternatives to replacement with the knee?
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Re: Knee Replacement
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01/24/24 10:34 PM
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Aren't there supposedly a number of less invasive alternatives to replacement with the knee? Sure, I had the injections for a couple of years but that's just buying time. Ther's also the stuff they inject between the bones, but again, just buying time. When you get to bone on bone, you either live with the pain or TNR.
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Re: Knee Replacement
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01/25/24 12:38 PM
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Graphic Picture, They had to open my knee up 3 days after replacement to remove some cement that had oozed down, I was popping pretty bad when I tried to bend knee, it fixed the pop. The right side of pic is my upper leg, you can see the knee replacements parts ![[Linked Image]](https://texashuntingforum.com/forum/pics/userpics/2024/01/full-250-411693-knee.jpg)
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Re: Knee Replacement
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01/25/24 12:56 PM
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Wow , graphic yes . Glad you’re better now
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Re: Knee Replacement
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01/27/24 11:47 PM
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