I'm back!!
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Hello there my old knee friends, the ones that are still there! Also, hopefully new knee friends.
Well after waiting a year after LTKR I finally managed to get in to see my surgeon & get signed off & back on the waiting list for RTKR, as that was 25/1017 I didn't imagine I would be getting my op until Spring if 2018. Imagine my surprise when I was phoned on the 1st December offering a date for 16th December! Gobsmacked!! What with impending Christmas the last 2 weeks have been manic! What with PreOp assess, Therapy session & blood tests!
So I had my op 16 hours ago & all fine, well as fine as these things go in the first few days! Hence being on here at 02.53am! Had a wobble at around 22.30 & a good cry, but had to give myself a good talking to!
Can't sleep, knee not too bad but lower back has decided to play up, can't get comfy, too tired to read & I thought I know a group of people who will really understand! So, just thought I'd share with you & catch up. Hope to speak again soon
Marilyn
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deborah77015 marilyn10235
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Happy Christmas Marilyn!
Congratulations and All the best healing with your new knee!
Wishing you good rest and delicious meals too....all part of good healing!
May the New Year bring you and your family much love and happiness !
God bless & good health, Deb
lighterson marilyn10235
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Actually I am very positive as this TKR went much better than the first even though it was the same surgeon so you never now do you?
Good luck with recuperation !! Merry Christmas to you, enjoy the rest.
CHICO_MARX marilyn10235
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You're on the computer 16 hours after surgery? Lucidly? Really? I was just drooling on my pajamas for weeks. Lucky you.
Just so that you know... After reading tons of posts from people who had #2 done months (or a year) after #1, very few report a similar experience; most say that it was either worse or better than #1. No way to tell in advance...sorry. I truly hope you get the new car that Monty has behind door #1 instead of the billy goat Carol is hiding behind the curtain.
"Strength and honor." - General Maximus Decimus Meridius (Russell Crowe), Gladiator
marilyn10235 CHICO_MARX
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Hi Chico, good to hear from you again. Yes this surgery is totally different from the last! Much more pain but also much more movement. I can get in & out of bed, straighten & bend my knee. No way did this happen at this stage last year. The pain I can deal with, they are dosing me up and no iv morphine! I refused it after it made me do ill last year! Oramorph helps with the pain & that doesn't disagree with me. How's the rehab going after all you had done last year? I think when I signed off last year you had not long had your back surgery, all ok now? Here's to being back on our feet once again.
Marilyn
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CHICO_MARX marilyn10235
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The LLIF went great...immediate stenosis relief, one overnight, no brace, no rehab. Had some lower back pain start up about a month ago...doc did an MRI...now he wants to see me tomorrow to "discuss my options". Doesn't sound good...we'll see.
Glad you're coming through #2 OK. Putting mine off until I get these spine issues resolved.
dawn220 marilyn10235
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