5 days post op for partial knee replacement
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Hi it's day 5 I'm home and in a fair bit of discomfort! Main problem is at night and knowing what sleeping position to get into? I want to lie on my side but not sure this is ok ( about the only question I didn't ask physiotherapist ) also finding I'm very tearful today and extremely tired is this normal?
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sueoz mandy71412
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mandy71412 sueoz
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I'm not feeling quite so emotional today but I'm not feeling very energetic either!!! So so tired
sarah87162 mandy71412
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I had TKR 3 years ago.It was successful and well worth it. Had a lot of trouble sleeping for quite a while afterwards. Even now I still wake up nearly every night which I hardly ever did before. Though atleast I do not wake up in pain anymore
Organise your painkillers so you can still take one or two if you wake up in the night.
I used to sleep on my back at first with a pillow underneath the knee I had had replaced.
Ask physio about sleeping on your side, but I would say you would be able to get back to doing that again comfortably in time.
Take care and keep in touch
Praying for you
Love Sarah xxx
mandy71412 sarah87162
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should be interesting later as I'm going to shower which means removing said stockings then try and get them back on after!!!
love Mandy xxx
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Dotty_Lotty mandy71412
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