Nerve twitches

As the old saying goes, you ain't seen nothin' yet. You have to go back a remember the way you were walking, the way you were turning and twisting to avoid pain. Then comes along a guy who knocks you out, cuts off your leg, chisles you bone off and drills it full of holes turns house in a 4 pound hunk of foreign material and sees you back together, then sends in a team of sadists that tell at you to get up and walk the next day. You in your own mind has been telling yourself, this will be like getting a tooth filled, As soon as the novacane wears off I'll be good to go. What no One has told you, nerves have been severed and damaged, blood flow has been cut off, you have terrible bruising, soft tissue damage and bone damage that has to heal. At 4 weeks you are just seeing the top of the rehab iceberg. This isn't to scare, it's being realistic. You are h king to be fine in time. Just do as the docs and therapist tell you, remembering that they are only responsible for about 15-20% of your recovery and the rest is up to you. Proper combinations of Pain meds nutrition, exercise, icing, hydration, and above all else, rest will get you there. Mentally this is a horrible journey. Don't try to make it alone. Stay with this group. You will find more honest , compassionate caring and sincere people here than in any hospital/therapy sector going. Don't be afraid to talk about your issues and where it's going, recovery wise. There is always that great blend of suggestions and humor. Most important, everyone of them has, like you, been through this hell called tkr. You have every right to be concerned and a sk questions. You'll feel a lot better if you do so. One thing that bothers most people at your stage, when do I get off the pain pills. The answer, when you are out of pain. Don't be afraid of them. Take them on a prescribed basis and when pain is under control the healing continues at a much faster pace. You will have issues come and go and in some cases come back again. Its the body doing its thing. Areas like running a temp, excessive bleeding and drainage around the wound should be discussed with a Dr immediately. Listen to your body and I'd it's telling you something is really haywire, call in the medical team. You'll be fine, just be patient and do the routine as prescribed. Work up to but not into pain and all will go well

Hi there OFGuy how are you, have you had your surgery and is it a success this time, I have been wondering about you.

The surgery is scheduled for June 25th. They have to wait a minimum 6 weeks after the end of the antibiotic infusions to make sure the staph hasn't returned without being suppressed by drugs. That will be a month the end of this week then I go back for blood work next week and because of schedules the 25th is the 1st available date. My son is getting married in California the weekend of the 13th. All my kids are going out there for a few days and I won't let my wife sit through this by herself plus she is no longer able to drive. The docs only do revisions on Thursdays so the next week is full which leaves the 25th. I really didn't want to wait till the heat of summer but no other way. We have been and will for the next couple of weeks will be going a lot of rain, high humidity and flooding. All that dampness I'd taking a toll on the joint. Almost worse than cold weather.

thank you for your encouraging words, it gives us hope.

I feel like i’m struggling to stay positive.

when i jarred by knee yesterday, i feel like I’ll be set back a couple days.