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First day for physical therapy yesterday, feel kind of rough this morning, but, no pain no gain, I guess. So far so good in the healing department. Looking forward to putting this behind.

Thank you for that advise. I will try to stay on top of the pain med better. I'm disappointed that I couldn't proceed with the mobility that I was able to do on Saturday. I'm not getting down on myself, more like kicking myself for pushing too much too fast. Lesson learned! I don't have staples...

Today is rough. I believe I may have over done it yesterday. I need the walker today, very sore, & quite swollen. I do recall being told its going to get worse before it gets better but I didn't think it would get like this considering that I was doing so well yesterday. I sure hope it doesn't...

I realize that this is very early to say, but, last night I slept better than I have in the last 3 weeks, primarily driven by my anxiety about this. I think now I have passed the procedure portion that has had a lot to do with it. I realize going forward there will be more stiffness & discomfort...

Surgery went well, I was in at 11:30 a.m & out at 2 p.m. The knee ached for a short time after, but tolerable. The pain medication does help to keep it at a better level. I am able to gingerly walk about the house without the assistance of the walker this morning. I feel better than I expected...

I've hiked up that animal, it really is pretty terrifying. Ski flyers are nuts IMO.

Mothers Day a long time ago, not into June though, at least not that I can recall.

Happy Mothers Day to all the Moms out there. May your day be relaxing & the love be shared.

uperjim, excellent information. Your "partial" replacements sound exactly like the replacement procedure I am having done except this is called a "full" replacement. My surgical consult was exactly the procedure you explained & also done on an outpatient basis. They have you up & walking with...

Thanks bud. I'm trying my best to be patient, right now, a lot of anxiety, but I know this too shall pass. Pre-op physical today, so, trip #3 to Marquette, at least the weather is decent.

I apparently was not paying close attention when I logged in earlier this morning. Yes, it is there, appears this poster joined & made 3 of 5 posts at 4 a.m. this morning. Anybody have any ideas as to what that is all about? Disturbing to say the least. Perhaps the site needs to be on a secured...

Good advise & good information. I am not a fan of the opiate pain killers either, I don't like being in a fog, but, I can't take anything more than Arthritis Strength Tylenol. We'll have to see what the level of pain will be afterward, hopefully I can manage it with minimal pain meds. I was...

I have not seen that. Kind of hard to see much when the board goes missing. Lost availability here around 1PM yesterday until this morning.

It's only shared if you wish it be. To my knowledge, it is the same as the previous private messaging with the option to include others if you wish. I have used it a couple of times & I haven't seen it shared. Perhaps Gary or one of the other mods could add to this.

Thank you again, greatly appreciate the shared first hand experience as well as the encouragement from everyone. I will keep updating as I can, hopefully by the time I'm over the surgery the discussion board will be consistently available. Yesterday it was available the longest in over a month...

Thank you Jake. I can't tell you how much this means to me. My L knee has been bone on bone for some time, it's to the point of being disturbing with the bones clunking together when I walk, as such, that has been limited use. Thank you again for your words of encouragement.

I'm not a fan of the pain pills either, though, I was on them for quite some time with my back issue. Primarily because I can't take over the counter meds like Aleve, Advil, or Aspirin because I'm on a blood thinner. Strongest over the counter I can take is arthritis strength Tylenol. I did not...

Thank you for that tgrubb, the input that I have received is greatly appreciated. I hope all goes well enough to get the right knee done this summer as it is about shot & I don't want to wait too long for it to be done. I figure, once I have been down the road of pre-op physical, co-pay &...

Thank you for that, greatly appreciate it. My consult went well, have the first one scheduled for May 13th. I will be having this done at Advanced Center for Orthopedics in Marquette. I was hoping to have it done here, but, 100 mi away isn't bad & its done on an out patient basis. I still have...

Thank you rph130 & heckler56. The surgeon that I am going to see for the consult today is a specialist in knee & hip replacements. My referring orthopedic told me that he does 50 to 60 of these per month. Experience should not be a concern. As far as rph130's comment regarding sleep, are you...