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    TKR How long did it take you to be able to manage stairs normally?

    Am still doing them one by one two and a half months after LTKR. Can only manage about 4 normally then knee feels shaky - how did other people progress? Thanks in advance.
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    TKR How long did it take you to be able to manage stairs normally?

    So glad I discovered this forum. This is a tough journey to travel and doing so with others who have been there is making it so much easier. Thank you all.
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    TKR How long did it take you to be able to manage stairs normally?

    Sorry if my post about stairs was confusing. I did have stair practice before they let me go from hospital. Could manage them one at a time without crutches from quite early on. Just don't feel new knee/leg strong enough to try more than four steps one foot before the other right now and that's...
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    TKR How long did it take you to be able to manage stairs normally?

    I love the snake and ladders analogy - it's so true. One day I've felt really encouraged and the next really down. I did manage to walk down lots of hospital corridors without a stick on Sunday and husband reminded me that I would never have be able to do that pre-op when my leg used to seize up...
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    TKR How long did it take you to be able to manage stairs normally?

    This is soo good to hear from others who've been there; thank you all. I'm doing PT once a week - we do squats (not very deep ones), quad exercises lying down lifting legs, getting up and down from lower bed every week, up and down one step work although can only manage going up four stairs at...
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    TKR How long did it take you to be able to manage stairs normally?

    Thank you both, so good to hear some encouragement. I've only been icing once a day and am now going to up it to 3/4 times. Funnily enough knee feels a lot better today than over the weekend.
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    TKR How long did it take you to be able to manage stairs normally?

    Hi all - I had a total replacement of my left knee on 12 March this year. For the first few weeks I felt I was doing really well. Walking around house without crutches and able to go upstairs one step at a time without aids. My physio told me I was doing great after 3 weeks; said better than...
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