ticketchecker... First week will suck for sure. But just know there is light at the end of the tunnel. For me the aha! moment came on Day 8. Hoping you find it even sooner!

Get some, ticketchecker! Looking forward to the after-report.

Yesterday was 10 weeks for me. Thrilled thus far.

Mine is cementless.
Mako Robotic Stryker Triathlon Total Knee. Plus patella.

Way to go, Iowa. Keep charging forward! I pop in here once and I while... when things work... to see if there are any updates.

Getting close, Ticketchecker. Please let us know how it goes.
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Way to go, Iowa!

The bike is the ticket. I knocked out 45 min @131W today. Only stopped out of fear of overdoing it. I think now that you are riding, you'll be on target in no time.

Iowa, sorry to hear it is a bit slower than you want. Stay positive and just try to move forward a little bit each and every day. My PT does dry needling, and while we have not done it yet for this...

Today is two weeks. Been a heck of a ride. The first week was brutal. I would feel great one minute, awful the next. I was prepared for pain, but not prepared for: mild fever, intense exhaustion,...

Yeah. I would post some incision pics, but...

Any significant differences? What did you think about the weight? Lighter or heavier than expected? Do you know what you will get?

This is a...

Way to go, Iowa! Keep plugging away.

Last night (Thursday, Surgery +2) sucked. Ran a mild fever all night, just felt terrible. Knee was screaming, and my doc changed my prescription from Vicadin (which are like tic-tacs for me) to...

It is pretty fascinating. The precision is greater with robot-assisted. Whether that makes a difference at the end of the day, I do not know. My doc seemed to think so.

I do believe that the...

That is my new approach, as well. Try to distribute the bed sores evenly. Ha!

My quad is so sore today, which is making it hard to move. I had started isometric quad contractions yesterday, and...

My wife helped me get to a position on my side, and holy hell I am 6 trillion times happier. My back has been silenced.

Yeah, heck, I went to my son's baseball scrimmage yesterday and sat in...

Yesterday morning I was walking around without aid, doing some of the home exercises. This morning every inch of my body hurts.

In truth, my back is the worst because of my...

I take it back. Hardest part is trying to post something on this Hellscape of a site.

Ha! I have several new HL to motivate me during PT!

Leaving the hospital now. Took longer than anticipated. But Doc said everything went very well, and because they did not give me general anesthesia (spinal with two nerve blocks instead) I actually...

ticketchecker: As far as ice machines, when I had my ACL done last year I bought the Breg Polar Care Wave Cold Compression Therapy System. Although the compression is not recommended for the first 10...

Well, almost there. I saw the doc this week for my preop CT scan, and he also went over the entire procedure with me, step by step. I have to say I have been impressed with the thoroughness and...

Heading in for my pre-op CT scan today. This is starting to feel real. Hope each day continues to get better, Iowa.

Yeah, I already have my PT appointments scheduled with the same fellow who worked with me post-ACL reconstruction. He is awesome. He promises me the TKR will be easier than the ACL. We will see.

Iowa, that makes sense. I was thinking about the pain you described last night and trying to put together the timeline. I would have thought (at least as I have heard it from others) that the first...

I for one appreciate the info, even if some of it is negative and scaring the absolute hell out of me.

^^That is a pretty remarkable turnaround! I spoke to the office manager last week, and he told me that I should be in the OR about an hour, but we will see. I just hope they do not release me during...

Thank God I love pills. I will not make that mistake! Glad you have it under control now. Hopefully it gets better each day.

I'll be 14 days behind you, Iowgriz. Get some! Hopefully you'll post a bit about the recovery.

That's music to my ears.

Thanks. Yeah, I'm a champ at recovery, but what makes this so difficult is there hasn't been any light at the end of the tunnel for a long time. ACL recovery was going smoothly... until it wasn't....

That sucks. I skied on Sunday and Monday, and have been walking with a cane until this morning. We leave on a trip this coming Saturday, and the cane -- and possibly the crutches -- will be coming...

Thanks, muted. Glad to hear she's doing well. She's a real trooper!

The one consistent comment that I have received from those I see at PT with a TKR is: "Don't wait."

I have a TKR sheduled for my right knee on March 11th.

Tore my ACL last March, and the doc who did a great job scoping my left knee convinced me the ACL was the way to go, even though I was...