O.T. Knee surgery
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Anyone have arthroscopic surgery on their knee?
Comments (5)i tore my meniscus many years ago. it was sore for a few months, but it gradually got better and i was a young mother and didn't really have the time/desire to schedule ortho appts. certainly within the year i had no pain and full range of motion. over the years i would occasionally(rarely) have sharp pain when the little torn piece would probably get lodged somewhere, but i would give it a day or two and it would work it's way out and be 'fine' again. finally about 4 1/2 yrs ago it became sore and i lost some range of motion. had mri and a ganglion cyst had developed in there too- probably from years of irritation from the tear according to doc. i had arthro surgery to repair tear and remove cyst. i didn't regret having the surgery because my knee had become fairly uncomfortable, but it didn't make me all better by any means. i'm an active person and didn't rest it like i should have, and i had LOTS of residual swelling and soreness for a couple of years post op and still do not have full range of motion. it is much better now 4 yrs after the fact, but i doubt if i will ever be able to run on it. subsequent mris have been alittle inconclusive and i have opted not to have another surgery at this point. it is frustrating tho. i wonder if i should have had an immediate repair of the tear and if it would have been a simple rehab... i don't know. but MOST of the 13+ yrs after i had torn it but before it was repaired were much better than the 4 since......See MoreKnee surgery for DH this week
Comments (19)faron, yes, we had a choice each time. What confused me, though, was it is not something that you can plan ahead for. It has to be a recommendation made by the doctor, while you are in the hospital. Then someone on the hospital staff makes the arrangements for you to transfer to inpatient rehab. DH is slender but he's a tall man. I don't think I could have helped adequately for those first few weeks when his mobility was greatly limited. Plus, if he had been at home, I would have had to get him to PT and it would have only been 3 times a week. With inpatient rehab, he got PT once a day and OT once a day - both giving him good, supervised exercise. I was reluctant the first time, but after seeing how difficult it was for him to get around and after seeing how much help he needed, and how much attention he got, I was eager for him to go the second time, and so was he. We have a friend who did not go to inpatient rehab, and his recovery seemed much slower than DH. Within 3 months of getting his new knee, DH was back on the golf course (with his doctor's blessing). nhb, I'm following the weather in your neck of the woods. Hope all is well with you and your DH....See MoreKnee Surgery -counting down til free
Comments (9)Thanks for checking in socks! We are at a week today since surgery and overall things are going well. She is starting to put some pressure on her foot when she walks and the incision is healing well. They warned us there would be lots of bruising and swelling but the bruising was pretty minimal and she never swelled. I did ice her the first two days home a couple of times a day though- I know that helped a lot. We are having to keep her sedated - we are alternating her pain meds and trazadone ( half the dose they sent us home with) so she doesn't get too active. Earlier this week when I kenneled her to walk Sam, she decided she didn't want to be in the kennel and while we were gone ( 15 minutes) she managed to push her kong under the mat, bend the door frame and chew through her harness in two places. Needless to say, that was when I had to commit to sedation for her own good. My hubby ( who has had several major surgeries) thinks it would be better for her anyways if this time of healing was just a blur. We did have some issues with her drinking water though- took her off of the Rimadyl at day 5 in case her kidneys were being affected ( talked with surgeon's office). I didn't want her dehydrating though so we diluted some low sodium chicken broth and she drank that right up. Her appetite is good, pee and poop look fine and tonight we just might try to see if she has graduated to the no "cone of shame" at bedtime. Lots of snuggles and even a low key game or two of find it. When her new harness arrives we might start taking her out in the front yard for sniffs and change of scenery ( lol, as long as the neighbor cats are not around)....See MoreTips - knee replacement surgery
Comments (35)DH had his surgery 2 weeks ago. I am a huge fan of his doctor and the joint center he and the hospital have put together, but I can't send you that. Each doctor and place will have their own preferences and ways of doing things. DH had a partial nerve block in his thigh for the first 2 days, or nearly -- it ran out a bit early. That helps with the period of greatest pain -- apparently very well. DH really hasn't had many complaints of pain except the stiffness that comes with swelling. His other concern is that he wants to get off the oxycodone as soon as possible but he's still using it. He handles it pretty well, but I can tell he's a little loopy at times. They did suggest taking a dose an hour before PT. The powered icing machine seems to have a lot of fans, but here they sent us home with a Cryo Cuff and that was more of a pain than it was worth. We use a few ice packs in rotation and it has been much easier (we have an XL gel one like they use at the PT office and some Igloo Natural Ice sheets of Target (sold in the camping/outdoor section (where they have lunch boxes and thermoses year round). If her doctor wants her to wear compression stockings, I would have 2 pair and get them in the size for her legs now plus at least one larger size (1 and/or 2 sizes larger) and practice putting them on before the surgery. DH has thigh high stockings on both legs -- not sure if that is until his 6 week check. I don't know how widely available they are, but there is a "baby" company (her words) called ROMTech. The ROMTech is an interactive version of a cycling machine that includes passive, active and resistance pedalling in 6 different circles. I was a skeptic and thought it was just something more for them to bill, but it has been great and DH is swearing by it. He is nearly to his 6 week range of motion goal at just past 2 weeks, he's taking short walks and getting back to near normal activity levels around the house -- he just can't be out and about very long. He credits the ROMTech for helping him get there. I would recommend it to anyone having knee surgery -- if it is available where you are....See More
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