My 10 day post-op visit with the surgeon and his PA was upbeat: 3 x-rays showed things properly aligned. ROM (range of motion) at zero (straight leg) to 125 degrees (bent leg.) "Best we've ever seen." I can walk at home without a cane, slowly hike upstairs, and pedal the stationary bike at low resistance. PT therapist visits 2x/week.
TKR is no walk in the park, but currently weather is moderating, equivalent from changing up from SJ and 3rd reef, to a sail combo of 2nd reef and #4 as the gale of pain is beginning to diminish and veer. I'm slowly tapering off Oxy, and continue to set alarm for 0100 for Tramadol and Tylenol cocktail taken 4x/day.
OF concern for home care nurses has been high blood pressure, likely due to the swelling and trauma of surgery, the plethora of meds, and the stress of keeping things together while not being able to drive for month and sleep interruptions. Toss in wifi being down for a week, a CVS pharmacy shorting me drugs..a low dose blood pressure med (Norvasc) was prescribed by my GP and has set things to right.
One thing no one mentions is the difficulty of getting into and out of thigh high compression socks with a swollen leg, similar to getting into wet socks and sea boots. Various techniques have been suggested but none have stuck.
Thanks for everyone's good wishes. All in all, a walk in the park compared to this fellow's challenge https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/2018...-wife-and-son/
What are the chances, two neighbors, in photo below, live 6 houses apart, (myself and Bronwyn) unknown to each other, have same surgery and surgeon at same hospital, same day, 3 hours apart, have same home care nurses and PT therapist..