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How long are people taking medication for after TKR

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eileen88018
eileen88018

Hi all I'm l3 weeks post TKR and still taking 8 co codamol and 2 ibrufen each day but I rearly want to go on holiday middle of July it's not so much the pain it's the tightness it's there constantly don't even know if I should be taking them as they are only taking the slightest edge of it. I'm still icing my knee and elevating and my meds say not to drink while taking co codamol some holiday this will be its the only time i relax and have a drink has anyone stopped taking there medication after 13 weeks

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  • CHICO_MARX
    CHICO_MARX eileen88018

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    Try some Voltaren Gel (RX in the US).  Second best topical anti-inflammatory on the planet.  Helped me a lot for years with bursitis and then the knee.  Great 15-minutes before bedtime.

    Please check alcohol interactions with your meds!!!!  Very important.

    • CHICO_MARX
      CHICO_MARX susiemah

      Posted

      Thank you...no one EVER asks...

      It's called "lotion"...that's it...just "lotion".  In the US, it is only made by certain specialists in certain states using certain locally grown "ingredients" and available in dispensaries in those certain states for only those people in those certain states who have a certain special "medical" card.  Yes, the "lotion" is green in color and smells rather "earthy".  However, it relieves pain IN FIVE MINUTES!!!!!  It is the absolute BEST stuff I've ever tried.  Rub it on...done.  No eating or inhaling involved.  I would imagine other countries have less restrictive attitudes towards the "lotion".  Here, we have to deal with political idiots straight out of the 18th century...

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