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After knee replacement surgery

Joint Replacements | Last Active: Oct 27, 2021 | Replies (618)

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@johnbishop

Thanks @gobigorgohome! I woke up this morning with some new bruising above the knee on the inside of my thigh and started to panic a little. Called the surgeon's office and the nurse gave my what I needed to hear - it's normal, elevate, ice, elevate, ice some more after doing your exercises. My definition of elevate was not quite right...I need to get the leg above the heart and I was doing it in a chair so it was just waist high. Hey, helped me with one of my life's daily goals - learn one new thing a day!

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@johnbishop

Lifelong learning is just great, isn't it?

John, I recently saw a video that said to remember “Toes above the nose” when elevating. I liked the simplicity of the message. It will help me when the time comes. Donna