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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Arthritis / July 2005My TKR and Me
I'm hoping to update you on my TKR at the end of the week. I'm not doing as well as I would like. The side effects from the surgery have been a real problem. I haven't been able to exercise very much. I see my doctor and get an x-ray on Thursday. I'm hoping that the new knee is ok, that no adjustments are necessary. I have had a lot of pain, not from the knee surprisingly, but all the side effects one gets from surgery. My RA is acting really weird I have had severe pain which moves from one joint to another never staying longer than one day in each joint. The pain, whether caused by side-effects or RA has been horrible. My husband Richard is wonderful. He is taking really good care of me and is so loving and patient. I am so very worried that somehow the implant is not right. I haven't been able to wear the leg brace at night (wore it for five days) because of the pain. I haven't slept more that two hours at a time. My husband says not to obsess about the implant. It's cemented into place and I haven't been twisting my leg. I don't know, not in a very good place and these drugs are making me wacko. Elizabeth Elizabeth, hope the xray will show that the knee is all right and you can stop worrying about that. Be sure the doctor gives you adequate pain medicine. I believe TKRs are more painful than THRs, which is what I had. But with the correct pain medicine, you should do much better. Gwen+ > I'm hoping to update you on my TKR at the end of the week. > [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > > Elizabeth Athena? Have you told your surgeon about the knee and brace? Reason I am asking, my friend had a knee replacement and she developed fluid, nothing showed it on the outside. They had to remove that fluid and the pain got much better. Are you getting therapy at home? This is really helpful and they come to the house to help you out. Are you still using that machine that helps with movement? Please contact that doc and have him get an xray of the knee. This does sound a little fishy and in my experience they need to check that out now. good luck janers Have you called your doctor? It could be something that he can adjust and take care of for you. Also, he can give you the pain medication you need to control the pain. There's no earthly reason you should have to suffer like this. Get on the horn, Hon, and let them know what's happening. Get well soon, DeeTee ________________________________ DeeTee and Bob Taggart http://www.marykay.com/dtaggart3 http://mysite.verizon.net/vze8fwov/ ________________________________ > I'm hoping to update you on my TKR at the end of the week. > [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > > Elizabeth (((((((((((((((((Elizabeth))))))))))))))))) >I'm hoping to update you on my TKR at the end of the week. > [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > >Elizabeth Navy1 Retired and love it. Throw that FISH out and put in an S to email me. Sounds like you need a different pain medication for a bit. I had delauded [sp] come home with me as that percocet [sp] they tried first was like taking a sugar pill. My restless leg problem was worse just after the TKR and when it began to jerk, that was just awful. I got my doctor to double the dose for the duration and now I am back on just one a night. I wouldn't wait -- I would call ASAP. Do you have visiting nurses coming to see you? Duckie > I'm hoping to update you on my TKR at the end of the week. > [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > > Elizabeth  Signature_('> (_<_) _ _('< -quack (_<_) _ __('< *QUACK!* <_{__) _('< "|,,|_" (_<_) _('< "AFLAC!" (_<_) > Sounds like you need a different pain medication for a bit. I had delauded > [sp] come home with me as that percocet [sp] they tried first was like [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > to see you? > Duckie That would be Dilaudid (or hydromorphone) . Jo That would be double the dose of Neurontin... Duckie > Sounds like you need a different pain medication for a bit. I had > delauded [sp] come home with me as that percocet [sp] they tried first [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] >> >> Elizabeth Signature_('> (_<_) _ _('< -quack (_<_) _ __('< *QUACK!* <_{__) _('< "|,,|_" (_<_) _('< "AFLAC!" (_<_) Good luck tomorrow on checking the knee. Hope they find everything is all right and can come up with the medication. When my Mom had hers done, she had the physical therapist come twice a week and a visiting nurse came once a week. I don't remember how long they came and can't ask because she has gone to the grocery store. I am on Neurontin, 300 mg four times a day for neuropathy of my feet and lower legs. Without it, my feet burn and it travels up my legs. I tried cutting back to three a day, but it didn't work. So I take my four a day (which incidently don't seem to affect my OA and RA - for them I take Celebrex replacing Bextra which really worked). We'll be thinking of you tomorrow. Loujean Retired and love it. Throw that FISH out and put in an S to email me. >That would be double the dose of Neurontin... >Duckie [quoted text clipped - 37 lines] >>> >>> Elizabeth (((((((((elizabeth)))))))))) i have no suggestions, other than what has already been offered. i simply hope you feel better soon and heal quickly. kate > I'm hoping to update you on my TKR at the end of the week. > [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > > Elizabeth ((((((((((((Elizabeth)))))))))))))))) may it get much easier, very soon. SignatureNann remove the Gator cheer to email me Simply the thing I am shall make me live --- William Shakespeare Elizabeth, I was putting away my monthly medication stash and found what remains of the dilauded [sp] [sorry, someone spelled it for me and I saw but did not retain]. Anyway, they were in a tablet where you had to punch them from the card and I put John in charge of them because they made me loopy. Looks like the last day I took them was 11/19. My knee surgery had been on 11/06. Thought that would give you an idea of how long I hurt while needing big guns to stop the pain. Basically filled in with what I normally take for pain after that which is Ultram. So how long has it been since surgery? Duckie Signature_('> (_<_) _ _('< -quack (_<_) _ __('< *QUACK!* <_{__) _('< "|,,|_" (_<_) _('< "AFLAC!" (_<_) |
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