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    TKR Here she comes just a walkin' down the street

    Hi @silty1 beaver island. We have about 500 people here in the winter, and I think Mackinac is about the same for population. TC is a beautiful area. I hope to be getting out for some longer hikes in another month ir so.
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    TKR Here she comes just a walkin' down the street

    Oh, good tip, those leaves could do me in too!
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    TKR Here she comes just a walkin' down the street

    I'm walking everywhere except uneven ground and long walks now without a cane! For those of you in earlier stages, it really does happen naturally, that one day you just know you can take those first few steps without a cane and after that, it keeps happening. It will happen to you too. Thanks...
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    TKR Knees 1 AND 2 up and running

    Did I miss something?
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    TKR Here she comes just a walkin' down the street

    @Debbie_joints thanks for sharing! The water particularly helped me with strengthening everything, to the point where I started walking without a cane. I so agree about sharing stories. And want to say I've gotten to feel so many of you are friends above and beyond the face we share knee...
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    TKR Here she comes just a walkin' down the street

    Hi guys, I was just getting ready for the nine week post. I'll probably just post weekly updates for a while now. I love to be helpful as far as my experiences go, but after those first couple months, things don't change as quickly. The biggest development since my last post, is that my knee...
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    TKR 21 June 2016 & 18 October 2016 Life Begins Again

    Thanks for the picture, I wasn't picturing it n my mind anything like it, but it looks comfy.
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    TKR Knees 1 AND 2 up and running

    Yeah, I noticed in my water walking that my non operated leg steps firmly through the middle of my foot, while the operated knee tended to come down and roll to the inside or outside, so I figured if that's now built into the wear pattern of my old shoes, better get some new ones. Never would...
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    TKR Tabbycat's Recovery<

    Tabbycat, it's because you are a lovely person that we all want to help you, just like you help us! I'm not upset, just accepting I went a bit too far and was rightfully corrected. If fact, to cheer you up, I will quote from the Whiffenpoof song: "we're poor little lambs who have lost our way."...
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    TKR Knees 1 AND 2 up and running

    Great on both accounts, no infection and travel plans! I stopped at a healthy foot shoe store last week in Ann Arbor and bought three new pairs of shoes, thanks to the advice from this board. Spending so much money on clothes at one time is so unusual for me, that my credit card was declined. I...
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    TKR Tabbycat's Recovery<

    Eek, I threw us off course, apologies, and hope we all find great ways to sooth knee anxiety whatever those methods may be! Tabbycat, hope the new medication helps. We all need our sleep.
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    TKR Diane's KneeQuest, NewKnee Inn Recovery

    Just like you get to pick your kid's music!
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    TKR back !!

    Hi, welcome, this board is a great place to learn. If you want to get a good sense of issues people have encountered and suggestions they got, just start reading several of the longer threads from start to finish; it's both a great education, and something to do when you can't sleep!
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    TKR Cherie's Post-Op TKR Questions and Observations

    Ok, I'll go against popular opinion here and say I have one if those pictured foam cushions and absolutely love it! As long as I pull it tight up to the curve of my butt, it's comfortable. I still use it a lot, and the stronger my leg gets, the more imaginative I get in throwing my legs every...
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    TKR 21 June 2016 & 18 October 2016 Life Begins Again

    Yeah, the differences are interesting, nobody in my ortho wing was using a brace. And I so agree with @Celle abour what is useful in home pt. Mine really had me focus on gait, best thing she could have done for me. Plus she called my OS office to go to battle for me about taking off those darn...
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