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Total Knee Replacement
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Hi - my dad has to go in next month and get both knees replaced, likely to be a week apart if he is strong enough. He has been given lots of leaflets and I know he will be given advice at the time but from experience can anyone else advise anything else to help. Someone has suggested he takes arnica tablets which helps with healing and a friend who had a cesarian said she believes this does help but as i say just thought I would check on here! thanks in advance.
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thanks for your response - so did you take arnica tablets in the lead up to the op? If so when should he start. I think it would take a bit of convincing to get him to do this as he is quite set in his way and will probably only do it if the doctor tells him but at least I could get him to ask about it. As I say a friend used around time of 2nd cesarian and was never sure if just a fluke but def felt helped speed up recovery.
thanks - he has been for his pre op assessment but was not a workshop. As I say got some leaflets and was told will get time with physio at the time. None of his paperwork advices when struggling with two operated knees but as I say know someone will go through this with him at the time but just trying to help in advance.
i agree with sqad
the biggest thing is going to be getting over the anaesthetic
if he can stop smoking (even at this late time) that will help. When he comes round, he needs to do deep breathing every hour (or when he remembers) plus ankle exercises (as often as he remembers). Also, he should squeeze his bum cheeks together and hold for 10 seconds and do that 10 times., 4-5 times a day
Being in as good health as possible before will help, so good nutrition and good hydration. They will probably get him out of bed the same day and give him exercises to do on the bed (straight leg raise, knee bend) and he should follow the instructions given
the biggest thing is going to be getting over the anaesthetic
if he can stop smoking (even at this late time) that will help. When he comes round, he needs to do deep breathing every hour (or when he remembers) plus ankle exercises (as often as he remembers). Also, he should squeeze his bum cheeks together and hold for 10 seconds and do that 10 times., 4-5 times a day
Being in as good health as possible before will help, so good nutrition and good hydration. They will probably get him out of bed the same day and give him exercises to do on the bed (straight leg raise, knee bend) and he should follow the instructions given
With all due respect to sqad et al. When I had bowel cancer there were four of us of an age on the ward who were at stage Duke's 3 (one more stage and you are dead) and mine was the most aggressive. I was the only one who researched and tried alternative medicine alongside the NHS treatment. There was no scientific evidence that any of the alternatives worked either but the other 3 were dead in 2 years and I am still here 12 years later. Ok, it might be psychosomatic but if it works, who cares! Arnica certainly won't make things worse.
there was a suggestion some years back that non- homeopathic arnica can increase the risk of wound breakdown as it seems to affect the clotting cascade (the bruise reduction affect apparently being due to a slight reduction in clotting time) in some way leading to impaired perfusion of the wound site and a slowing in healing time
The homeopathic one is pointless as there is virtually no active drug left after all the dilutions
One thing I would suggest is ginger for postop nausea the crystalised type is fine
The homeopathic one is pointless as there is virtually no active drug left after all the dilutions
One thing I would suggest is ginger for postop nausea the crystalised type is fine
