Wednesday 6 June 2012

TKR FORUMS


I discovered two TKR Forums which are extremely helpful and interesting.  I wish I had discovered them before my bilateral TKR.   These forums are similar to support groups and the members are so friendly and would not hesitate to answer questions and motivate each other. 

Its important to have adequate knowledge of TKR before we go for the surgery.  This is to ensure that we know what to prepare before surgery, what to expect during recovery and what is the period for recovery.  This way we can have a realistic expectation.  Believe me, I have come across a lot of people who have unrealistic expectation of their recovery  as they think they can fully recover and go back to work in 4 to 6 weeks' time.  And then they start to panic when they do not see much progress or may even experience a set back in their recovery.  So it is better to have sufficient information and learn from other people's experience.  There are lots of information in the internet about TKR either through medical websites, individual blogs or community support groups.  Joining a community support group is highly beneficial. There is nothing like learning from other people's experience as they have been there and done it.   The last thing you want to do is to listen to people who have not done TKR before. 
 
BoneSmart is one of the forum that I have joined and it consist of members from all over the world.  This forum is quite large in terms of membership but they are very well organized and very interesting.  And some of the forum administrators have joint replacement medical background.  This forum is set up in two sections, one for pre-op and the other for post-op.  This is the most interactive forum that I have come across.

The other forum that I have joined is Delphi Forum (Joint Replacement) which is hosted by Robyn Mayhall who had TKR in both knees at age 27 and 28 years respectively due to rheumatoid arthritis.  This is a smaller forum but also very well organized, interesting and fairly interactive. 
 
If any of you are considering doing a TKR or are in recovery after TKR, you can join these forums for free.  You will feel very welcomed when you first post an introduction about yourself.  Check out their links here:-

http://www.delphiforums.com

http://www.bonesmart.org





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