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    My wife had a partial knee replacement last February. She was diligent in her exercises and rehab. First couple of days was rough but it's amazing at how quickly she recovered from it. She's like a new woman now and glad she had it done.

    Enough folks have said "rehab" and do your exercises at home - ice packs will help.

    I'll just add one more thing . . . good luck with the compression stockings! We had a nurse show us a trick - put a plastic bag over the foot, bunch the stocking down, slide it over the foot in the plastic bag and then roll the foot of the stocking up to remove the plastic bag, then roll foot of stocking back down. I'm a pro now at putting them on. LOL It certainly made it easier though with the plastic bag over the foot trick.

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    I had mine done about 3 years ago. Like others said, rehap is the key. If the Dr. has a rehab place use it. If not find out who he/she recommends. About 4 months before mine I started at a gym to build up muscles in my legs. that helped me a lot I think. After rehab join a gym and continue building muscles back. Make no mistakes about it, it's going to hurt. My GF used to push on my knee downward to bend it back. She hated it but she did it. You will have exercises to do at home between rehab sessions-do them fully. Best thing I ever did when it was over. As to meds, l I only took the bad stuff a few times and then stopped. didn't want to get hooked on that stuff at all. Good luck and let us know how it goes. You won't regret it.

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    Thanks guys the 23 th at 9.30am just signed my life away lo
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    Get an Ice Pack,(I used a Pack of Frozen Peas) and have it ready for when you are released from the Hospital.You will find it is a great help to combat pain and swelling.Devise something to keep your Bed Sheets off the wound ( I used a plastic storage box with the ends cut out).I had both Knees replaced in 1995 and it made a new man of me.Exercise as soon as you can to build tissue around the operation.Good luck you are taking the right steps.
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    I had new knee put in the 9th of July so this is about the 4th week . Its going to hurt! Take the drugs they give you , don`t think your a tough guy it`s going to hurt. make sure you have a ice pack that go`s around your leg with extra blue ice packs that go inside the cloth bag. you will need to take a laxative because of the drugs you take for pain . they gave me Oxycodone and narco. it takes the edge off the bad pain but makes me feel funny in the head , I stopped taking them every 6 hours the 2 week . I take one about 45 min before rehab . you will need it! and like every body said rehab . PS you should have one of the things that you set on that makes your toilet taller, (my wife bought one for 5 bucks ) and a chair for the shower . and some one to help you the first week or so . Good luck and GodBless

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    Also, before you go in prepare lots of meals to be put in the freezer so that you can reheat and eat without much fuss. Make everything as simple as you can for when you get home. Chair for the shower is a good tip as is the handicap piece that makes the toilet a bit taller. Lots of ice or coolant to apply to the knee. Do your rehab as others advise and get ready to be a new man who can walk without pain. My bet is will wish you had done this earlier.

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    After my TKR in April of 2017 I went through all of the home and rehab physical therapy. It helped but this year I put myself back on an exercise regimen similar to the PT routine. I work out for an hour 3 times a week using every leg and knee machine the facility has plus working on the rest of my body. It is helping. I've been doing that since the first week of April of this year. I can now pick things up off of the floor again without too much difficulty. Some days it's actually easy. Pre-op I could work on my feet in the shop about 15-20 minutes. Now I can go all day.
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    It's been a month since mine and during the first couple of weeks I hurt like heck. I could do the rehab with the therapist but on my own was a joke. If I could have gone back in time and changed my mind I would have. I hurt and was a bear to be around. It's much better now, I still don't walk normal, but I am walking w/o a cane or walker. It still hurts but the swelling has gone down considerably (I actually have an ankle now) and weaned myself off the Oxycontin and am taking a slightly less potent med now, (maybe once a day and some days not at all). I have to buy new shoes as the bad knee made me walk on the outside of my foot and now I have a normal step again. I guess what my long winded post is trying to say, is don't give up and don't be impatient like I was. I appear to be making good progress but it wasn't fast enough to suit me and that became a problem. As I said in the other post don't try to do too much at first as it will bite you, let your body heal. Hopefully, it doesn't sound like I'm preaching, I'm just trying to pass along what I've learned and went through. I do feel much better and look forward to taking my grandsons hunting this fall w/o pain. Good luck.

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    Well i'm alive .....yea THANKS GUYS ...Sure hurt like hell doc had to remove my knee cap too .He told me he's never seen so much scare tissue it took 2x as long as it should have .Now i'm trying to bend as much as i'm told to but lifting up is a nightmare not so tough any more lol . Guess where I am lol out in the shop hope my wife dosent come home ....
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    Quote Originally Posted by 4719dave View Post
    Well i'm alive .....yea THANKS GUYS ...Sure hurt like hell doc had to remove my knee cap too .He told me he's never seen so much scare tissue it took 2x as long as it should have .Now i'm trying to bend as much as i'm told to but lifting up is a nightmare not so tough any more lol . Guess where I am lol out in the shop hope my wife dosent come home ....
    When you get back going, you will find what was your bad knee is now your good knee and what was your good knee is now your bad knee.
    Disclaimer: The above is not holy writ. It is just my opinion based on my experience and knowledge. Your mileage may vary.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Char-Gar View Post
    When you get back going, you will find what was your bad knee is now your good knee and what was your good knee is now your bad knee.
    Exactly. That's the reason I had the other done, four months later.

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    I am now 20 years into my knee replacement. It was a big help for a few years and then not so much. I have so much pain in so many places, I have opted for no more joint replacement. I will just hobble on through life rather than chasing the rainbow through surgery.
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    I had one done a year ago April (2017). As soon as I woke up, the therapist was there waiting. Snatched me outa bed and we went for a walk. After I finished all the therapy and was given an all clear....I put 1100 miles on a motorcycle ride. But that first month sucked, pain meds and a walker. Lost 30 pounds.Click image for larger version. 

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    Can't even tell there's a scar now.
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    Take a max dose of your pain meds 1/2 hour before your physiotherapy and Scream very loud when they bend your leg back to break out the scar tissue to give you good range of motion. It helps ease the pain
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    Lots of good advice here. But there are a couple of things nobody wants to tell you. First is that the wonderful 135 degrees of bend these new things are designed to get you is not quite enough bend to squat to poop when you are out in the woods hunting. You are going to have to find a nice log or boulder or tree to lean back against or hang over. And second, it takes a couple of years to get the strength back so that you can climb a ladder or walk up and down those hills like you used to be able to do before the knees went bad.

    I was taking nice walks around the neighborhood within a few weeks after getting them done but I was still disappointed in them a year and a half later for real hiking. But by two years I was happy again with the hiking and after three years I am able to get down in a straddle to sharpen my chain saw like I have always been accustomed to doing. Still gotta' find just the right setup to take an outdoor poop though.

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    Yep,agree on the pooping part. I brought this up and they wanted to put me under and "break it loose". Nah...
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    Yep,agree on the pooping part. I brought this up and they wanted to put me under and "break it loose". Nah...
    Oh great cant poop in the woods lol ,,,,my therapist today couldn't believe I had this done on Monday ...I rode a bike today ..wow This is called a zipper glue and tape no staples .
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    We go from football and baseball knee work scars when we were young to knee replacement scars as our hair turns grey. Ain't life wonderful! I can't imagine missing all the fun I had getting them.
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    pelican's knees are on backwards....just a fun fact .

    i had 2 done and am better for it.

    nothing more to say as it all has been said!

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    No squatting to work in the garden or take a poop.
    When you do that you put a terrible and unnecessary strain on your knee.
    The leading cause of knee replacements in Japan is due to knees damaged by persistent squatting such as done by gardeners.
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