Here I am, I made it to the other side! Surgery went well for a partial medial knee replacement last Wednesday...I stayed in the hospital 2 nights and returned home Friday night Luckily I found this site otherwise I may have panicked because of the swelling and pain, but now know that it's fairly "normal". My big "question of the day" is what icing situation do you use? I've tried "Moji" but only have one; ice in 2 gallon ziplocks but it still leaked. I understand that icing is very important, I just need advice on what works! Thanks 
Hi I was provided with an excellent ice pack from the hospital. Contact your GP and they will be able to prescribe you one or the district nurses will deliver one.
Hope that helps
Jackie x
I got a machine that circulated cold water from an ice pack/water reservoir.
This may also help...
https://patient.info/forums/discuss/the-tkr-experience-or-wish-i-had-another-kidney-stone--524499
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I had both my knees done same time, I found that two big bass of frozen peas worked perfect. They last a long time just remember to put them back after the 30 minutes so the don't get mushy. Hope this helps.
Bschniz, I'm not sure what country you are in, that might make a difference about what you find available When I was in India (where I had both knees replaced at the same time) I wasn't finding much of anything. But when I returned to the US (and was occassionally icing after 9 months) I found CryoMax packs (either on Amazon or Walmart). They stay cold for hours and have a velcro strap that helped keep them in place. I bought the medium size. The suggestion for frozen peas is always good too.
-Mo
I bought a couple of the large gel Pac. They are pliable and can be molded around the knee/leg and refreeze quickly. You giVe to remember to put a cloth (towel or pillow case) over them as you must not let the. Vinyl come in direct contact with the skin as it will cause frost bite. Use often, 20 minutes on 20 mins off. Available at Amazon or local retailers. A little pricy but we'll worth the money. Much better than fiddling with ice bags
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I'd really be careful abut what you buy. My wife bought a couple of packs that not only had straps but also were shaped like a series of pillows that were glued together. Placing the packs either beneath my knee or my hip (I have bursitis of the hip) is extremely painfu. Even the wrong fold in a towel is painful when beneath your body, so watch out for lumps or large creases in the pack.
You can buy a refillable ice pack at the drugstore. It's a sack with a screw on top. It doesn't leak works great. It's with the hot water bottles. I've been using mine 6 weeks. No leaking. It's cloth with a waterproof liner. Good luck with your recovery.
I was given an ice machine at the hospital. I fill it with two 16 ounce frozen bottled water and the rest of it ice cubes. You put water in the machine first. It lasts for twelve hours using the frozen bottled water. One tkr 16 weeks ago and the other tkr 10 weeks ago. I still ice before bed and a couple of times during the day. Good luck! Everyday gets better.
Congrats on making it to the other side!! I was sent home with a polar care cold therapy unit. It circulates water and ice into a pad I attach to my knee. I wonder if you could ask your doctor about it. It works wonders! Good luck with your recovery! 
Large pillow size blue gel that can be both cold therapy, or you can heat them, I presume in a pot of water for heat therapy which may come alot later. When ever the knee is sending out those pain signals, right after exercise, or when it feels hot is when I ice it.
Here in the United States, an "icing machine" is very popular. Icing is critical to keeping the swelling and thus the pain to a minimum. You can use it for hours at a time, unlike an ice pack which should be used for no more than twenty minutes at a time. Here I tried to add a link to a machine that is the identical one I purchased through a source recommended by my doctor, but the website would not allow me to do so. Look on the internet for an icing machine for knee made by Osser.
I have slept with the pad wrapped firming around my knee with an Ace bandage. Elevation and icing are key to healing quickly. Now, at 10-1/2 weeks post op, I use it only occasionally in the evening for a half hour or so if I have been more active durilng the day than usual.
Good luck and God bless!
I SO wish I had heard about the ice machine before now! Just learned my friend had one from her folks, so I'm dying to try it. Am taking blood thinner because of a clot in my leg, so no anti-inflammatories.
The real simple, cheap ones are a bucket of ice water and a sleeve that goes around your knee...connected by a tube. It's the AirCast CryoCuff. Hold the bucket over your head and the ice water flows into the sleeve; lower it below you knee and the water runs back into the bucket. Of course there are clamps on the tube so this is not a continuous effect. Once your knee warms up, drain the sleeve (release the clamp and lower the bucket), swirl, raise the bucket above your head for new cold ice water. Once the ice is all gone, drain the sleeve, empty the bucket and replace with fresh ice water. Easy.
Not as sophisticated as the machines with countoured ice packs in the cylinder but still a very effective and inexpensive way to do the same thing on a manual basis. Used one for four knee scopes plus two shoulder surgeries. Separate sleeve for knee and shoulder. Works pretty well.
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There is an ice "machine" called "Game Ready" I used for 15 minutes after every session at PT. Works great but expensive. Google it whole collection of icing applications. Maybe could be rented. Two years post op both knees. The knees are good, had RTHR 4 weeks ago. Doing good. Dave
I have a freezer full of the reusable gel packs. You need a cover for them or a towel but they work good. Much easier and drier than ice cubes in a bag. Dave
Hi. Glad you're recovering well. I bought a cuff with 2 inserts that you keep in the freezer. When needed you put one of the ice packs inside the cuff and wrap round your knee while the other one stays in the freezer. It has 2 wide straps. I also get swollen ankle as well and I use it on that too. Good luck
I went to a medical supplies store. They have loads of ice packs that work well. I bought the one that wraps around the knee and is filled with gel. Worked well for me.
That sounds very much like the CryoMax. It's in a velour type case with the elastic strap and velcro attachment.