Ten weeks ago I had full knee replacement surgery done. This last week felt like a real turning point for me. The swelling noticeably went down another notch. As did my pain levels. While my knee is still sore to the touch, when I stretch it, it’s a lot less painful. More stretchy kind of […]
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Got my booster on Thursday, about 4:30 PM. That evening, had rolling waves of exhaustion. I’d be fine one minutes, barely able to keep my eyes open the next, then fifteen to thirty minutes later, fine again. Had some injection site soreness as well. The weird thing was how sore the injured parts of my
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Yesterday, I had my final post-op surgical consult. Turns out it’s only my final one this year. They’d like for me to come back in a year, get some X-rays done, have a check up and see how I’m doing. But this was the last one for now, unless something goes wrong and I feel
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Nine weeks ago I had full knee replacement surgery done. I know that I am getting better, but the progress is slow, sometimes. Last Monday I had my last physical therapy session. I spoke with my PT about my pain levels. She said that while functionally, I’m well ahead of the curve, in terms of
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For my brother, this week was a turning point for him, and his pain diminished significantly. While I would like for this to be my case as well, I suspect that he and I are on very different recovery schedules when it comes to the pain. I have more functionality than he does, but I
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For me, during the aftermath of the surgery, I’ve been experiencing three different types of pain. 1. Muscle pain. This occurs not merely at the location of the surgery, but up my thigh and down my calf. This has been the easiest type of pain to deal with, as oxycodone and OTC pain meds will
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I had full knee replacement surgery done seven weeks ago. I am much, much better than I was. I’m having times that are pretty much pain free. I’m slowly regaining my flexibility. What I’m really looking forward to are good weeks. I’m still merely having good days sprinkled here and there. The good days are
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I had full knee replacement surgery done six weeks ago. Today is not the greatest day. I’m in some pain, but mainly I feel really stiff. I don’t think this has anything to do with being six weeks out from the surgery, but instead, is due to having been at Orycon all weekend, where I
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I had a weird occurrence last night. My husband called it “weird by Cutter standards” which is honestly saying something. I took one oxycodone pill around 8:45 PM, then was in bed by 9, probably asleep by 9:30. I woke up around 11. I was too warm, sweating through the sheets. My heart rate had
This past week has been hard. I’ve had at least three days of what I would call backslide, where I wasn’t making good progress. I’ve felt as though I’m more stiff than usual, not bending well at all. Conversely, I woke up Friday morning and realized that the swelling in my knee had gone down
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