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Having knee replacement: how to prepare and questions about PT
Joint Replacements | Last Active: Jun 17, 2021 | Replies (170)Comment receiving replies
@contentandwell I was going to post today and I'm glad you nudged me! I'm on day 13 and had a great surgery experience and hospital stay. It's completely different, in a good way, this time! I had a nerve block/spinal and woke up with my head clear as a bell, so I highly recommend that. I do have pain and the surgeon wants me to wean from the narcotics so I have some trepidation... We'll talk on November 6 when I see him to have my sutchers removed. I'm lucky to have the same PT coming to my house 3X per weekend; she really motivates me, which I need! And, assuming I can drive at 4 weeks, I'll transfer to an outpatient PT facility I really like. So things are going really well. Thanks for asking! 🙂
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Awesome
Is your range of motion quite different than the first time?
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That's great, @babette. I was beginning to get a little worried since we hadn't heard from you. I loved my in-house PT person too, he was great.
I am sure you will be all set to drive. You must feel so relieved to be doing so well, I am relieved for you.
Keep us up on your progress, I'm sure it will be great. You took great care in making sure you had a top surgeon at a fabulous hospital. That is a huge part of the battle I think.
JK