Hello there my old knee friends, the ones that are still there! Also, hopefully new knee friends.
Well after waiting a year after LTKR I finally managed to get in to see my surgeon & get signed off & back on the waiting list for RTKR, as that was 25/1017 I didn't imagine I would be getting my op until Spring if 2018. Imagine my surprise when I was phoned on the 1st December offering a date for 16th December! Gobsmacked!! What with impending Christmas the last 2 weeks have been manic! What with PreOp assess, Therapy session & blood tests!
So I had my op 16 hours ago & all fine, well as fine as these things go in the first few days! Hence being on here at 02.53am! Had a wobble at around 22.30 & a good cry, but had to give myself a good talking to!
Can't sleep, knee not too bad but lower back has decided to play up, can't get comfy, too tired to read & I thought I know a group of people who will really understand! So, just thought I'd share with you & catch up. Hope to speak again soon
Marilyn
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Sorry saw surgeon on 26/10/17!!
Dyslexic phone hasn't changed!
Marilyn
Welcome back!? I'm also a 2 timer. I was so surprised that each knee was so different from each other. They are 3 months apart. Allow a good cry and get behind you and allow those you love to take care of you. Good luck
Hi I hope you have managed to get some sleep, it is difficult to get comfy at first, very best wishes on your recovery. You wont be doing the Christmas dinner this year which is a bonus. I hope You have someone to spoil you, best wishes
Wishing you a smooth recovery and do all the physical therapy at your own pase don't let the phisio push you. When your ready you will fly! Here's looking foreword to a great summer 2018, this will all be behind you by then.
tkr is a alternative many of us endure to live a better life resume mobility free from pain! You are very brave !
Get your rest very important!
Happy Holidays 🎄
Hi Marilyn!
Glad to hear you had your surgery and all went well!♥️
I didn't sleep much either in the hospital. Spent LOTS of time headed to the bathroom, though!
Whatever you need to do, just do it! A good cry helps a lot. Deep breathing helps, too. I did journaling which kept me busy. Nights are long and noisy in hospitals!
Keep coming back and posting. That helps, too.
Know that there is a huge bunch of us here for you and following your journey in solidarity!♥️
Marilyn , you are brave, i am 5 1/2 weeks post op on LTKR ( my first real surgery) and can tell you that i wont go through this again, pain and swelling are too much to deal with and worse than anticipated. Doing well in PT bend is only at 95 but the thought of going back to work in 2 weeks is freaking me out.. good luck and god bless
Welcome back Marilyn, I couldn't sleep when I was in hospital, too much noise for me, luckily I had a TV and I was in a single room with an ensuite so I didn't have to bother anybody. Only to help me get back into bed. I'm 12 weeks post LTKR now I thought I'd be recovered enough to go back to work by now instead I had to hand a sick note in for another month yesterday. My boss said "The things you will do to get Christmas off" I told her I wasn't exactly having a wonderful time but I will make the most of a bad thing. Her reply was you will pay for it next year.....charming. Anyway wishing you a speedy recovery.
sue x
Hi! And good healing wishes to you!
She is the first person you can kick with your new knee!
Thank you all for your kind words. Yes I managed to get 2.5 hours sleep in the end. Waiting now for physio, not sure if they'll be any on a Sunday but I was assured at the therapy session they were working. Got up had a wash & sitting looking out at the fog outside, so not all bad. Hoping to get rid of the cannula soon as it keeps catching on everything. Onwards & upwards. And yes, no Christmas dinner to cook for me this year, the first in 45 years!! I'm gonna enjoy that!!
Cheers everyone & wishing you all a very merry Christmas
Marilyn
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I am please you got some sleep
I wish you a speedy recovery
Best wishes
Thanks, I think the Oramorph helped! Refused IV morphine infusion pump, made me do ill last year!
All the best to you to Deb
Marilyn
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Happy Christmas Marilyn!
Congratulations and All the best healing with your new knee!
Wishing you good rest and delicious meals too....all part of good healing!
May the New Year bring you and your family much love and happiness !
God bless & good health, Deb
welcome back to the gang, I am too have just had 2nd TKR and I am 9 days post op. Felt all much the same as you and starting to sleep a little better once the meds/timings were sorted out.
Actually I am very positive as this TKR went much better than the first even though it was the same surgeon so you never now do you?
Good luck with recuperation !! Merry Christmas to you, enjoy the rest.
You're on the computer 16 hours after surgery? Lucidly? Really? I was just drooling on my pajamas for weeks. Lucky you.
Just so that you know... After reading tons of posts from people who had #2 done months (or a year) after #1, very few report a similar experience; most say that it was either worse or better than #1. No way to tell in advance...sorry. I truly hope you get the new car that Monty has behind door #1 instead of the billy goat Carol is hiding behind the curtain.
"Strength and honor." - General Maximus Decimus Meridius (Russell Crowe), Gladiator
Hi Chico, good to hear from you again. Yes this surgery is totally different from the last! Much more pain but also much more movement. I can get in & out of bed, straighten & bend my knee. No way did this happen at this stage last year. The pain I can deal with, they are dosing me up and no iv morphine! I refused it after it made me do ill last year! Oramorph helps with the pain & that doesn't disagree with me. How's the rehab going after all you had done last year? I think when I signed off last year you had not long had your back surgery, all ok now? Here's to being back on our feet once again.
Marilyn
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Happy Christmas!
Are you in a shared ward or by yourself?