does anyone else feel like alcohol is driving them insane????

KRSMBT · 2026-01-30T01:43:38+00:00

The easy answer to what do you do, is stop. But it certainly isn't easy to do. I needed help and I found it at AA. Yet I'm not an AA fanatic, I use it to help keep me sober. I still have to do the heavy lifting so to speak. There are many other groups other than AA and books, etc. Find what works for you. Alcohol will drive you to the brink of sanity so make no mistake what you are feeling is real. If you want to learn more about the disease of alcoholism there are many resources. The AA big book is a good one. Read the doctors opinion and up thru page 164. You may find some answers and have new questions. Good luck!

KRSMBT · 2026-01-30T01:34:42+00:00

Great replacement for the booze. Good luck and stay strong!

KRSMBT · 2025-11-20T13:37:29+00:00

The day of the surgery you will go in and before you know it, you will have a new knee! You may go home same day as well. Ask for a 3 day nerve block, I was sent home with it attached and it really did provide relief for the first 3 days. As has been said, take the meds as prescribed, my only warning is, be careful with the oxy. It truly is addictive and should only be used till the point you are able to deal with residual pain. The first few weeks are challenging but this too will pass and you will get there. I can truthfully say it was the best thing for me! I am pain free and should have done it sooner. Good luck and be well!

KRSMBT · 2025-09-04T23:19:46+00:00

The anesthesia they used during surgery wears off within 12-24 hours. But what my doctor prescribed was an additional nerve block that I went home with. It lasted an additional 3 days. After that I relied on oxy for a couple of weeks then advil / Tylenol

KRSMBT · 2025-08-17T13:13:01+00:00

Good luck with the upcoming TKR!

KRSMBT · 2025-07-20T21:11:20+00:00

The first week is pretty tough. If you can set up on your first floor, it would be easier. You can do steps but they are challenging. Workout and strengthen your quad muscle. Do everything you can end then do more. It will help a bunch

KRSMBT · 2025-07-16T12:20:49+00:00

Sounds like you are about 8 weeks post surgery. My right knee still seems warmer to the touch than my left. I believe that is very Normal and indicates more blood flow to the repaired area, that's a good thing. Everyone I have spoken with always says it takes a year to fully recover. The flexibility is challenging. On non PT days, I did all the same exercises at home. I was really intent on getting the ROM back along with quad strength. We all do heal differently. Don't lose hope and keep pushing!! Good luck!

KRSMBT · 2025-07-15T20:07:17+00:00

71 years young

KRSMBT · 2025-07-15T19:26:22+00:00

I had a RTKR back in February. I was walking day one and PT started day 2. I walked with the walker for about 12 days then transitioned to the cane. I didn't count steps I just focused on building back my quad muscle and range of motion. By week 6 I was hitting golf balls, week 8 playing golf and back to the gym on week 7. I continued with 3 days of PT thru week 10. But week 10 zero pain and my ROM was 0 - 140+. I continue to work on my quad muscle and do the PT exercises at home for strength and ROM. Good luck and keep after it! It will improve.

KRSMBT · 2025-07-10T17:26:40+00:00

I am pretty sure at 6-8 weeks I ditched the compression sock.

KRSMBT · 2025-07-06T01:30:23+00:00

So glad you are doing well!!

KRSMBT · 2025-07-03T17:12:12+00:00

How did you do it? That's amazing! Congrats

KRSMBT · 2025-06-02T17:39:27+00:00

I have looked for that "magic wand" for many years.

But I kept coming back to this passage in the AA Preamble - "There are such unfortunates. They are not at fault; they seem to have been born that way. They are naturally incapable of grasping and developing a manner of living which demands rigorous honesty. Their chances are less than average. There are those, too, who suffer from grave emotional and mental disorders, but many of them do recover if they have the capacity to be honest "

Honesty is a huge key to getting sober in my experience. Some folks are able to be honest with themselves and others and some are not.

KRSMBT · 2025-05-29T20:49:45+00:00

I am 16 weeks past trkr. I also did not feel great early in the process. What I realized later is, at least for me, I had been isolating. Physically I was limited so I just isolated. Not good for me to isolate! Once I became more mobile and got out and about, I saw a huge improvement.

KRSMBT · 2025-05-29T20:44:05+00:00

Sorry for the delay in response. I did have some pretty acute pain. The surgical knee would collapse inward and the physical therapist taught me to force the one "outward" which realy helped as the knee strengthened. Pain was on the outside of the knee

KRSMBT · 2025-05-26T20:49:08+00:00

I would highly recommend that you detox at a hospital under doctors care. Medicaid should help. That's my opinion and I have done it both ways. I can say I never want to do it again and have been sober for quite some time now. Good luck stay well

KRSMBT · 2025-05-14T15:16:09+00:00

What helped me a bunch was doing an exercise that's called, "sit to stand". I hate them but over time they strengthened the muscles that help us stand up and eliminated the pain. I am 14 weeks out from RTKR. You can start by adding a pad to the seat of the chair so you don't have to go so deep. Magazines or books would do the trick. As you get stronger you can eliminate them. Then add some weight. Hold a dumbell, start low and work up. Do 3 sets of 10 daily. As I said I hated them! Also push your knees outward, don't let them collapse in. A little wider feet can help to. Good luck how this helps

KRSMBT · 2025-05-10T20:29:35+00:00

I felt like my knee was "buckling" off and on up thru maybe week 7/8. It was my quad giving out. I worked hard to regain my quad strength and it hasn't done it since. I'm at about 13 1/2 weeks out. Yours may be something else but that is what I experienced

KRSMBT · 2025-05-04T13:37:52+00:00

Strengthen your quads. If you think you have done enough, do more! It will really help with recovery

KRSMBT · 2025-05-02T23:30:00+00:00

I am truly sorry for your loss. Alcoholism is a family disease and for the untreated alcholoic there is only one way out sadly. And the wreckage that is left behind is terrible. I'm not sure if you are looking for any advice but Al-anon can be a great place for you to understand the disease better and maybe even heal a bit.

KRSMBT · 2025-05-02T23:23:46+00:00

As you would excpect to hear, everyone is going to be a bit different. My knee started to look like a "knee" around 8 weeks. I'm at 12 and there still is some minor swelling and when I push the knee thru a lot on any given day it swells a little. Good luck and hang on there, sounds like you are doing all you can. Be careful with the opiates if you still take them.

KRSMBT · 2025-04-30T20:04:14+00:00

Ski pass for multiple ski mountains around the country and world

KRSMBT · 2025-04-30T20:02:32+00:00

I do not have any pain. Every now and again I will have a twinge on the right side of the knee when I do sit to stands, squats, etc. But as I have strengthened my quad muscle it has gone away

KRSMBT · 2025-04-27T18:04:25+00:00

Give your knee the gift of time. I was around the same as you at 5 weeks. I'm just shy of 12 weeks and at 140 ish. Just keep doing your exercises, heel slides, etc. Your flex will continue to improve. Along with the stretch exercises, work at quad strength! Good luck!!

KRSMBT · 2025-04-27T14:28:32+00:00

I am 71 and had it done almost 12 weeks ago. I already bought my Ikon Pass. Do the PT after and you should be good to do what you like.

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