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The REALITY of a TKR Recovery...In One Picture

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CHICO_MARX
CHICO_MARX

Yeah...this one says it all.  Wanna post it on your fridge?

- Click on the picture...it expands. 

- Put your cursor inside the picture and RIGHT-CLICK. 

- Select "Save As..." and save it to your pictures folder. 

- Use any photo printing software you have to expand the picture to fill the page so it's nice and big.

Tech support out... 

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  • Wicca1971
    Wicca1971 CHICO_MARX

    Posted

    Okay, so I'm guessing from the pic it's a roller coaster ride and to be patient and there are no cardio excercises that can be done 🙁

  • Oldfatguy1
    Oldfatguy1 CHICO_MARX

    Posted

    My fridge won't go through the printer anywAy but horizontal. Any suggestions. I have e others to help me het it in place but the formAtting seems to be the problem.😂

  • Oldfatguy1
    Oldfatguy1 CHICO_MARX

    Posted

    My fridge won't go through the printer anywAy but horizontal. Any suggestions. I have 3 others to help me get it in place but the formatting seems to be the problem.😂

    • CHICO_MARX
      CHICO_MARX Oldfatguy1

      Posted

      You're missing the correct printer driver for your fridge.  I think there's a web site called "Fridgeydrivers" or something like that.  Yeah...tough angle to get right...

  • deb06149
    deb06149 CHICO_MARX

    Posted

    I agree with this. I am now 5 months I had three weeks of no night pain, then bingo, started back two nights ago, is there a reason for this??? I've been a little slack on the exercises, could that be it. Thanks for any advice Chico.

    • CHICO_MARX
      CHICO_MARX deb06149

      Posted

      None of us are ever prepared by the docs for how difficult this recovery actually is.  The whole thing usually takes a year and the pain is up and down, though typically decreasingly so, for the first six months...the worst being the first three.  There are advances, setbacks and plateaus...all three. 

      If your pain is stiffness and tightness related and you have not been doing your exercises, yes, that could be a factor.  If your ROM is not at least 0 / +120, you can try these...

      https://patient.info/forums/discuss/tkr-rom-work-at-home-620053

      If your ROM is good, you need to rebuild the strength in your atrophied quads, glutes and core to support the knee.  If the muscles are weak, all the pressure stays on the knee.  Gotta regain that strength...takes a few months...at least...

      https://patient.info/forums/discuss/post-tkr-exercising-565527

      By now, you should be off the heavy duty opioids.  The transitional drug to plain OTC Ibuprofen is called Tramadol (Ultram).  That could help.  Docs will sometimes add a muscle relaxer like Flexeril to help.  There is also Voltaren Gel (RX in the US) that is a GREAT topical anti-inflammatory and pain killer.  The trick is also to get some good sleep.  Here are some tips...

      https://patient.info/forums/discuss/trouble-sleeping-post-tkr--539591

      After hearing from some people 3+ years post-op, it seems that this will be a lifelong recovery.  Stop the exercise and the stiffness returns.  Gulp...  

    • jenny61596
      jenny61596 CHICO_MARX

      Posted

      I’m now 31/2 months post op and been getting lower back pain , especially at night and when I get up . Don’t know if connected to knee , didn’t have it before op .  Anyone else get it ? 
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