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Miserable from TKR: What can I do to get better?
Joint Replacements | Last Active: Nov 26, 2022 | Replies (88)Comment receiving replies
Once you get that sleep under control and you get a few nights sleep, you will wake up a completely different person and you’re gonna be motivated to tackle that knee and get on with your life. It’s almost impossible when you can’t rest because when you can’t rest and sleep your body can’t heal so I hope you’re able to get some thing to sleep and I look forward to your next update telling us to year walking around your neighborhood!
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I love your positive attitude….yes eluding sleep is not good for anyone! I’ve pretty much tried to get some restful, solid sleep but haven’t been so lucky, teas don’t help, hot milk doesn’t help, melatonin doesn’t seem to do anything. We even bought,a new mattress. But lack of sleep isn’t my real issue. I have tested on my skin positive for methyl methacrylate. As well as neomycin. But I found all this out,after my surgery over 2 yrs. ago. I made my rounds of seeing a good amount of drs. 9 being the total. It was the last dr who had me do a very costly blood test the LTT. This checks for allergies to metal and cement particals . WELL I finally got the results….I DO NOT HAVE ANY ALLERGIES TO ANY OF THE FOREIGN SUBSTANCE IN MY KNEE.
So now I’m at a total loss and am worse off than before my TKR. AT 3 mos. post op I had been cycling for 15 mins. And the next day I couldn’t do a full rotation. And that’s when I began my tour of doctors both in NY and NC! And am worse than before. I hate to be a “debbie downer” but really think long and hard before doing a TKR.