Had a Knee replacement Last Tuesday (Jan 14th)

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I had a knee replacement Tuesday morning, but read intensely others comments from Jan, Dec. and earlier. My most unexpected thing was the pre-surgery bacterial prevention and meds BEFORE the surgery. I had several pre-op meetings and ran back and forth to the pharmacy for different meds and vitamins (Vitamins- I already had those and take them regularly). This was the same knee that I had 3 ligaments re-attached 45 years before laparoscopy type of reattachments,. Doc said he didn't know how I stood NOT getting a knee replacement sooner.

An interesting and somewhat frightening thing occurred last Thursday (9th). Linda and I had been to the main pre-op meeting about where to park, what time to be there (5AM), (Memphis Methodist University Hospital) what to bring, what to expect, full timeline of procedures, and they stayed on it for the most part. (I had femur and tibia parts replaced - at least my wife said he said a cap or something on the tibia ). Also - I would be walking with full pressure on my new knee before leaving and I would probably be released by 3 PM or 3:30. They taught me how to use the potty with the brace on. After the 1 1/2 hour pre-op meeting we went to our pharmacist for a couple more meds. Then to Walmart in the pharmacy neighborhood.. At Walmart, I get a call from my Doctor's Assistant. She said "Hank, the surgery is off. We just got your A1C report from you GP (General Practitioner) that you had taken on Dec 16. It was 7.7, which is too risky for you since you had a heart bypass a year ago. I was stunned. Then she asked is there any way you can come by and let us take it again? (BTW, I don't know what the A1C cut off point is.) I replied "I am 15 minutes away." Linda and I rushed over and I told her to pray while we traveling. We did. I didn't worry about it from then on.

We went straight in and the Doctor's assistant had a nurse (that we knew) prick my finger and take the sample into the lab. About 7 or 8 minutes later, the nurse went walking by the door rather fast to the doctors office. Then she came back and said, "I need to do it again because something wasn't right. I said sure. She took from the other hand. About 7 or 8 minutes later, she want walking by our door rather fast again. Then the Assistant came in and said, "Well, the surgery is on again. Your A1C was 7.0, which is acceptable for you." The doctor came by and said, "I don't know how you did it that quick but I will see you next Tuesday morning."

My GP does not do the A1C but sends it to a lab. So I don't know if they made a mistake or my A1C came down .7 point in 4 weeks, which is highly unusual. And between Dec 16 and Jan 9, We celebrated with eating cake and sweets for Chirstmas, New Years and my birthday. I give God the full credit.
 
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A1C, according my doc, is acceptable below 7.0. I get mine checked 4 times a year. I also check my blood sugar daily. I'm surprised they didn't do further studies as 7.0 usually means you have or are close to Type 1 diabetes and may need Insulin. I have Type 2 and I try to keep my A1C below 6.0 by using diet. Glad the surgery went well.
 
Good luck with your surgery hank. I'm 6 weeks past my full replacement now. I used a walker for about the first 4-5 days until I was comfortable with full weight on the knee. Transferred to a cane for another couple weeks, mainly for balance. It took the VA a week to approve my PT so I had a little slow start to recovery. The hospital did give me a few exercises to do that did help til PT started. So here are a couple items I bought off Amazon to help me at home.
1. Knee reusable ice pack (about $20)
2. Full leg reusable ice pack (mainly for the bruising on the entire back of leg. About $30)
3. Leg assist (it's like a lanyard with loops to put over your foot to help raise your leg up and down. About $15)

These were very helpful for pain and swelling!!!
PT is very very important!!! It's gonna hurt a little but is very essential for getting bend back and strength back in the muscles.
It took me 5 1/2 weeks to finally be able to drive my truck with no issues. I haven't used my cane in over 2 weeks.
3 things my doctor NOT TO DO! No bending down, no squatting, and do not fall! Lol The first 4 weeks was a little rough for me but lots of improvements have been going on the last couple weeks as all the swelling goes away. I still have some swelling in the knee and little pains while nerves and tendons start working and coming back to life. Good luck on your recovery.
Btw, I just bought me a used Recumbent Excercise Bike off facebook for the house. Really helpful for keeping motion in my leg. I was surprised how many almost new ones are out there pretty cheap. Lol
I also just noticed you already had the surgery. PT and patience my friend and all will be good.
 
bsshog40 said:
Good luck with your surgery hank. I'm 6 weeks past my full replacement now. I used a walker for about the first 4-5 days until I was comfortable with full weight on the knee. Transferred to a cane for another couple weeks, mainly for balance. It took the VA a week to approve my PT so I had a little slow start to recovery. The hospital did give me a few exercises to do that did help til PT started. So here are a couple items I bought off Amazon to help me at home.
1. Knee reusable ice pack (about $20)
2. Full leg reusable ice pack (mainly for the bruising on the entire back of leg. About $30)
3. Leg assist (it's like a lanyard with loops to put over your foot to help raise your leg up and down. About $15)

These were very helpful for pain and swelling!!!
PT is very very important!!! It's gonna hurt a little but is very essential for getting bend back and strength back in the muscles.
It took me 5 1/2 weeks to finally be able to drive my truck with no issues. I haven't used my cane in over 2 weeks.
3 things my doctor NOT TO DO! No bending down, no squatting, and do not fall! Lol The first 4 weeks was a little rough for me but lots of improvements have been going on the last couple weeks as all the swelling goes away. I still have some swelling in the knee and little pains while nerves and tendons start working and coming back to life. Good luck on your recovery.
Btw, I just bought me a used Recumbent Excercise Bike off facebook for the house. Really helpful for keeping motion in my leg. I was surprised how many almost new ones are out there pretty cheap. Lol
I also just noticed you already had the surgery. PT and patience my friend and all will be good.
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Interesting Bobby. My surgeon on my first knee told no running unless I was being chased by a bear. I almost had to a couple years later as 4 Grizzlies ran by me within 30'. A mama and 3, year old cubs. The second surgeon on knee two told me I had know restrictions. Run, ski, play sports of any kind.
 
wolf creek knives said:
Interesting Bobby. My surgeon on my first knee told no running unless I was being chased by a bear. I almost had to a couple years later as 4 Grizzlies ran by me within 30'. A mama and 3, year old cubs. The second surgeon on knee two told me I had know restrictions. Run, ski, play sports of any kind.
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Well running is surely out right now Tom. I guess if I seen a bear, I would have to hope I'm with someone slower than me. Lol My knee still has some swelling in it. I couldn't squat if I wanted to. I am able to bend down more and more. It's funny as I can sit and bend my leg back almost as far as my other knee, but trying to bend while standing up is harder. I have another post-op appt on the 30th, so my Dr. may change my limitations then.
 
wolf creek knives said:
Interesting Bobby. My surgeon on my first knee told no running unless I was being chased by a bear. I almost had to a couple years later as 4 Grizzlies ran by me within 30'. A mama and 3, year old cubs. The second surgeon on knee two told me I had know restrictions. Run, ski, play sports of any kind.
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Btw, not sure how yours was done Tom, but mine was done using the Mako robotics. Supposedly these have a longer recovery time but lasts 3x longer than the normal replacements.
 
Hank good to hear you are able to get things right for the surgery I am getting closer and closer to needing knee replacement along with shoulder replacement. I have been to the emergency room a few times now complaining about pain and each time the doctor keeps telling me he does not know how I am walking with such little pain because the knee is bone on bone.

Anyway I have a story about my brother this past Christmas. He had his second knee replaced 7 weeks prior to this event to set the stage. he was doing great. Supposably they were able to use a new procedure from the first knee done. He got through it easily. Minimal pain and swelling and was walking on it within a week. he did the PT work and was doing stationary bike and walking many times without a cane. and all that. Well the Saturday before Christmas we had a small snow and ice storm but nothing huge. Well him and his wife like to go to Estate sales and pick things up from them. That day they went to one a few town over and he dropped his wife off in front of the house and he parked the truck further down the road. he was walking back to the house and slipped on the black ice on the road. Well i will spare you the goory stuff but he went down and tore open widely the incision of his new knee surgery so bad it exposed the entire mechanics and tore ligaments and knee cap covering and was a huge trauma mess . Bleeding profusely. the neighbors heard his scream and rushed to help and call 911. Within 5 minutes they were there but in the mean time there was retired police officer who applied a torniquet to his leg to control the bleeding Got him to hospital. His wife calls me and tells me and I rushed to hospital where he was in trauma center. They had to do a clean out and go in and asses the damage to form a plan. they saw many ligaments torn. Some they could not repair. But they needed to close the wound for now. They did that. and gave him so many high doses of pain killers and not much was working. they also put a metal brace around the knee so he could not bend it. Then Christmas eve he had to have surgery to remove all the metal hardware and again clean the knee. They repaired as many ligaments as possible. Installed a temporary cement ball spacer that is loaded with antibiotics , because that was the biggest concern was infection and still is today. That was a 4-1/2 hour surgery. so that is where I spent Christmas this year in a hospital. After about a week stay in hospital battling infections and blood pressure and pain management he is back home and recouping and adapting. He will be reevaluated in 13 weeks and if all is well he can have a new replacement done but this one will be a hinged type and different from what he had so how well this one goes remains to be seen. He was so distraught and still is but is coming around more lately. Going from being on the mend to starting all over after alot of hard work. But God will watch over him and get him through it.
 
jttheclockman said:
Hank good to hear you are able to get things right for the surgery I am getting closer and closer to needing knee replacement along with shoulder replacement. I have been to the emergency room a few times now complaining about pain and each time the doctor keeps telling me he does not know how I am walking with such little pain because the knee is bone on bone.

Anyway I have a story about my brother this past Christmas. He had his second knee replaced 7 weeks prior to this event to set the stage. he was doing great. Supposably they were able to use a new procedure from the first knee done. He got through it easily. Minimal pain and swelling and was walking on it within a week. he did the PT work and was doing stationary bike and walking many times without a cane. and all that. Well the Saturday before Christmas we had a small snow and ice storm but nothing huge. Well him and his wife like to go to Estate sales and pick things up from them. That day they went to one a few town over and he dropped his wife off in front of the house and he parked the truck further down the road. he was walking back to the house and slipped on the black ice on the road. Well i will spare you the goory stuff but he went down and tore open widely the incision of his new knee surgery so bad it exposed the entire mechanics and tore ligaments and knee cap covering and was a huge trauma mess . Bleeding profusely. the neighbors heard his scream and rushed to help and call 911. Within 5 minutes they were there but in the mean time there was retired police officer who applied a torniquet to his leg to control the bleeding Got him to hospital. His wife calls me and tells me and I rushed to hospital where he was in trauma center. They had to do a clean out and go in and asses the damage to form a plan. they saw many ligaments torn. Some they could not repair. But they needed to close the wound for now. They did that. and gave him so many high doses of pain killers and not much was working. they also put a metal brace around the knee so he could not bend it. Then Christmas eve he had to have surgery to remove all the metal hardware and again clean the knee. They repaired as many ligaments as possible. Installed a temporary cement ball spacer that is loaded with antibiotics , because that was the biggest concern was infection and still is today. That was a 4-1/2 hour surgery. so that is where I spent Christmas this year in a hospital. After about a week stay in hospital battling infections and blood pressure and pain management he is back home and recouping and adapting. He will be reevaluated in 13 weeks and if all is well he can have a new replacement done but this one will be a hinged type and different from what he had so how well this one goes remains to be seen. He was so distraught and still is but is coming around more lately. Going from being on the mend to starting all over after alot of hard work. But God will watch over him and get him through it.
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Ouch!!! Exactly why I pay attention to everywhere I walk. We have uneven ground around our house and I walk slow and eyes pointed to the ground.
 
Get well and don't hesitate to ask for additional physical therapy. Ask before you run out to the pt person. They examine you and will then recommend it.
 
Thanks guys for the encouragement and the prayers too. John, that hurts just reading that! Oh my! I will lift him in prayer.

Bobby, Tom After reading the posts here, I'm going to get a couple of ice packs for knee at Walmart or the pharmacy tomorrow. One of my daughters is here through the weekend helping and I very appreciative. I'll get her to drive me.

PT put cold pacts on it today and did the tens unit for about 15 minutes for as much as I could stand. It was my first PT. I was able to straighten my leg flat and then bring it up to 85°. It hurt, but she said that was excellent. Then she cautioned me to not get too hung ho, and my wife was listening. She reminded me all the way home! :oops:

AT home I have two recliners. One I rarely use and when the lever is released, the foot support closes with a thud. I was sitting in it after I got home (my daughter was sitting in the good one - mine). Well, I released it to get up and it closed with my legs being totally horizontal to a quick 90°. OF course I think my neighbors heard that scream!

Tom, My GP has told me about my A1C being close to 7, and I haven't seen her since I had the tests run. She will be on my case next time see her for sure. I have been getting off my diet more than I should. I have lost about 20 lbs since the heart bypass. My doctor must have gone to the same school as yours. That is exactly what my doctor said - no running unless being chased by a bear.

It's funny before my Doc said that about the bear, I asked if I was going to be able to run with my grandkids or at least jog! He said emphatically NO. I asked him: "Well, what is the point of knee surgery if I can't run or jog?" He said: "To get rid of the pain !" I thought about it for 3 or 4 seconds, and said" "I'll take it!"
 
jttheclockman said:
Hank good to hear you are able to get things right for the surgery I am getting closer and closer to needing knee replacement along with shoulder replacement. I have been to the emergency room a few times now complaining about pain and each time the doctor keeps telling me he does not know how I am walking with such little pain because the knee is bone on bone.

Anyway I have a story about my brother this past Christmas. He had his second knee replaced 7 weeks prior to this event to set the stage. he was doing great. Supposably they were able to use a new procedure from the first knee done. He got through it easily. Minimal pain and swelling and was walking on it within a week. he did the PT work and was doing stationary bike and walking many times without a cane. and all that. Well the Saturday before Christmas we had a small snow and ice storm but nothing huge. Well him and his wife like to go to Estate sales and pick things up from them. That day they went to one a few town over and he dropped his wife off in front of the house and he parked the truck further down the road. he was walking back to the house and slipped on the black ice on the road. Well i will spare you the goory stuff but he went down and tore open widely the incision of his new knee surgery so bad it exposed the entire mechanics and tore ligaments and knee cap covering and was a huge trauma mess . Bleeding profusely. the neighbors heard his scream and rushed to help and call 911. Within 5 minutes they were there but in the mean time there was retired police officer who applied a torniquet to his leg to control the bleeding Got him to hospital. His wife calls me and tells me and I rushed to hospital where he was in trauma center. They had to do a clean out and go in and asses the damage to form a plan. they saw many ligaments torn. Some they could not repair. But they needed to close the wound for now. They did that. and gave him so many high doses of pain killers and not much was working. they also put a metal brace around the knee so he could not bend it. Then Christmas eve he had to have surgery to remove all the metal hardware and again clean the knee. They repaired as many ligaments as possible. Installed a temporary cement ball spacer that is loaded with antibiotics , because that was the biggest concern was infection and still is today. That was a 4-1/2 hour surgery. so that is where I spent Christmas this year in a hospital. After about a week stay in hospital battling infections and blood pressure and pain management he is back home and recouping and adapting. He will be reevaluated in 13 weeks and if all is well he can have a new replacement done but this one will be a hinged type and different from what he had so how well this one goes remains to be seen. He was so distraught and still is but is coming around more lately. Going from being on the mend to starting all over after alot of hard work. But God will watch over him and get him through it.
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Praying for a positive outcome.
 
MPVic said:
Praying for a positive outcome.
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I was and still am praying alot for him because I know the pain he is in. My entire family did not have a good health year in 2024 and was glad to see that come to an end. Hopefully it will be a better year. I am fighting things right now and being tested for it so who knows what that outcome will be.
 
That's great. I hope your recovery is rapid.

Dave

PS I know what a pain it can be to have a high HbA1C as I've been struggling with metabolic syndrome, impaired insulin sensitivity, and T2 diabetes for nearly 25 years.
 
leehljp said:
I had a knee replacement Tuesday morning, but read intensely others comments from Jan, Dec. and earlier. My most unexpected thing was the pre-surgery bacterial prevention and meds BEFORE the surgery. I had several pre-op meetings and ran back and forth to the pharmacy for different meds and vitamins (Vitamins- I already had those and take them regularly). This was the same knee that I had 3 ligaments re-attached 45 years before laparoscopy type of reattachments,. Doc said he didn't know how I stood NOT getting a knee replacement sooner.

An interesting and somewhat frightening thing occurred last Thursday (9th). Linda and I had been to the main pre-op meeting about where to park, what time to be there (5AM), (Memphis Methodist University Hospital) what to bring, what to expect, full timeline of procedures, and they stayed on it for the most part. (I had femur and tibia parts replaced - at least my wife said he said a cap or something on the tibia ). Also - I would be walking with full pressure on my new knee before leaving and I would probably be released by 3 PM or 3:30. They taught me how to use the potty with the brace on. After the 1 1/2 hour pre-op meeting we went to our pharmacist for a couple more meds. Then to Walmart in the pharmacy neighborhood.. At Walmart, I get a call from my Doctor's Assistant. She said "Hank, the surgery is off. We just got your A1C report from you GP (General Practitioner) that you had taken on Dec 16. It was 7.7, which is too risky for you since you had a heart bypass a year ago. I was stunned. Then she asked is there any way you can come by and let us take it again? (BTW, I don't know what the A1C cut off point is.) I replied "I am 15 minutes away." Linda and I rushed over and I told her to pray while we traveling. We did. I didn't worry about it from then on.

We went straight in and the Doctor's assistant had a nurse (that we knew) prick my finger and take the sample into the lab. About 7 or 8 minutes later, the nurse went walking by the door rather fast to the doctors office. Then she came back and said, "I need to do it again because something wasn't right. I said sure. She took from the other hand. About 7 or 8 minutes later, she want walking by our door rather fast again. Then the Assistant came in and said, "Well, the surgery is on again. Your A1C was 7.0, which is acceptable for you." The doctor came by and said, "I don't know how you did it that quick but I will see you next Tuesday morning."

My GP does not do the A1C but sends it to a lab. So I don't know if they made a mistake or my A1C came down .7 point in 4 weeks, which is highly unusual. And between Dec 16 and Jan 9, We celebrated with eating cake and sweets for Chirstmas, New Years and my birthday. I give God the full credit.
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I hope you're up and running very soon!
 
Day 3 and the pain is not subsiding. On the first day, it wasn't as bad as I thought. Yesterday, at the PT mildly painful; today the worst. I am not one who has taken pain pills unless I absolutely had to. Well today I did! I got some ice packs on it and hope it helps.
 
leehljp said:
Day 3 and the pain is not subsiding. On the first day, it wasn't as bad as I thought. Yesterday, at the PT mildly painful; today the worst. I am not one who has taken pain pills unless I absolutely had to. Well today I did! I got some ice packs on it and hope it helps.
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You sound like my brother. He was given Oxy's for pain and he is afraid to get hooked on them and refuses to take them when he has those moments. I told him over and over you will not get hooked and they are for your help to cope. The other night he caved and got a restful sleep. I went through similar details when I had knee surgery over 12 years ago. I came home thinking I can handle the pain. Well that night when all numbness wore off I had my brother go fill prescription for pain killers. Do not try to be a hero. It will get better. The human body is a amazing work of art.
 
leehljp said:
Day 3 and the pain is not subsiding. On the first day, it wasn't as bad as I thought. Yesterday, at the PT mildly painful; today the worst. I am not one who has taken pain pills unless I absolutely had to. Well today I did! I got some ice packs on it and hope it helps.
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Ice is your friend Hank! You can't abuse that. I was given hydrocodone for my pain. I used it regularly for the first week and then cut back on the better days. The only time I take one now is before PT as it can get a little rough. When I do have some minor pains, I usually take a couple tylenol (for pain) and a couple Ibuprofen (for inflammation). I am one for not taking pills either but it is recommended to manage your pain before it gets out of hand. One pain pill is better than waiting too late to manage worse pain. A lot of that pain is from them beating the crap out of your leg during surgery. There will be more pain also as the swelling subsides and the nerves and tendons start waking up to life. I assure you it gets better but don't make it harder on yourself in the beginning. Use the pain as you need it and as it is recommended on the label. There's a good reason they gave them to you!! Lol
 
you could use LOW DOSE ibuprofen ie 200mg at a go WITH FOOD to reduce the inflammation BEFORE the physio rather than let it build up then have to get on top of it ? Just a thought

Ice is your friend AFTER physio , you want those muscles WARM AND FLEXIBLE to enable you to flex during the physio !

I did try to convince LOML that iced cooled peeled grapes , hand fed to me would increase the speed of my recovery from a broken leg but sadly she's a nurse so no go ! Apparently sympathy is only for patients not relatives too !

Good to know you're on the mend now though
 
Doctors and PTs are good, but nothing like practical and experienced guys (and gals). Thanks!

jttheclockman said:
You sound like my brother. He was given Oxy's for pain and he is afraid to get hooked on them and refuses to take them when he has those moments. I told him over and over you will not get hooked and they are for your help to cope. The other night he caved and got a restful sleep. I went through similar details when I had knee surgery over 12 years ago. I came home thinking I can handle the pain. Well that night when all numbness wore off I had my brother go fill prescription for pain killers. Do not try to be a hero. It will get better. The human body is a amazing work of art.
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bsshog40 said:
Ice is your friend Hank! You can't abuse that. I was given hydrocodone for my pain. I used it regularly for the first week and then cut back on the better days. The only time I take one now is before PT as it can get a little rough. When I do have some minor pains, I usually take a couple tylenol (for pain) and a couple Ibuprofen (for inflammation). I am one for not taking pills either but it is recommended to manage your pain before it gets out of hand. One pain pill is better than waiting too late to manage worse pain. A lot of that pain is from them beating the crap out of your leg during surgery. There will be more pain also as the swelling subsides and the nerves and tendons start waking up to life. I assure you it gets better but don't make it harder on yourself in the beginning. Use the pain as you need it and as it is recommended on the label. There's a good reason they gave them to you!! Lol
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I had a back problem about 10 years ago and learned something important - don't expect to remember what the Doc or Nurse said After you come out from under an anesthetic. After reading your replies above, I very vaguely remember something about not waiting until it hurts. Take the prescribed med (OxyCodone) in the prescribed dosage per day for the number or days prescribed. I hate being loopy, but thanks again for your reminders and encouragement.
 
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Praying for a speedy recovery.

If you are taking other meds with the pain meds, do your own drug interaction research. Doctors & hospital pharmacists don't necessarily do that. DAMHIKT says the 3am 911 call we had to make.
 
rixstix said:
Praying for a speedy recovery.

If you are taking other meds with the pain meds, do your own drug interaction research. Doctors & hospital pharmacists don't necessarily do that. DAMHIKT says the 3am 911 call we had to make.
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Agree. I have no other health issues besides slight high blood pressure and was told I could alternate tylenol & ibuprofen around my pain meds if I wanted to. I also remember having to take baby aspirin for about 3 weeks to help prevent blood clots. Always ask your Dr. what is safe for you.
 
Well, I looked up the two basic meds I take while taking oxycodone. There can be some mild interaction but for a short period of time, it should not be a problem - since I know what to look for.

BTW, I have an Apple watch and have been wearing it at night since my heart bypass, and my wife wants me to get one of those C-Pap machines. She thinks need it because she does! I could not sleep with those things on me. Anyway, the watch gives me a record of my sleep time, heart beats and respiratory rate while sleeping. I charge the watch in the evening and in the morning and other than those two hours, I get a readout of my primary vitals around the clock. This watch even tells me if I have a change in normal, and it has been letting me know since the knee surgery that my respiratory rate and heart beat and sleep habits have changed this past week.

But no major interaction for my few meds either on google search or the watch's readouts.

Thanks again. This has been very helpful.

Note On the Apple watch - It has a Collision and Fall detection device on it and if it is "On" it will call family or special friends and 911 in case either of those things happen. I was at a conference once, speaking and banged on the podium pretending to hammer something and the fall detection device went off and if I had not turned it off within 60 seconds, it would have dialed my family and 911.
 
leehljp said:
Well, I looked up the two basic meds I take while taking oxycodone. There can be some mild interaction but for a short period of time, it should not be a problem - since I know what to look for.

BTW, I have an Apple watch and have been wearing it at night since my heart bypass, and my wife wants me to get one of those C-Pap machines. She thinks need it because she does! I could not sleep with those things on me. Anyway, the watch gives me a record of my sleep time, heart beats and respiratory rate while sleeping. I charge the watch in the evening and in the morning and other than those two hours, I get a readout of my primary vitals around the clock. This watch even tells me if I have a change in normal, and it has been letting me know since the knee surgery that my respiratory rate and heart beat and sleep habits have changed this past week.

But no major interaction for my few meds either on google search or the watch's readouts.

Thanks again. This has been very helpful.

Note On the Apple watch - It has a Collision and Fall detection device on it and if it is "On" it will call family or special friends and 911 in case either of those things happen. I was at a conference once, speaking and banged on the podium pretending to hammer something and the fall detection device went off and if I had not turned it off within 60 seconds, it would have dialed my family and 911.
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How accurate is your Apple watch for blood pressure when compared against the cuff bp?
 
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