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Originally Posted by cruisinbabe
Hope you feel better MG! I know how it is, with my TKR on my left knee (total knee replacement) as I'll be having the right one done next year. I'd give myself 2-3 years to fully feel 'normal'.
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Feeling a lot better than I did before my surgery Aug 2nd. Shortness of breath, on and off ear ache and a dibilitating (sp) neck pain that all got continually worse and turned into a triple bypass surgery. Doing cardiac rehab every week to rebuild my stamina and the only pain I have now is my healing sternum and sometimes the scar on my chest hurts when I have to stretch it out to stand up straight. But, like my wife says, I'm still alive. I never thought I'd have this problem at 56 yrs old and the fact that I had quit smoking, but the doctors say you can get heart disease at any time including years after you quit smoking. I was lucky, a lot of people never realize they have heart disease until they have a heart attack. I was at the point of having one at any time, but luckily I didn't.
In no way shape or form am I diminishing your TKR. Must hurt like heck because you have to walk on your leg. OUCH! Hope it heals nicely.