After knee replacement surgery

Thanks Contentand well. I learned the importance of PT with the two broken shoulders. I have a lot more ROM than the Dr or therapist originally thought I would get. I was determined.

@gobigorgohome Love your handle Glad you tried it and worked for you

@bcl1 I agree with @harley105 Unless your doctor does not want you to take any more narcotics, one at bedtime can be very helpful. I was on one at bedtime for about two months after my first TKR. I was on that much for about a month after my second TKR. You really need to get your sleep.
JK

@brianbat My last TKR was in October, 2017. I know the first one was about five years previous to that one but I am not sure of exactly when. Maybe 2012. So much has happened since then.
JK

@hopeful33250 After I posted those it occurred to me that my scars probably don't show much because scars tend to be pale, and my skin is very pale, especially on my legs that never see the light of day, and my trunk where my transplant scar is.
JK

@contentandwell Pale skin might to your advantage, but I think you must have a greater skin resiliency than most of us. Those scars hardly look like scars.

@hopeful33250, @contentandwell -- JK, I agree with Teresa -- Looking at your scars, your skin does appear to have a greater healing power as compared to other people. And perhaps this is shown in other ways and in other parts of your body, not necessarily just skin? That would be worth understanding ...

My skin, for instance, seems to have that capability as well, but I also found that my hair grows very fast; I heal very quickly; etc.. Worth exploring to see if there may be some sort of "common denominator". I think I will do some research on that. If you know of any info on the subject readily available, let me know please.
Stay well!!
--Dee

@hopeful33250, @contentandwell Surgeon said take a vitamin e and pierce it. Put on scar.

@hopeful33250 @danielad I don’t know how I would know if my skin has greater resiliency than typical but I do recover from surgery more quickly than typical. I also don’t seem to have as much pain as some people. I was a real redhead (now I’m a fake strawberry blonde) and I read somewhere that redheads tolerate pain better than most people!

@mari. That’s interesting that vitamin E was recommended for the scar. That’s the same thing I was told to do when I was nursing my children. I have done nothing for any of my surgical scars. I think the Vitamin E was to help heal the cracked skin.
JK

@contentandwell - Hi JK, there appears to be a "common denominator" - - You recover more quickly than typical; your skin heals better than typical; your pain level is either lower, or better handled than typical ... and let's add in the "red" hair too.

To ensure clarity:
Disclaimer Caveat - - These findings on potential correlations are in no way meant to ascribe any scientific validity to any discussion on the subjects addressed.
-- Dee