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    PKR Partial knee Richmond Va

    Three months today since Left PKR. Seems 100% as good as my original knees! Finally getting back in shape a bit. Won 3 out of 4 racquetball games today. I have stopped favoring my good knee! My guess is going into the surgery with relatively strong leg muscles made recovery faster and...
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    PKR Partial knee Richmond Va

    probably my last post unless something changes! 8 weeks tomorrow since surgery: did my last post op checkup with my surgeon today. zero pain or issues despite 4 games of racquetball on Monday and Tuesday. no swelling after playing. I took off the "training wheels" on Monday and played full...
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    PKR Partial knee Richmond Va

    6 week update I celebrated my 6 week post op by playing 4 games of racquetball this morning! I was a bit tentative and still do not push off near as hard on my partial new knee on the left. Good news is pretty much zero pain moving on the court. I was amazed! Won 1 out of 4 games and should...
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    PKR Partial knee Richmond Va

    my knee was not that bad before! but it was keeping me from doing many things home repair projects, racquetball, long walks without pain, and keeping up and playing with my grandkids. I made a conscious decision to do sooner rather than later! All these things were priorities for me. some...
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    PKR Partial knee Richmond Va

    5 weeks tomorrow! Night pain is quite a nuisance still. I am a side sleeper and often I have to get up and ice at 3 or 4 in the morning. I know the nighttime pain is probably related to that days activity level. I am not great at holding back activity! Still doing my own PT following real...
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    PKR Partial knee Richmond Va

    I have lots of small goals! 1. Hope to go to a camping music festival next weekend. 2 weeks after surgery. Feel pretty good about his one. 2. Transition to doing my own PT. My gym has all the equipment and more. I am pretty good at this part. 3. Lose weight! Gained weight over the last...
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    PKR Partial knee Richmond Va

    June 6th is correct
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    PKR Partial knee Richmond Va

    6 days out after medial partial knee replacement! Never needed walker or cane. Very stable feeling. First real PT today. Was a bit painful but seemed helpful. I am off all opioid meds after day 2. Just Tylenol and anti inflammatory med. Ice and elevation is best pain killer! Walked 4...
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    THR March 28th Surgery - Now playing Racquetball!

    The almost 3 year update: Mostly never think about the replacement hip. I still have less flexibility on the replacement side, wish I had worked harder at regaining flexibility! Not a huge issue just harder to do simple tasks like putting sock on right foot. Getting back to playing...
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    THR March 28th Surgery - Now playing Racquetball!

    Just a quick update: 15 Months out now from total hip replacement on the right hip. Huge improvement over pre-surgery status. Have a bit of intermittent pain walking sometimes, but it is not to bad. Pretty much doing everything I was doing before hip got bad. Back to playing racquetball at...
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    THR March 28th Surgery - Now playing Racquetball!

    I am a couple of days shy of 6 months after right hip replacement. Anterior replacement in Arlington Va late March 2018. Surgery @ 8 AM cleared for discharge at 1 PM! I was very lucky and have had a very quick recovery. Never used a walker at all and a cane for only 4 or 5 days. Before...
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    THR March 28th Surgery - Now playing Racquetball!

    @Bone-obo don't think you can't play again! I play with several guys in their low 60's who are really good at racquetball! For me the more active I am the better. Good luck!!
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    THR March 28th Surgery - Now playing Racquetball!

    One day shy of 3 months today! New hip is awesome. Just a tad sore in the morning as is just about everything at 53 and the day after 2 hours of racquetball yesterday. Pretty much do not even think that I am playing on replacement hip now. Starting to get some quickness and stamina back...
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    I've got to get well: 34-year-old mother of four.

    You are young and I assume active if you have 4 kids! I would expect you will bounce back very quickly! I only had right hip replacement. At 54 I was very active before surgery, playing racquetball up until 2 weeks before surgery. I was extremely motivated as I wanted to get back to living...
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    THR March 28th Surgery - Now playing Racquetball!

    So far so good on a quick recovery! 6 weeks out from THR I returned to racquetball. First couple of times playing was a little rough after 8 weeks of no cardio! Had quite a bit of soreness but most was muscle soreness due to lack of activity. No real hip pain. I usually play twice a week...
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