Posted by LarryT on January 12, 2011 at 00:02:34 from (68.35.57.27):
In Reply to: O/T Knee replacement posted by 37 Chief on January 11, 2011 at 22:54:02:
Stan, I pray that you and your wife are well and that this procedure goes well for her. I am having my 3rd put in on the 24th. My first failed and the second got infected. We have been fighting the infection since May but it finally looks like its cleaned out. Give her my best and I want to pass on to her that it is imperative that she starts working it as soon as possible. She will have to force it and it will hurt, but it will be worth it in the long run. When it comes to the rehab she must work at it like an athlete. You should probably pick up a stationary bike to help her with that range issue. She needs to go both backwards and forwards to get it stretched out. I imagine that the Dr. will give her a cryo unit. Keeping it cold and moving will really help with the healing. He may also give her a CPM machine. Tell her it wont do it all for her. I use it just to help with extending the range of motion but I push it so that I get resistance and rebuild the muscle. The machine won't build the strength so don't depend on it. They most likely already told you this stuff but With this being my third I have had a little bit of experience. I don't want to scare her but it will for the first couple of weeks be the most painful thing shes ever experienced. She needs to make the exercises and pt the most important thing in her life and be totally obsessed with it. If they give her Oxycontin and or Oxycodone, tell her not to try to stop cold turkey. I actually have a Dr. of Pharmacology that has a program waiting for me that we will start as soon as the next surgery is done. I have been on high dosages for almost 2 years now and I hate the stuff but can't get along without it. Stan, you will have to help her and you need to realize that the pain shes going to experience is like having multiple fractures of the knee, tibia, and femur. My thoughts and prayers are with her and you. Good luck and I will be thinking of her. LarryT
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