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Total Knee Replacement: Nervous about the surgery

Joint Replacements | Last Active: Nov 30, 2023 | Replies (60)
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@rainerhans

After my shoulder replacements I started PT the next day, starting with swings up to working with elastic bands….for roughly 2 months, very quick on doing my daily stuff again, icing, icing and icing, pain medicine first every 4 hours, then 6 , then off..later only if needful.
If I couldn’t do the exercises, my therapist massaged my shoulder with vitamin E oil, and I continued again with exercises.
Now with my upcoming TKR I have to do exercises in front already, get prepared for it…

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heyjoe415 | @heyjoe415 | Nov 14, 2023

Thanks rainer. I had both knees replaced in 2022. I'm a 69 y/o male. Best thing I've ever done for my health. Like you, I did PT for bout 8 months pre op, then aggressively hit the post op PT. My knees feel great.

I am gonna need a TSR at some point, I think. Right now it's manageable with careful exercise and an occasional cortisone shot. I work with a skilled trainer and we simply avoid or alter exercises to avoid putting undue stress on the shoulder.

It's a little weird in that I don't have a lot of pain, but when I do side planks or pull ups at higher waits (less support from the machine) I feel the bones in my shoulder sliding against each other. No pain, just feels weird and it makes the joint weaker. Same thing happened before my TKRs.

Anyway thanks for the encouraging news about TSR. And ice is always your body's friend!

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