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Comments (90)
Well I'm a 68 y/o male - not overweight - used to run a lot but...
find a pt or trainer and get your leg ... Ice and elevation of course, and wear ... Most unhappy TKR patients don't
Support Group: Joint Replacements
Posted: Sep 4, 2023
Hello @agingdonna, I would like to add my welcome to Connect along with @cindymattern. It does...
reduce swelling at night after my TKR ... mattress at the foot of the bed to slight elevate ... the legs.
Support Group: Joint Replacements
Posted: May 6, 2023
Trouble sleeping post TKR is not unusual. I would get up and go on my stationary...
Trouble sleeping post TKR is not unusual ... You can also try lying on your back, elevate ... your legs and do bicycle riding exercises
Support Group: Joint Replacements
Posted: Feb 3, 2023
My PT guy also was big on making sure my knee was elevated at or above...
was big on making sure my knee was elevated ... I had to use my leg-lifter strap to ... raise and place the leg on the stack ... 't remember how many minutes I elevated ... I hope everyone having a TKR goes home
Good morning @gertrudes. I am so sorry that you are still having pain after what appeared...
after what appeared to be a successful TKR ... also find a Yoga pose called "legs ... After your surgery, did you elevate
Support Group: Joint Replacements
Posted: Aug 18, 2022
@rjstroebel, I posted a reply in the new discussion you started here - https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/tkr-developed-dvt-in-bed-21-days-post/. I also...
/connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/tkr-developed-dvt-in-bed ... mattress at the bottom of my bed to elevate ... the legs at night. ... inches at the bottom end of the bed to elevate ... your leg while in bed?
Support Group: Joint Replacements
Posted: Jun 13, 2022
Welcome @violaange, It sounds like your TKR went really well and you've been doing your daily...
Welcome @violaange, It sounds like your TKR ... doing at about the same timeframe post TKR ... was continuing with the icing and elevating ... me to do with the extra icing and elevating ... still have any swelling in the knee or leg
I don't think you need to spend a lot of money on at home equipment that...
or old sofa cushions can be used to elevate ... the leg in a recliner or in bed. ... as soon as possible after routine TKR ... sprinrosa64 I found the use of the "leg ... #34; at the hospital for each of my TKR
Support Group: Joint Replacements
Posted: Feb 5, 2022
Hi Carol @ktgirl, You will notice we moved your post to an existing discussion on the...
what devices and equipment help after TKR ... mattress at the bottom of the bed to elevate ... my legs some. ... pillows under my feet on the couch to elevate ... exercises faithfully along with icing and elevating
Support Group: Joint Replacements
Posted: Dec 27, 2021
@artscaping I just typed up an answer and lost it, so I will try to get...
I elevate quite a bit and also have ... that moves my leg from straight to bent ... My last TKR was a hot mess, the pain
Support Group: Joint Replacements
Posted: Dec 2, 2021
You mentioned you are icing and elevating the knee but still having the same amount of...
You mentioned you are icing and elevating ... had issues with swelling after my TKR ... the leg and he also wanted me to do ... my leg. ... my leg was putting a folded up blanket
@marymelba - the leg lifter's are available online from Amazon, they run from $7 to $10....
@marymelba - the leg lifter's are ... staff gave me one each time I got my TKR ... Do a search for "leg lifter after ... helping you get into and out of bed, and elevating ... I elevated most of the time I was in
Support Group: Joint Replacements
Posted: Aug 14, 2021
I am about 9 months post op right TKR. I think what helped me was faithfully...
I am about 9 months post op right TKR ... I did ice and elevate but not enough ... I got more serious about icing the leg ... and knee and keeping it elevated as ... it helped strengthen the knee and leg
Hi @cami, Welcome to Connect. I am 9 months out from my right TKR but did...
I am 9 months out from my right TKR ... due to not being able to position my leg ... the importance to me of icing and elevating ... mattress at the bottom of the bed to elevate ... the leg a little did make a difference
Support Group: Joint Replacements
Posted: Dec 26, 2019
@saeternes : my PT guy made me elevate the leg - as straight as possible -...
@saeternes : my PT guy made me elevate ... the leg - as straight as possible - ... , I would sit on the floor with my legs ... straight out, and push down hard on the TKR
Support Group: Joint Replacements
Posted: Dec 23, 2019
Hi, I am 9 weeks from left tkr and have had little to no flexion (maybe...
Hi, I am 9 weeks from left tkr and have ... My leg is virtually stick straight. ... could tighten hard enough to turn my leg ... antibodies, fibromyalgia, and always elevated
Support Group: Joint Replacements
Posted: Jul 21, 2019
Hi, @lucbeau . I'm sorry you are having this problem. I would want other forum members...
the first week to 10 days post right TKR ... by full circulation returning to my leg ... especially my calf area after I had elevated ... the leg. ... after a period of elevation.
Support Group: Joint Replacements
Posted: Feb 28, 2019
When did you have your TKR? Is there a specific area that burns? Do you feel...
When did you have your TKR? ... 1-1/2 weeks after my recent right TKR ... burning type pain each time I lowered my leg ... after having it elevated. ... There are lots of supportive TKR folks
Support Group: Joint Replacements
Posted: Feb 12, 2019
Dear Angela - I'm genuinely sorry to hear your story. My own is not "the same",...
recovery... while you are sitting around (elevating ... Most TKR surgical recoveries are a kind ... can't "straighten" the leg ... are able to bend and straighten the leg ... prosthetic alloy) and then another TKR
Support Group: Joint Replacements
Posted: Jan 22, 2019
I've had a poplar opposite experience with my TKR at Mayo. I spent one night in...
poplar opposite experience with my TKR ... The bruises were throughout my leg but ... Ice and elevation along with the appropiate
Support Group: Joint Replacements
Posted: Nov 22, 2024