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TKR follow up

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david13856
david13856

I had my op eleven days ago and since then I've not been able to contact the hospital and speak to the ard sister or senior nurse regarding when I can leave my dressing or compression socks off.

A couple of days after surgery the wound was still leaking badly and I'd already used the two dressings supplied by the hospital.

The chemist had nothing suitable in stock and they required a doctors prescription to order the correct size dressings which I found unbelievable, I mean its not as if I was ordering an A class drug.

I made do over the weekend by joining large plasters together, not really ideal but they did the job.

The wound has healed up pretty good now and looks great but I'm not sure if I can leave the dressing off as I don't want anything nasty getting in causing problems.

I'm getting fed up with the surgical stockings which are really digging into my calves,  probably restricting circulation rather than helping it

Some medical sites recommend removal of both two weeks post op, others say you must follow your surgeon's advice. 

I would certainly do the later if it were possible to contact him 

I realize there's no set in stone procedure and we all progress differently but I would be interested  what advice anyone received from their consultant      

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  • valsam34437
    valsam34437 david13856

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    Itis up to us all, but id never have kept mine on for that long , i couldn,t walk properly they were causing me pain and wen i took em off i walked better . Thats a long time 6weeks . I wis( you luck david x
  • david13856
    david13856

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    Hi teela,

    Good to know I'm not alone with my dissolvable stitches, they did a great job, the needlework looks very neat, a big improvement on my previous ops. Didn't realize this is a world wide forum and yes I'm from the New Forest UK 

    Interesting to see the different methods and techniques performing knee surgery across the pond.

    There is a currant video showing a TKR being done in the US with the surgeon operating through the side of the knee. 

    This method apparently is far less invasive with a much shorter recovery time, maybe something the UK will latch on to in the future if they haven't already done so

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