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Originally Posted by Tobra
^this^ try to keep in mind that your physical therapist is not a sadist bent on your constant suffering, they will help you, it just seems malevolent.
addtionally, after a large joint replacement, you need to take anti-biotics prior to getting dental work, and must be very careful about little scrapes getting infected and possibly ending up with an infected implant.
also it is very common to end up a little too short or too long following a knee or hip replacement, a lift in the shoe on the short side is usually allyou need to do about it.
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I bet you see a lot of patients who have had this done, Tobra, and probably have to even out their heights. Interesting.
So far, they have prescribed no pre-surgery PT, and it's less than month away. This may be because the "minimally invasive" part does not involve cutting the quadriceps, like the regular kind does. I suspect I'll get some PT homework at my pre-op appt this week, though.
Thanks to all for sharing experiences. Pelican is a uniquely great place for questions like this. When you go to websites devoted to joint replacements (there actually is a website called "joint geeks" or something) all you seem to hear from are people who have had horrible experiences raving on about them. Here you get a more balanced cross section of experiences.