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Joking apart - it will be 11 weeks this coming Saturday that like a lamb to the slaughter i undertook to have TKR
and except for a few good days at the beginning which must have been to do with the anaesthetic- I have slowly deteriorated- this morning I went to Marks and Spencer and had to use a crutch. Bought one thing and had to go and sit down in their cafe feeling really poorly. It's pointless going to my own doctor because he just wants a to send me to A&E which are practically closed and all they want to do is X-Ray the knee - what for??
I had it done NHS Direct at a private hospital and of course their attitude is also go to your own doctor or A&E.
I can't seem to get the measure of how I'm recovering. I just feel so run-down - anybody throw some light on this please.
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marge23618 mary12001
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sueisobel marge23618
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it may seem as if you have been discarded, but think again, if there was something wrong, you would not have been discharged and you would still be under the care of your surgeon. To all intents and purposes you have your life back, you just need to get a little stronger before running around like a crazy person doing everything nineteen to the dozen because you think things should have been done yesterday. You will get there, you just need time and patience
lin73970 mary12001
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it also sounds like your body is telling you the same thing hence having to sit down and not feeling great, please listen to your body, you have been through a huge trauma and the whole body takes time to recover not just your knee! Take it easy! Xx
mary7663 mary12001
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Oldfatguy1 mary12001
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Stay with us and well do everything we can to give you support.
Meraai mary12001
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So sorry to hear about your struggle! I also had terrible pain in my lower back, hip and foot after the operation that I didn't have before. X-rays revealed arthritis in the lower back and a pinched nerve that caused muscle spasm that caused the pain in my hip and foot. Chances are good that if you have arthritis in your knee you could have it in other parts of your body as well. I had intensive physiotherapy for a week with a follow-up the next week that helped to reduce the muscle spasm and the pain is much better now. Have your back checked out, it might be worth your while. Good luck!
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