6 days Postop TKR and I'm exhausted as well!

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I'm looking at this PT handbook and I can't do any of the stuff

listed, and certainly can't HOLD them for 10 seconds. I feel like

I'm way behind the curve on this recovery stuff. Surgery was pretty

brutal, so glad that's over and done, but the knee is so swollen, PT

is impossible. Supposed to have first in-home PT today, so I'll see

what they do. Can't get leg up to get back into bed...any hints? I

can lay back and hook the other foot under it and move it partways,

but difficult to get it all the way up. Just tired all the time,,no

appetite. What are you guys eating to get your strength back?

Nothing sounds good. Thanks for your help.

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> Lynn, ABSOLUTELY! I've heard from several medical people that it

can take at least a month to get the general anesthesia out of your

system. Plus, for every day you're in the hospital, it takes at

least TWO days to recover. My OT in Rehab told me that. It takes

awhile, but you will build your stamina back up to where it used to

be. If not better. Just remember, everyone's different. We all

heal at different rates. Don't rush yourself. And, listen to your

body! Rest when you need to, exercise when you feel good, etc.

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> Best of luck!

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> Tammy Klaus

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