So weird. I just got through with this. 1. Aching pain pretty constant. Dentist tried to locate the cause. Not really conclusive. Sent me to the endodontist. 2. Endodontist diagnosed a bad filling in the tooth that seemed to be aching, very old. And we did a root canal. I then left on vacation. What timing. 3. Holy cow the pain! It just started. Different than before. One drop of cold water and it was like the electric chair. Even a fast inhale. I thought "crap, he did the root canal in the wrong tooth." 4. 7 days and 80 advils later, the pain is gone. Vanished. Just like that. 5. Go to my regular dentist. He says he thinks he sees something...a small old filling in between 2 teeth popped out. Maybe that's the source. Going to have it filled again Monday. But really, since the cruise I haven't had any pain. 6. I have a feeling I'm grinding. I get more aware of clenching, and I think I will get a guard to test it out. Good luck!

"I kept my cool and said nothing. At the end of the session he did tell me that I had to be the most patient person he had ever worked on. I do not consider myself a patient person." Same here. I swear I kept waiting to hear a snap or crunch of my nose from the pressure the person on my left put on my nose. I kept thinking 'does she think my nose is a handle to move my head around?' I'm surprised I didn't end up with a headache just from that! I only got 6 pain pills I think. the 2 types together were only 10.00. I told them at my check up that I'd keep them in case I break a leg or something, ya never know. that could be a time that I couldn't get out to the pharmacy. Haven't even looked to see what they actually are! I'm very careful taking things like that. I seldom even take Tylenol anymore. I think I'm always in enough pain that I think it is normal - lol! I was on tramadol for yrs (for fibro) but stopped those last fall. that was really bad - mostly because of the restless leg syndrome that came with the withdrawal. I survived that and don't want to depend on anything like it again. I do hope you get those pain pills and antibiotics into you for this healing process. And do take some 'friendly flora ' type stuff after the antibiotics are done to get your intestine tract back in order. Antibiotics will throw it off and cause many other problems for you. I take a capsule will each meal. They did tell me to keep the incision moist, to coat it with Vaseline or some such type thing. they gave me some samples of a dermo recommended ointment. It's about 30$, so I've used Vaseline so far (after samples ran out), but think I will be buying it because it didn't have the greasy feel that Vaseline does. My surgery was very, very close to the tear duct - and that worried me. I go in next week for another check up and then in mid Aug I go in for a check up on my right eye cataract surgery (that was done at the end of January). I hope you get pain free quickly!

TKRs are not the miracle solution for everyone they are touted to be. Yes they help so many but no one talks about the failed surgeries . My friend had knee replacement surgery in September of 2018. Recovery seemed to be going well. Pain was minimal. Physical therapy was going well except she could not gain stability. Her doctor said everything was fine. He did a needle biopsy for infection and put her on antibiotics ,just in case. Her knee continued to randomly buckle under her. Finally one of the physical therapists said she believed there to be tendon damage and the implant was off to one side. She went back to the doctor and he finally ordered the MRI he should have done the first time she came back. The therapist's suspicions were correct. He blew her off and told her to find a specialist. She found one at Stanford. So now she is facing a full reconstruction along with a tendon repair. She will be in a nursing home to recover for at least 3 months. She will not be able to do PT for the new knee itself until the tendon repair is healed. Her surgery was originally scheduled for this September. However she lost her place to live and had to move so now it is delayed until March of next year. This is how Medicare/MediCal (government run healthcare for the low income) works in real life folks. She uses a walker and her gait has gone from bad to worse. She has never been a person with a good gait to begin with. I have known her for over 25 years and she always had a bit of a rocking/toddling gait which progressed to a drop foot shuffle as we aged. I have my doubts that she will ever not need the walker after all this time. She has no pain at all due to nerve damage. She never had really bad pain with her old knee really. Nothing that couldn't be controlled with OTC pain relief and she was very active and walked a lot. I never let the words cross my lips but my private thoughts are that she should have never had the surgery in the first place. They told her she should because her knee was shot and life would be better in just a few months after it was done. I think people need to think twice before undergoing this popular procedure. To alleviate unbearable pain? Of course. To continue with a sport or activity they love? Of course. To see if they can drop the walker or regain balance that is affecting the lifestyle they wish to lead? Sure. But I look around at people my age who are using walkers and canes and many of them have have their knee or knees done. Too many look worse off now than before the surgery. I never considered that the surgery could go so wrong for so many. Her knee reconstruction is not without risks. It is a long painful recovery. Reconstructions have an even higher rate of failure. But at this point she feels she has nothing to lose. if she can get to place where she she can use a cane or at least go to use the bathroom without her walker she considers that a win.

Jupidupi, haha there is no way I could have walked 15 blocks let alone down the hall without banging off the walls haha. No high feeling for me, I am glad you felt alright. Raee, thank you for the reminder about drinking my water, I really needed it but didn't event think about drinking, my throat was too sore. Jupidupi, I was kind of worried if I was put under Twilight sleep that I might say something stupid. As I was leaving my house to go to the hospital my brother said something stupid, "tell the doctor to kiss your booboo" hahaha and because that was in my mind I was afraid I would say it out loud. I am just praying I didn't say anything haha.