Guest guest Posted March 21, 2008 Report Share Posted March 21, 2008 I joined the group a little bit ago for my husband. I have been lurking for a while reading as much as possible. After five years of pain and issues my husband saw a new OS who will be doing a bilateral TKR on June 17th. He had many doctors tell him there was nothing to do due to his age.(42) Any tips anyone has for prepairing for the surgery would be greatly appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 21, 2008 Report Share Posted March 21, 2008 Hi I had a LTKR on 7/11/07 and need the right one done too. I would suggest he do many of the pre-op exercises and get himself as strong as he can. And if I were you, I'd plan to be there for him as much as you can the first couple of weeks. And for both of you, just remember it gets better and better with time and pt. Sally **************Create a Home Theater Like the Pros. Watch the video on AOL Home. (http://home.aol.com/diy/home-improvement-eric-stromer?video=15?ncid=aolhom00030\ 000000001) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 21, 2008 Report Share Posted March 21, 2008 Agree strongly with Sally. The pre-op exercises are most critical for making the rehab easier. The stronger the muscles prior to the surgery the better! I had RTKR and bone graft of femur on March 11. His surgeon should be able to provide him with a set of exercises that will help build up the legs. > > I joined the group a little bit ago for my husband. I have been > lurking > for a while reading as much as possible. > > After five years of pain and issues my husband saw a new OS who will be > doing a bilateral TKR on June 17th. He had many doctors tell him there > was nothing to do due to his age.(42) > > Any tips anyone has for prepairing for the surgery would be greatly > appreciated. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 22, 2008 Report Share Posted March 22, 2008 I would only add that upper body strength will be ESPECIALLY important for you so that things will go better after the surgery. Annie the PT On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 9:48 PM, susankrista <skrista@...> wrote: > Agree strongly with Sally. The pre-op exercises are most critical for > making the rehab easier. The stronger the muscles prior to the > surgery the better! I had RTKR and bone graft of femur on March 11. > His surgeon should be able to provide him with a set of exercises that > will help build up the legs. > > > > > > > I joined the group a little bit ago for my husband. I have been > > lurking > > for a while reading as much as possible. > > > > After five years of pain and issues my husband saw a new OS who will be > > doing a bilateral TKR on June 17th. He had many doctors tell him there > > was nothing to do due to his age.(42) > > > > Any tips anyone has for prepairing for the surgery would be greatly > > appreciated. > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 22, 2008 Report Share Posted March 22, 2008 , Echoing the other posts about pre-op strength. That include upper body as well. He will need his arms and back and butt to take over while the legs get back to normal. I post a recommended book did you see that post. If not do as search on the this forum for my name or " newbee " and you will see a messages I have posted in the past. Don > > I joined the group a little bit ago for my husband. I have been > lurking > for a while reading as much as possible. > > After five years of pain and issues my husband saw a new OS who will be > doing a bilateral TKR on June 17th. He had many doctors tell him there > was nothing to do due to his age.(42) > > Any tips anyone has for prepairing for the surgery would be greatly > appreciated. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 22, 2008 Report Share Posted March 22, 2008 Hi Don, I meant to tell you, I did a search on Amazon and couldn't find the book you recommended by title or author. Wonder if it's not available anymore. I need to see some of the exercises to do before my TKR too. Sylvie On 22-Mar-08, at 12:58 PM, Don wrote: > Echoing the other posts about pre-op strength. That include upper > body as well. He will need his arms and back and butt to take over > while the legs get back to normal. I post a recommended book did you > see that post. If not do as search on the this forum for my name or > " newbee " and you will see a messages I have posted in the past. > > Don Sylvie Hanna sylvie_is@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 26, 2008 Report Share Posted March 26, 2008 Hi and Husband, Please don't ever accept the words " There is nothing that they can do for you due to age " ! After I had my first TKR on August 31, 2004, my doctor through his arms up in the air and said that " There was nothing else he could do for me " but I never gave up. I kept on looking for help over the past 3.5 years even though my knee was frozen in one place to where I couldn't bend it or straighten it out. After countless surgeries and doctors that we were either referred to and told that they were wonderful, 7 to be exact, we finally found the right doctor out of University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI and I had another TKR (same knee) on March 13, 2008 and am working very hard at not letting myself go through what I went through before and the doctor is right on top of things. Although I may have to go through a manipulation in about 3 weeks because the scar tissue has already begun to grow back, I have so much trust in this doctor and the rest of the team out of U of M. I don't know where you live but never accept those words. There is always something that can be done and you have to be proactive in the care that you are getting. Ask a lot of questions and find the right pain management specialist. I have a good pain management specialist and he did a double nerve block for my surgery and it worked out really well. I wish you the best of luck with everything. :-) > > > > I joined the group a little bit ago for my husband. I have been > > lurking > > for a while reading as much as possible. > > > > After five years of pain and issues my husband saw a new OS who will be > > doing a bilateral TKR on June 17th. He had many doctors tell him there > > was nothing to do due to his age.(42) > > > > Any tips anyone has for prepairing for the surgery would be greatly > > appreciated. > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 26, 2008 Report Share Posted March 26, 2008 Just to piggy-back this... I am 32 and have my initial consult for TKR in April. My regular ortho (I don't want to be operated in the local hospital) said I needed TKR 5 years ago. Yes, I will most likely need a revision, but there are many doctors out there who do not look at age, but quality of life issues. Shandi --------------------------------- Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Search. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 26, 2008 Report Share Posted March 26, 2008 hi all. The doctors who said they could do nothing was in the past . Lately it was our primary care doc who said he had a little arthritus. We found a great doctor who when we saw him said my husband has severe degerative arthritus in both knees. Due to the previous docs not doing anything our only option now is bilateral tkr. My husband was shocked that someone was actualy listening to him. At this point he has not got a very good quality of life so he will be undergoing the surgery on June 17th. Thanks for all the info. - In Joint Replacement , " S. Pruitt " <seriouslysanibel@...> wrote: > > Just to piggy-back this... > > I am 32 and have my initial consult for TKR in April. My regular ortho (I don't want to be operated in the local hospital) said I needed TKR 5 years ago. Yes, I will most likely need a revision, but there are many doctors out there who do not look at age, but quality of life issues. > > Shandi > > > > --------------------------------- > Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Search. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 26, 2008 Report Share Posted March 26, 2008 Oh gosh, this is such a stupid question BUT what is a " pain management specialist " ? I never heard of such a person???? Lynn > > > > > > I joined the group a little bit ago for my husband. I have been > > > lurking > > > for a while reading as much as possible. > > > > > > After five years of pain and issues my husband saw a new OS who > will be > > > doing a bilateral TKR on June 17th. He had many doctors tell him > there > > > was nothing to do due to his age.(42) > > > > > > Any tips anyone has for prepairing for the surgery would be > greatly > > > appreciated. > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 26, 2008 Report Share Posted March 26, 2008 A pain management specialist is usually an anesthesiologist who specializes in pain management.....of course. Lynn Badler <coalvilleut@...> wrote: Oh gosh, this is such a stupid question BUT what is a " pain management specialist " ? I never heard of such a person???? Lynn > > > > > > I joined the group a little bit ago for my husband. I have been > > > lurking > > > for a while reading as much as possible. > > > > > > After five years of pain and issues my husband saw a new OS who > will be > > > doing a bilateral TKR on June 17th. He had many doctors tell him > there > > > was nothing to do due to his age.(42) > > > > > > Any tips anyone has for prepairing for the surgery would be > greatly > > > appreciated. > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Mobile. Try it now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 27, 2008 Report Share Posted March 27, 2008 Lynn, To explain a little further regarding pain management. Knee replacements are one of the most painful operations that are preformed today. It is critical right after surgery to be properly medicated so you can rest and let the healing start. Everyone is different and reacts differently to the different meds available today. So figuring out what is the best combination of meds to take is what the specialist is there for. A lot of people get morphine delivered a number of ways in the first days after surgery. They are also given other meds as well. I did not get morphine this last time around. I have had it in the past and it does work, in my case to well, I wanted every time I saw the nurse . This time I was given OxyContin once a day and could take Vicodin every 4 hours if I wanted too. At night I was offered a shot (don't remember the name) to help sleep. The hospital had a neat way of determining your state of pain. When I first was admitted they asked me what was my feeling of pain at that moment on a scale 1-10. Ten being the worst. Whenever I was asked about pain it was always relative to the 1-10 scale. Based upon my answer determined what drugs and how strong they would be. They did not argue or try and interpret what I meant because the scale is pre-defined and not subject to misinterpretation. Hope that helps. Don > > Oh gosh, this is such a stupid question BUT > what is a " pain management specialist " ? I never heard of such a > person???? > Lynn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 28, 2008 Report Share Posted March 28, 2008 Hi , I agree with what others have already said about working on upper body strength, etc, for use with walker or crutches. I would also add to try to find a water exercise class if your husband 's doctor okays this. I had found it helped to try to maintain as much leg, hip and glute muscle. Many of the aqua fitness classes that I attended at my local gym also worked on abs and upper body. I was having too much pain to walk much on land, but could do the walking in a pool much better. I am now almost 3 months post bilat TKR, and I find that continuing the pool exercises is great at keeping down swelling too. Exercise bike may also be something to consider. Otherwise, learn as much as possible as what to expect, psych yourself up before the big surgery. Been there, good luck. Betty > > hi all. The doctors who said they could do nothing was in the > past . > Lately it was our primary care doc who said he had a little > arthritus. We found a great doctor who when we saw him said my > husband has severe degerative arthritus in both knees. Due to the > previous docs not doing anything our only option now is bilateral > tkr. My husband was shocked that someone was actualy listening to > him. At this point he has not got a very good quality of life so he > will be undergoing the surgery on June 17th. > Thanks for all the info. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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