TKR
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I am looking at a TKR next month Feb. and I was looking for any tips or secrets that you may have learned to make recovery smooth. I am 48.
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Posted , 14 users are following.
I am looking at a TKR next month Feb. and I was looking for any tips or secrets that you may have learned to make recovery smooth. I am 48.
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robert57719 sherry64056
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Hi Sherry I'm 58 had tkr 4 months ago my experience & advice ice regularly 20 mins every 2 hrs elevate , make sure u do rom exercises ( even though they hurt ) take your medication as needed, you will have lows & highs its worth it I'm now cycling golfing nearly normal , you will get different sensations every day nerves etc but stay focused
Good luck
Rob x
robert57719 sherry64056
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sue37592 sherry64056
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mike_57190 sherry64056
Posted
Marilyn mentioned a silky bag. What I did was,I looked out my old fishing jacket (pockets of all sorts,galore) and wore it pretty much all the time.
It holds bottles,cups,phone,spectacles,wallet etc and allows me to transport pretty much anything from A to B,whilst manoeuvring two sticks .
i made up my mind to go easy on my wife and if I'm not always busy calling out "get me such and such" it then leaves her free to concentrate on rustling up some superb lunches and dinners.
its amazing what you can fit into pocketses,and if you have two sticks you can't carry anything,so ,although it will never be a fashion statement,the fishing jacket makes practical sense.
good luck
Mike
martinarvelo sherry64056
Posted
I'm not going to repeat all the excellent advice already given, but can just think of one more thing to mention . . get one of the over the toilet seats to make it higher. We women have to sit down much more than men, and believe me, getting back up is quite a struggle especially if there is nothing to hold on to. Paper plates and glasses to avoid washing up as well . . only one little thing I wouldn't try for is the running, which is not much good for the new knee . . . It will be quite a while before you feel up to running anyway! good luck and keep coming back to the forum!