1ELISEA
big-cheese
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It’s been several months since I signed off.
A left TKR is on hold for a couple of years but it’s time to update on my right TKR.
Electing to have surgery is tough for many of us. Even with severe pain, it’s often easier to stay with the known than move forward to the unknown. And my metal sensitivities made the decision more difficult. Once the plan was in place for a nickel free implant TKR, though, it was time.
My right TKR was May 29, 2012. Few weeks post op, I was back on crutches for several weeks and dismally chasing “the ROM factor”. With a great PT, I powered through and had 135 ROM before I trashed my left ankle 6 months later. Ah yes, grace in motion.
The ankle’s partially torn tendon meant a walking boot for 6 weeks and ankle wraps for months; sometime in the future may mean surgery but not in the near term unless I trash it again.
Fast forward to today.
My routine involves working out two days a week. Usually starting with the bike for cardio, switching to leg presses, unless left non TKR knee is bothered, and hip abductors.
Added upper body after attempting overhead arm presses and was muttering under my breath about the gym rats who must have left 50 lbs on the weights. When I looked over it was ……....Aaahhh, ummm there was zero weight on the overhead arm press machine. Ooookkkkk. Now I’m working upper body as well.
Recently had a one year TKR checkup. OS compared current X-rays to a year ago and they are perfect. Yep, everything is perfect with the knee. Two thumbs up.
When leaving the exam room, I dramatically turned and pivoted on my TKR leg, looked at my OS and declared, ”Walking Is Freak’n Awesome!”. With a huge smile and a laugh he sent me on my way for a year.
I racewalked outta there and screeched to a halt as I almost knocked over a woman coming very sloooowly around the corner with her walker.
The woman made me think of this forum and how I should update. And here I am.
A left TKR is on hold for a couple of years but it’s time to update on my right TKR.
Electing to have surgery is tough for many of us. Even with severe pain, it’s often easier to stay with the known than move forward to the unknown. And my metal sensitivities made the decision more difficult. Once the plan was in place for a nickel free implant TKR, though, it was time.
My right TKR was May 29, 2012. Few weeks post op, I was back on crutches for several weeks and dismally chasing “the ROM factor”. With a great PT, I powered through and had 135 ROM before I trashed my left ankle 6 months later. Ah yes, grace in motion.
The ankle’s partially torn tendon meant a walking boot for 6 weeks and ankle wraps for months; sometime in the future may mean surgery but not in the near term unless I trash it again.
Fast forward to today.
My routine involves working out two days a week. Usually starting with the bike for cardio, switching to leg presses, unless left non TKR knee is bothered, and hip abductors.
Added upper body after attempting overhead arm presses and was muttering under my breath about the gym rats who must have left 50 lbs on the weights. When I looked over it was ……....Aaahhh, ummm there was zero weight on the overhead arm press machine. Ooookkkkk. Now I’m working upper body as well.
Recently had a one year TKR checkup. OS compared current X-rays to a year ago and they are perfect. Yep, everything is perfect with the knee. Two thumbs up.
When leaving the exam room, I dramatically turned and pivoted on my TKR leg, looked at my OS and declared, ”Walking Is Freak’n Awesome!”. With a huge smile and a laugh he sent me on my way for a year.
I racewalked outta there and screeched to a halt as I almost knocked over a woman coming very sloooowly around the corner with her walker.
The woman made me think of this forum and how I should update. And here I am.