TSR report -- knees and hips can skip!

[Guest guest]

Hi y'all, it is exactly one week since my TSR. I am the one who

was dragging and dragging not to do the surgery.

Boy, am I ever glad I did it! Already, yes! I promised reports:

Was in the hospital two and a half days. Second and third days post

op were the worst. General anesthetic with nerve block for the arm

which lasted about 18 hours. Home with a bandage that stays on until

the office visit (10 days post op) because it's got an antibiotic

dressing underneath it. Sling to be worn at night and as needed for

comfort when I go out. Technically, allowed to drive but actually

not but that is an issue of pain meds.

Limited to movement basically in front of me, no reaching out to the

side or up above 70 degrees because of the muscles that was clipped

and reattached.

Have ditched the sling, it took about three days to be comfortable

with my arm hanging down. Doing exercises twice a day including

overhead pulleys, table slides, active lifting movements, and some

isometrics.

On the TSR side, no more elbow and hand pain at all.

Have noticed I can now sit up straight without my shoulder going

" clunk " , got a bra on for the first time in ages by myself today,

reached back and flushed the toilet without thinking about it for the

first time in ages, can easily actively reach the 70 degrees of

allowed movement in both directions, am not allowed to and don't have

the strength to lift anything more than an empty coffee cup with the

TSR arm.

Really having more trouble with the OTHER shoulder than anything else,

maybe it was hurting this much before the surgery too and I just

didn't notice it. That has made me require more help post op than

probably others who have a " normal " other shoulder.

Best friends: Coke bottles filled with ice. Ice in any form.

Microbead neck support pillow that gets scrunched up under the arm in

all kinds of ways for support and rest.

I will start outpatient PT at 2 weeks,probably not be allowed to move

above 90 degrees until six weeks, will be able to work on strength up

to that height, and am already working on the left shoulder to try and

get it better.

OK, that's it,will update y'all more as we go along! Wanted to be

sure to post because there is so little information about the TSR on

this list and others have to worry about this one, too.

Oh, one more thing, having had two total knees I would say recovery,

muscle weakness, and pain from the TSR is much less than the knee

surgery. Don't know about the hip replacement but suspect it's more

than that one.

To all of you who read this and are struggling with that knee bending,

keep icing, keep sliding that foot, and keep up the quad sets!

Annie Pal

PT in SC

RTKR 2000

LTKR 2008

R TSR 2008

[Guest guest]

Annie, Congratulations on having the surgery behind you and feeling so well so

soon.  Good for you.  Your report out made me laugh, as we sure do take for

granted the small things in life such as flushing and putting on a bra.  My

shoulders, wrists and hands have been acting up and it's a whole different ball

game.  I understand when you say a coffee cup is heavy..  Anyway, you sound very

positive and also, comfortable.  Way to go - very good news. 

TSR report -- knees and hips can skip!

Hi y'all, it is exactly one week since my TSR. I am the one who

was dragging and dragging not to do the surgery.

Boy, am I ever glad I did it! Already, yes! I promised reports:

Was in the hospital two and a half days. Second and third days post

op were the worst. General anesthetic with nerve block for the arm

which lasted about 18 hours. Home with a bandage that stays on until

the office visit (10 days post op) because it's got an antibiotic

dressing underneath it. Sling to be worn at night and as needed for

comfort when I go out. Technically, allowed to drive but actually

not but that is an issue of pain meds.

Limited to movement basically in front of me, no reaching out to the

side or up above 70 degrees because of the muscles that was clipped

and reattached.

Have ditched the sling, it took about three days to be comfortable

with my arm hanging down. Doing exercises twice a day including

overhead pulleys, table slides, active lifting movements, and some

isometrics.

On the TSR side, no more elbow and hand pain at all.

Have noticed I can now sit up straight without my shoulder going

" clunk " , got a bra on for the first time in ages by myself today,

reached back and flushed the toilet without thinking about it for the

first time in ages, can easily actively reach the 70 degrees of

allowed movement in both directions, am not allowed to and don't have

the strength to lift anything more than an empty coffee cup with the

TSR arm.

Really having more trouble with the OTHER shoulder than anything else,

maybe it was hurting this much before the surgery too and I just

didn't notice it. That has made me require more help post op than

probably others who have a " normal " other shoulder.

Best friends: Coke bottles filled with ice. Ice in any form.

Microbead neck support pillow that gets scrunched up under the arm in

all kinds of ways for support and rest.

I will start outpatient PT at 2 weeks,probably not be allowed to move

above 90 degrees until six weeks, will be able to work on strength up

to that height, and am already working on the left shoulder to try and

get it better.

OK, that's it,will update y'all more as we go along! Wanted to be

sure to post because there is so little information about the TSR on

this list and others have to worry about this one, too.

Oh, one more thing, having had two total knees I would say recovery,

muscle weakness, and pain from the TSR is much less than the knee

surgery. Don't know about the hip replacement but suspect it's more

than that one.

To all of you who read this and are struggling with that knee bending,

keep icing, keep sliding that foot, and keep up the quad sets!

Annie Pal

PT in SC

RTKR 2000

LTKR 2008

R TSR 2008

[Guest guest]

Annie

YEAHHHHH. Knew you could do it and would love the outcome!

Things sure change in 7 years. So glad you just had a sling. I had

to fight for mine!

Keep up the great work and you will be better than ever! Maybe you

will even get the other shoulder done.

Take care and don't overdo it!

Sue

>

> Hi y'all, it is exactly one week since my TSR. I am the one who

> was dragging and dragging not to do the surgery.

>

> Boy, am I ever glad I did it! Already, yes! I promised reports:

>

> Was in the hospital two and a half days. Second and third days post

> op were the worst. General anesthetic with nerve block for the arm

> which lasted about 18 hours. Home with a bandage that stays on

until

> the office visit (10 days post op) because it's got an antibiotic

> dressing underneath it. Sling to be worn at night and as needed for

> comfort when I go out. Technically, allowed to drive but actually

> not but that is an issue of pain meds.

>

> Limited to movement basically in front of me, no reaching out to the

> side or up above 70 degrees because of the muscles that was clipped

> and reattached.

>

> Have ditched the sling, it took about three days to be comfortable

> with my arm hanging down. Doing exercises twice a day including

> overhead pulleys, table slides, active lifting movements, and some

> isometrics.

>

> On the TSR side, no more elbow and hand pain at all.

>

> Have noticed I can now sit up straight without my shoulder going

> " clunk " , got a bra on for the first time in ages by myself today,

> reached back and flushed the toilet without thinking about it for

the

> first time in ages, can easily actively reach the 70 degrees of

> allowed movement in both directions, am not allowed to and don't

have

> the strength to lift anything more than an empty coffee cup with the

> TSR arm.

>

> Really having more trouble with the OTHER shoulder than anything

else,

> maybe it was hurting this much before the surgery too and I just

> didn't notice it. That has made me require more help post op than

> probably others who have a " normal " other shoulder.

>

> Best friends: Coke bottles filled with ice. Ice in any form.

> Microbead neck support pillow that gets scrunched up under the arm

in

> all kinds of ways for support and rest.

>

> I will start outpatient PT at 2 weeks,probably not be allowed to

move

> above 90 degrees until six weeks, will be able to work on strength

up

> to that height, and am already working on the left shoulder to try

and

> get it better.

>

> OK, that's it,will update y'all more as we go along! Wanted to be

> sure to post because there is so little information about the TSR on

> this list and others have to worry about this one, too.

>

> Oh, one more thing, having had two total knees I would say recovery,

> muscle weakness, and pain from the TSR is much less than the knee

> surgery. Don't know about the hip replacement but suspect it's more

> than that one.

>

> To all of you who read this and are struggling with that knee

bending,

> keep icing, keep sliding that foot, and keep up the quad sets!

>

> Annie Pal

> PT in SC

> RTKR 2000

> LTKR 2008

> R TSR 2008

>