Re: Post-op lolligagging in bed

[Guest guest]

Hi Ann,

When you get home, your attention span will be about 15 minutes at a

time....Forget all the the books you never had time to read from the

Library...(I am finally finishing the last book that I bought Pre-Op)

....6 months ago...

Magazine articles & on-line 'doodly-dads' worked much better for me

Seriously here:...You will have a short attention span,,,

Bob

>

> Something else I'd like to know, as a first-time upcoming TKR

patient, is, after I get home, will I be expected to work my knee all

day or will I get to watch a lot of TV? (If the latter, I need to

check some things out from the library before the surgery.)

>

> Thanks.

>

> Ann

>

[Guest guest]

After the first week I was back reading, knitting and cross stitching

with no problem. I read several books a week.

Grace

>

>

> In a message dated 8/25/2006 5:16:51 P.M. Central Standard Time,

> know_jack@... writes:

>

>

>

>

> Hi Ann,

>

> When you get home, your attention span will be about 15 minutes at

a

> time....Forget all the the books you never had time to read from

the

> Library...(I am finally finishing the last book that I bought Pre-

Op)

> ...6 months ago...

>

> Magazine articles & on-line 'doodly-dads' worked much better for me

>

> Seriously here:...You will have a short attention span,,,

>

> Bob

>

>

>

>

>

>

> Hi, I also took books with me also. Didn't touch them. My

attention span

> is still not very good,could just be me.

>

[Guest guest]

If you have a CPM machine you can do both because I had mine on my bed.

On Aug 25, 2006, at 1:50 PM, Ann wrote:

> Something else I'd like to know, as a first-time upcoming TKR patient,

> is, after I get home, will I be expected to work my knee all day or

> will I get to watch a lot of TV?  (If the latter, I need to check some

> things out from the library before the surgery.)

>  

> Thanks.

>  

> Ann

>

>

" If you are all wrapped up in yourself, you are overdressed. "

[Guest guest]



you will start PT in just a few days. Usually 3 times wkly for

an hour each time. If it is your right leg that is going to be

operated on make sure you have a ride arranged for your PT

trips. Also, ALWAYS remember to take your pain med about an hour before PT. Usually PT goes on for 6 weeks. On top of

that most people are set up with one of those continual motion

machines. My insurance covered all of it. the company comes

out to your home and sets it up. I was to be on it for 3 hours

twice a day.

You won't be able to drive for about 6 weeks anyhow and shouldn't be when your drugged up on pain meds as they make

ya kind of sleepy most of the time.

Sherry

Re: Post-op lolligagging in bed

If you have a CPM machine you can do both because I had mine on my bed.On Aug 25, 2006, at 1:50 PM, Ann wrote:

Something else I'd like to know, as a first-time upcoming TKR patient, is, after I get home, will I be expected to work my knee all day or will I get to watch a lot of TV? (If the latter, I need to check some things out from the library before the surgery.) Thanks. Ann "If you are all wrapped up in yourself, you are overdressed."

[Guest guest]



They told me that since I live alone & wouldn't be able to drive, they'd send the PT people out to my house.

Ann

Re: Post-op lolligagging in bed

If you have a CPM machine you can do both because I had mine on my bed.On Aug 25, 2006, at 1:50 PM, Ann wrote:

Something else I'd like to know, as a first-time upcoming TKR patient, is, after I get home, will I be expected to work my knee all day or will I get to watch a lot of TV? (If the latter, I need to check some things out from the library before the surgery.) Thanks. Ann"If you are all wrapped up in yourself, you are overdressed."

[Guest guest]



good.

Sherry

Re: Post-op lolligagging in bed

If you have a CPM machine you can do both because I had mine on my bed.On Aug 25, 2006, at 1:50 PM, Ann wrote:

Something else I'd like to know, as a first-time upcoming TKR patient, is, after I get home, will I be expected to work my knee all day or will I get to watch a lot of TV? (If the latter, I need to check some things out from the library before the surgery.) Thanks. Ann"If you are all wrapped up in yourself, you are overdressed."

[Guest guest]

Ann, I am taking the rat poison Warfin for 30 days post-op. I am

taking it happily and wearing my knee high TEDS faithfully because I

have a family history of clotting disorder. 30 days to prevent a

clotting eppisode is better than having to take it the rest of your

life. Both my father and brother have had pulmonary emoblisms from

blood clots and both nearly died. Many people are not aware they have

a clotting disorder until it is too late. Clotting risk with knee

surgery is higher then with hip surgery. In my pre-op class it was

mentioned that the knee patients at Swedish are given a dose of blood

thinner to take the night before surgery. My advice is to question

your doc and follow the docs orders here, especially if you have a

family history of blood clots. -Barb

[Guest guest]

I am getting caught up on all my magazines that were sitting in 2 foot pile in

my office. I

can't sleep at night, so I read. You are right tho Jack, I could never get into

one of the

books I keep meaning to read. I go to bed at 11 PM and put the light out. I lay

there for

over an hour and get up to stretch my legs, take a tylenol, and go back to bed.

Maybe I fall

asleep for 30 to 40 minutes and then I am wide awake again until 3 AM. I then

don't wake

until 9 AM. No nap during the day either. I was napping when I first got home,

but thought

that was the reason for my sleeplessness. I cut it out.

Arianne

> >

> > Something else I'd like to know, as a first-time upcoming TKR

> patient, is, after I get home, will I be expected to work my knee all

> day or will I get to watch a lot of TV? (If the latter, I need to

> check some things out from the library before the surgery.)

> >

> > Thanks.

> >

> > Ann

> >

>

[Guest guest]

After greeting my cat, the first thing I did was to go downstairs to my

computer. I had no

problem sitting at it at all.

Arianne

> >

> > Something else I'd like to know, as a first-time upcoming TKR

> patient, is, after I get home, will I be expected to work my knee all

> day or will I get to watch a lot of TV? (If the latter, I need to

> check some things out from the library before the surgery.)

> >

> > Thanks.

> >

> > Ann

> >

>

[Guest guest]

I developed an infection on my stomach from the rat poison shots the day after I

came

home from the hospital. It was Saturday, so could get in touch with no one. The

nurse

came on Sunday and told me to watch it and continue to take my temperature. It's

still

there but has been joined by 11 other nasty looking marks from the needle. My

surgeon

saw it on Tuesday and said it was OK. I also developed an edema on my arm where

the

blood transfusions had been given me. It swelled up to the size of a golf ball.

It then went

black and blue, and shrunk a little in size but it's still there. It matches the

black and blue

marks inside both elbows.

I always mark, even with a blood test. I am so fair and my skin is so thin.

Arianne

>

> Speaking of rat poison, has anyone here had any problems with that?

>

> Ann

>

> Re: Re: Post-op lolligagging in bed

>

>

>

> teds are those skin tight, white stockings that they put on you before

you even

wake up from your surgery. They instructed me to keep mine on for the full 2

weeks until

I was to go in for my 2 week post op appt. but I have to admit I bucked the

system and

stopped wearing them after about 5 days. They're just so tight they cut off

the circulation

around your already swollen thigh and cause you to feel like your foot will turn

black and

fall off. (in my opionio, of course.)

>

> What they are for is to prevent you from getting blood clots, so

they're really

important. But I was sure to move my legs around as much as I could, and really

pump my

feet and ankles and stuff to keep the blood flowing.

>

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[Guest guest]

I developed an infection on my stomach from the rat poison shots the day after I

came

home from the hospital. It was Saturday, so could get in touch with no one. The

nurse

came on Sunday and told me to watch it and continue to take my temperature. It's

still

there but has been joined by 11 other nasty looking marks from the needle. My

surgeon

saw it on Tuesday and said it was OK. I also developed an edema on my arm where

the

blood transfusions had been given me. It swelled up to the size of a golf ball.

It then went

black and blue, and shrunk a little in size but it's still there. It matches the

black and blue

marks inside both elbows.

I always mark, even with a blood test. I am so fair and my skin is so thin.

I am still on the shots. The last one is tonight. Hooray. I was on it for nearly

3 weeks. I will

be 3 weeks post op on Monday

Arianne

>

> Speaking of rat poison, has anyone here had any problems with that?

>

> Ann

>

> Re: Re: Post-op lolligagging in bed

>

>

>

> teds are those skin tight, white stockings that they put on you before

you even

wake up from your surgery. They instructed me to keep mine on for the full 2

weeks until

I was to go in for my 2 week post op appt. but I have to admit I bucked the

system and

stopped wearing them after about 5 days. They're just so tight they cut off

the circulation

around your already swollen thigh and cause you to feel like your foot will turn

black and

fall off. (in my opionio, of course.)

>

> What they are for is to prevent you from getting blood clots, so

they're really

important. But I was sure to move my legs around as much as I could, and really

pump my

feet and ankles and stuff to keep the blood flowing.

>

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

No, my insomnia isn't related to pain at all. this all started after my surgery.

Usually, I am

asleep within 5 minutes after hitting the pillow.

I didn't have pain at all, not even the day of surgery. I had a morphine pain

pump that I

was in control of, but didn't use it. I was in so much pain for 6 years prior to

my surgery

that this was such a relief. I just hope that when I have my left hip done in

January I have

the same luck.

Arianne

> > >

> > > Something else I'd like to know, as a first-time upcoming TKR

> > patient, is, after I get home, will I be expected to work my knee all

> > day or will I get to watch a lot of TV? (If the latter, I need to

> > check some things out from the library before the surgery.)

> > >

> > > Thanks.

> > >

> > > Ann

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Yes. The nurses did it until the day I was to be discharged then the nurse came

in to show

me how to do it. I told her 'no way'. My hubby was there and I told him to do it

but he is a

bigger chicken than I am. TONIGHT IS MY LAST ONE......HOORAY FOR ME

Arianne

> >

> > Speaking of rat poison, has anyone here had any problems with that?

> >

> > Ann

> >

> > Re: Re: Post-op lolligagging in bed

> >

> >

> >

> > teds are those skin tight, white stockings that they put on you before you

even

> wake up from your surgery. They instructed me to keep mine on for the full 2

weeks

until

> I was to go in for my 2 week post op appt. but I have to admit I bucked the

system and

> stopped wearing them after about 5 days. They're just so tight they cut off

the

circulation

> around your already swollen thigh and cause you to feel like your foot will

turn black

and

> fall off. (in my opionio, of course.)

> >

> > What they are for is to prevent you from getting blood clots, so they're

really

> important. But I was sure to move my legs around as much as I could, and

really pump

my

> feet and ankles and stuff to keep the blood flowing.

> >

> >

> >

> >

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[Guest guest]

I take Lovenox. My co-pay was $523.00. I have been taking it since August 8th.

Tonight is

my last shot.

My doctor prefers the shots because there is no need for constant blood tests as

there

would be for coumadin.

The shots are all pre-measured. There have been others on this group who have

done the

shots.

Arianne

> >> >

> >> > Speaking of rat poison, has anyone here had any problems with that?

> >> >

> >> > Ann

> >> >

> >> > Re: Re: Post-op lolligagging in

> >> bed

> >> >

> >> >

> >> >

> >> > teds are those skin tight, white stockings that they put on you

> >> before you even

> >> wake up from your surgery. They instructed me to keep mine on for the

> >> full 2 weeks until

> >> I was to go in for my 2 week post op appt. but I have to admit I

> >> bucked the system and

> >> stopped wearing them after about 5 days. They're just so tight they

> >> cut off the circulation

> >> around your already swollen thigh and cause you to feel like your

> >> foot will turn black and

> >> fall off. (in my opionio, of course.)

> >> >

> >> > What they are for is to prevent you from getting blood clots, so

> >> they're really

> >> important. But I was sure to move my legs around as much as I could,

> >> and really pump my

> >> feet and ankles and stuff to keep the blood flowing.

> >> >

> >> >

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[Guest guest]

Ann- I had a dura mater graft put into my jaw joint in '85. I think it came from Germany. There's not a day goes by without me thinking about mad cow disease! Lynn

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[Guest guest]

It's terrible, isn't it? That has to be the worst part of the surgery for me.

That, and having

to sleep on my back.

Arianne

> > >

> > > Something else I'd like to know, as a first-time upcoming TKR

> > patient, is, after I get home, will I be expected to work my knee all

> > day or will I get to watch a lot of TV? (If the latter, I need to

> > check some things out from the library before the surgery.)

> > >

> > > Thanks.

> > >

> > > Ann

> > >

> >

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

No, the shots don't hurt, but they do sting and my stomach is a mess of 38 shots

leftovers

that are black and blue, black etc. Just a mess.

Arianne

>

> I've read on this list ago when I first joined it that the shot

> does not hurt much at all. The first thing I thought of when I

> heard about needles in the stomach was " rabies shots " which

> are thankfully no longer given in the stomach.

>

> I have a natural hate for needles from when I was a kid and

> never got over it. It's all I can do to sit still while they take

> blood in a doctors office to this day.

>

> Sherry

>

> Sherry

>

>

> Re: Re: Post-op lolligagging in bed

>

>

> 

>

> Oh, thank God! It exists in pills. I thought so. After all, rats eat

it.

>

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[Guest guest]

No, the shots don't hurt, but they do sting and my stomach is a mess of 38 shots

leftovers

that are black and blue, black etc. Just a mess.

Arianne

>

> I've read on this list ago when I first joined it that the shot

> does not hurt much at all. The first thing I thought of when I

> heard about needles in the stomach was " rabies shots " which

> are thankfully no longer given in the stomach.

>

> I have a natural hate for needles from when I was a kid and

> never got over it. It's all I can do to sit still while they take

> blood in a doctors office to this day.

>

> Sherry

>

> Sherry

>

>

> Re: Re: Post-op lolligagging in bed

>

>

> 

>

> Oh, thank God! It exists in pills. I thought so. After all, rats eat

it.

>

> Ann

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No, the shots don't hurt, but they do sting and my stomach is a mess of 38 shots

leftovers

that are black and blue, black etc. Just a mess.

Arianne

>

> I've read on this list ago when I first joined it that the shot

> does not hurt much at all. The first thing I thought of when I

> heard about needles in the stomach was " rabies shots " which

> are thankfully no longer given in the stomach.

>

> I have a natural hate for needles from when I was a kid and

> never got over it. It's all I can do to sit still while they take

> blood in a doctors office to this day.

>

> Sherry

>

> Sherry

>

>

> Re: Re: Post-op lolligagging in bed

>

>

> 

>

> Oh, thank God! It exists in pills. I thought so. After all, rats eat

it.

>

> Ann

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[Guest guest]

No, the shots don't hurt, but they do sting and my stomach is a mess of 38 shots

leftovers

that are black and blue, black etc. Just a mess.

Arianne

>

> I've read on this list ago when I first joined it that the shot

> does not hurt much at all. The first thing I thought of when I

> heard about needles in the stomach was " rabies shots " which

> are thankfully no longer given in the stomach.

>

> I have a natural hate for needles from when I was a kid and

> never got over it. It's all I can do to sit still while they take

> blood in a doctors office to this day.

>

> Sherry

>

> Sherry

>

>

> Re: Re: Post-op lolligagging in bed

>

>

> 

>

> Oh, thank God! It exists in pills. I thought so. After all, rats eat

it.

>

> Ann

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[Guest guest]

No, the shots don't hurt, but they do sting and my stomach is a mess of 38 shots

leftovers

that are black and blue, black etc. Just a mess.

Arianne

>

> I've read on this list ago when I first joined it that the shot

> does not hurt much at all. The first thing I thought of when I

> heard about needles in the stomach was " rabies shots " which

> are thankfully no longer given in the stomach.

>

> I have a natural hate for needles from when I was a kid and

> never got over it. It's all I can do to sit still while they take

> blood in a doctors office to this day.

>

> Sherry

>

> Sherry

>

>

> Re: Re: Post-op lolligagging in bed

>

>

> 

>

> Oh, thank God! It exists in pills. I thought so. After all, rats eat

it.

>

> Ann

>

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[Guest guest]

No, the shots don't hurt, but they do sting and my stomach is a mess of 38 shots

leftovers

that are black and blue, black etc. Just a mess.

Arianne

>

> I've read on this list ago when I first joined it that the shot

> does not hurt much at all. The first thing I thought of when I

> heard about needles in the stomach was " rabies shots " which

> are thankfully no longer given in the stomach.

>

> I have a natural hate for needles from when I was a kid and

> never got over it. It's all I can do to sit still while they take

> blood in a doctors office to this day.

>

> Sherry

>

> Sherry

>

>

> Re: Re: Post-op lolligagging in bed

>

>

> 

>

> Oh, thank God! It exists in pills. I thought so. After all, rats eat

it.

>

> Ann

>

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[Guest guest]

No, the shots don't hurt, but they do sting and my stomach is a mess of 38 shots

leftovers

that are black and blue, black etc. Just a mess.

Arianne

>

> I've read on this list ago when I first joined it that the shot

> does not hurt much at all. The first thing I thought of when I

> heard about needles in the stomach was " rabies shots " which

> are thankfully no longer given in the stomach.

>

> I have a natural hate for needles from when I was a kid and

> never got over it. It's all I can do to sit still while they take

> blood in a doctors office to this day.

>

> Sherry

>

> Sherry

>

>

> Re: Re: Post-op lolligagging in bed

>

>

> 

>

> Oh, thank God! It exists in pills. I thought so. After all, rats eat

it.

>

> Ann

>

>

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[Guest guest]

No, the shots don't hurt, but they do sting and my stomach is a mess of 38 shots

leftovers

that are black and blue, black etc. Just a mess.

Arianne

>

> I've read on this list ago when I first joined it that the shot

> does not hurt much at all. The first thing I thought of when I

> heard about needles in the stomach was " rabies shots " which

> are thankfully no longer given in the stomach.

>

> I have a natural hate for needles from when I was a kid and

> never got over it. It's all I can do to sit still while they take

> blood in a doctors office to this day.

>

> Sherry

>

> Sherry

>

>

> Re: Re: Post-op lolligagging in bed

>

>

> 

>

> Oh, thank God! It exists in pills. I thought so. After all, rats eat

it.

>

> Ann

>

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[Guest guest]

No, the shots don't hurt, but they do sting and my stomach is a mess of 38 shots

leftovers

that are black and blue, black etc. Just a mess.

Arianne

>

> I've read on this list ago when I first joined it that the shot

> does not hurt much at all. The first thing I thought of when I

> heard about needles in the stomach was " rabies shots " which

> are thankfully no longer given in the stomach.

>

> I have a natural hate for needles from when I was a kid and

> never got over it. It's all I can do to sit still while they take

> blood in a doctors office to this day.

>

> Sherry

>

> Sherry

>

>

> Re: Re: Post-op lolligagging in bed

>

>

> 

>

> Oh, thank God! It exists in pills. I thought so. After all, rats eat

it.

>

> Ann

>

>

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