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Profile picture for SusanEllen66 Susan McMichael @SusanEllen66

@jrs0303 when was your surgery?
Usually you are getting physical therapy a couple days after surgery.

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steveinarizona | @steveinarizona | Mar 25 7:30am

@SusanEllen66
Actually, many knee surgeons are beginning to change to starting PT a couple or few weeks after the surgery while resting with ice and compression. I have an incredible surgeon who does exactly that and I came out not only with no post surgery pain but ROM in that third week of 122 and a flat extension.

By the way, current research is beginning to turn against the use of a tourniquet:
https://evidence.nihr.ac.uk/alert/tourniquets-increase-serious-complications-knee-replacement-surgery/
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4105775/
My incredible surgeon did NOT use a tourniquet using tranexamic acid instead.

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jrs0303 | @jrs0303 | Mar 25 9:30am

@SusanEllen66
Surgery was 3/17. Had my first PT yesterday. They ordered and set up a ROM tech in my home I’ve been using this.

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