Anybody had a knee replacement done? Dear GOD this fuckin' hurts.....and the Oxycodone/Percocet only keeps me awake, and makes me itch. Day 2, they say Day 3 is the worst one. Fuck me......
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Anybody had a knee replacement done? Dear GOD this fuckin' hurts.....and the Oxycodone/Percocet only keeps me awake, and makes me itch. Day 2, they say Day 3 is the worst one. Fuck me......
Haven't had knee replacement but I'm with you on the opioids. Can't sleep at all, they don't really do anything for the pain for me, make me itch all over and I get constipated. I just refuse to take them. I'd rather deal with the pain.
Good luck...
I didn't but both my parents did. Yeah, I know it sucks at first. Have you started PT yet?
My mom had her knee replaced when she was 97 She cannot take opioids so she used CBD transdermal patches and said they managed her pain better than any prescription drugs (before and after the knee replacement). She continues to use them for chronic back pain.
Maybe it is inflammation. Have you tried prednisone? Tylenol? Ibuprofen?
hate reading threads like this because one day, in the not so distant future, I'll be looking at two total knee replacements. Not looking forward to it.
Good luck and hope the pain begins to ease soon for ya.
I have and it was a failure, from day 1. Throw in a decent portion of ortho surgeons are too busy covering each others ass. To be honest when a surgeon screws up.
Here's a link to a place that does testing to see if you have any metal allergies. I highly suggest, Nay. will tell you. To spend the $$, if your ins co doesn't cover the test. Prior to having any replacement.
https://www.orthopedicanalysis.com/
oxy and Tylenol for pain, NSAIDs for inflammation. Asprin for blood clog on surgery.
(sub asprin with love lovenox Enoxaparin sodium for anticoagulant during tkr).
wait till physical therapy.
more pain. :(
I just did an orthoscopic and doing 2x week physical therapy.
BTW.
full blown gout hurts 25x more than tkr.
I would rather have 3 tkr than 1 full gout.
I once had full blown gout and took asprin before I knew anything about it. I wanted to amputate my leg.
gout+asprin = pain so bad that I wanted to cut my own leg of.
Just found out today that a 6oz juice glass of lightly warmed prune juice does wonders for constipation. But warmed, not cold.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bailey Guns
I've heard something called Colchicine is good for gout.
yes. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by rondog
I haven't had gout for over 6 years but I have bottle of colchicine ready just in case.
BTW. have ice bag or polar ice machine handy as well.
it's been~ 4 years since I had the surgery and I still get chills when I see the scar.
best way is just remind myself that it is my own knee.
Me too. My right knee is 80-90 gone and the latest round of injections isn't doing great. Still nursing a sprain in the left knee about 8 weeks now. Tomorrow is Antelope opener but we're mostly road hunting private land in 105.Quote:
Originally Posted by TRnCO
Hope you feel better soon Ron.
Thanks man! Good luck with the speed goats.Quote:
Originally Posted by brutal
Looking at getting a replacement in a few months, Lube injections aren't working and Steroids don't last. Not looking forward to PT but need to do something!Quote:
Originally Posted by rondog
Supposed to take 1 hr and it sounds like a routine procedure like a brake job. Kazoo had some great advice on metal allergies, certainly worth checking out.
speaking of metal, gotta tell the tsa/court/etc prior about tkr. if you tell them early, you might end up finishing up checkpoint earlier than normal metal detector line.
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Originally Posted by flogger
Most if not all ortho surgeons will tell you. Oh that's a 1 in a million issue, if that. The surgeon i saw who said we need to do a metal allergy test. Had a waiting room full of 1 in a million patients with some form of metal allergy reaction. When we visited the mayo for a 2nd opinion after the 3rd tke came loose. That surgeon said metal allergies are an often overlooked problem that we see a lot of here.
Both the 2nd & 3rd were press fit, unfortunately with bone being porous. The damage from the metals in the epoxy compound had already done their damage
Never had any weird allergies that I know of, just cat dander, wheat dust, and some grass pollens.
Wife used to be a travel agent and is pretty sure there's some kind of ID card you can/should get to present to TSA at airports.
My surgeon is with Kaiser and is top-notch. All he does is knee and hip replacements. Mine took 2 hours, was home that afternoon.
I was up and walking the day of surgery, they released me that afternoon. They anesthetic wore off on the drive home, though they said it would last much longer. I couldn't get meds until the next day. The first three days were bad. On the fourth day I quit taking the hyrocodone and moved to ibuprofen. It was still painful, but bearable. I was able to begin walking a mile after a week, back to work in two weeks after giving the doctor a mild heart attack. At day 8 after surgery, I climbed a 75 foot ladder in full bunker gear and made my firefighter video it to show him. His comment was,"You know you just had a major surgery, right?" I replied, "Apparently you did a good job." I have been working since, with only minor pain compared to what I was in before.
I don't like reading these threads, and I don't have any knee/joint issues. :/
Y'all be crazy!Quote:
Originally Posted by encorehunter
This thread reminds me of post whore thread.
we talk about joint surgeries there.
I forgot who was suppose to get a knee replacement from that thread.
Or prostrate issues, either.Quote:
Originally Posted by Irving
Yet.
I've had both knees replaced, the right knee in November 2017 and the left knee in June. Both have been successful. The first two weeks after the surgery will suck due to pain, stiffness, and swelling. If your pain medications aren't working, call your doctor and get something that will keep your pain at a manageable level (no zero pain) so you can sleep and participate in physical therapy both of which are vital to your recovery. For me, 5mg of hydrocodone worked as well as 5mg of Oxycodone and caused far less constipation. YMMV. (Eat veggies and take stool softeners.) Start physical therapy as soon as possible to improve range of motion. Do the home exercises that were suggested to lower the risk of blood clots. For me, things slowly and gradually improved after about two weeks. I have an excellent physical therapist who guided my recoveries, provided encouragement, and showed me how I was making progress. Finally, patience, a good attitude, and support from your family are also important. Good luck with your recovery.
My knees have been destroyed since before I retired from the Air Force in '05. I know knee replacement is in my future but I'm holding off as long as I can because of stories like yours Ron.
Brother, I'm sorry that you're going through this and hope that the pain decreases a lot and very soon.
One bit of wisdom I learned from when my mother in law got her knees replaced was to ensure you do the PT but don't let the therapist push you too far too fast. My MIL had to have one of her replacements replaced because the PT therapist pushed her too hard and it damaged the knee. When it's time, go slow - but always move forward.
I feel for you brother; I really do.
biggest side effect for my tkr was arthrofibrosis. it is one of the most common issues for some after any major joint surgery.
make sure you are not one who generate scar tissues ( fibrosis) before any joint surgery.
I had 2 manipulation under anesthesia and 2 surgeries to get rid of those fibers around my joint.
Well, I actually feel much better this morning of Day 3! Swelling and tightness are down, and I can sleep now. Lots of ice helps a lot, and swapping the Oxycodone for Tramadol made a huge difference.
Good to hear you are doing better, Ron. I know that I will be getting tkr at some point, a lot of my friends have had it done. Good luck and I hope that you will recover fully.
Thank you, much appreciated! And IMO - this is NOT something one should attempt to do solo, as in "I don't need any help, I got this" - no, you need help. And grab bars added, and dual handrails on stairs, and a good quality walker, and good quality gloves with padded palms for the walker, someone to carry the walker from downstairs to upstairs - or two walkers, etc.Quote:
Originally Posted by wctriumph
This has been eye-opening, I sure recommend doing homework and getting ready as much as possible.....
Great advise RD, glad your'e doing well.Quote:
Originally Posted by rondog
Thank you sir! And FWIW, I've encountered several folks that "know somebody" that "had BOTH knees done at once - and in MY opinion - no! Hell NO!!! I can't even imagine that, unless you live in a big, single-level ranch house with no stairs/steps.....Quote:
Originally Posted by flogger
Yep. I keep it on-hand. At least it's a generic again. That fast-track patent for Cholchrys was criminal for what it did to people that need it.Quote:
Originally Posted by rondog
FKR seems to be tougher for recovery than hip replacement. Biggest relief for me going through recovery for major joint surgery has been cold therapy. Better than pain meds.
Some people do both because they know they'll chicken out on the second knee after going through the pain of the first.Quote:
Originally Posted by rondog
I got my right knee replaced because I couldn't walk more that a half-mile due to pain. Stepping off a curb onto the right leg was a painful experience. If I was standing on a bus and it hit a bump, I got a sharp pain in my knee. Before my left knee surgery, if I got up from a chair and my left foot was not pointed straight ahead, it felt like someone stuck a knife in my knee. Climbing stairs was painful and playing golf or hiking down a any trail were impossible. Now that both surgeries were successful, I have no knee pain and have resumed normal activities. I can't jog, downhill ski, do deep knee bends (squats), or hike down steep rocky trails but those are my only limitations. The point is that I went through the pain, discomfort, and inconvenience of these surgeries to improve function and I'm glad I did.
One other thing I learned after surgery. About a month after, my 6 year old wanted my to do a canonball off the diving board. I hit the water with my legs bent and it bent my foot back to my butt. I almost drowned due to the pain.
Regular diving is OK. Canonballs bad.
many will not recommend 2 at once. at least uc health anschutz.Quote:
Originally Posted by rondog
never seen anyone who did 2 at once even at the physical therapy places
Friend of mine did both @ once a few years ago.
I took a quick look at you link for testing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Great-Kazoo
The first three on the list
Aluminum
Cobalt
Chromium
Everyone will test positive for reactions to those.
Very few implant materials are elements; most are alloys.
As an example, everyone "knows" that nickel is bad for you. Go get a poorly gold plated cheap ring and see what it does as soon as the very thin gold layer wears off. It is even in panel 1 of you link.
But take a typical implant alloy. MP35N. (it stand for Multiphase Nickel alloy 35%) It is 35% Nickel, 20% Chromium, 10% Moly (nominal).
Millions upon millions of pacemaker lead wires have been manufactured with MP35N and are implanted on a daily basis. This has been used 35+ years. Yet the MP35N isn't an issue.
Testing against sensitivity to elemental metals is disingenuous at best. They need to be testing the specific alloys as they behave much different.
I doubt you would use essentially pure iron surgical tools, but that same iron when alloyed turns into 316L surgical stainless steel.
Disingenuous is hardly the word i'd use. Lots of people have had allergic reactions to knee implants. But what do i know on the subject.Quote:
Originally Posted by DDT951
That's what I want/need, real-world experience - thank you!Quote:
Originally Posted by 8Ring