Recent content by Kiwigirl62
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TKR 12 months and Strong
Hi, well I am currently nearly 14 months post op BUT this post is a 1 Year update…just got really busy since I got back from Holidays. I celebrated the 1 year anniversary for my knee replacement by doing the Coast to Coast hike from one side of England to the other (300kms over 16 continuous...- Kiwigirl62
- Post #169
- Forum: Knee Surgery Recovery Area
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TKR 12 months and Strong
@Celle @Jockette @sistersinhim could I ask one of you to update my thread to 12 months and Strong Thanks heaps about to update 1yr mark- Kiwigirl62
- Post #166
- Forum: Knee Surgery Recovery Area
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TKR Getting back to hiking and climbing.
@rustic great update ...glad to hear you out there again with your wife. I am with you on extension, its been my thorn in the side but like you almost there. Pulled calf muscle on tkr leg couple weeks ago, not stretching enough in between walks. Had to pull back for 10 days. Needless to say...- Kiwigirl62
- Post #87
- Forum: Knee Surgery Recovery Area
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TKR 12 months and Strong
Haha...Melanie......tell your Irish friend l always forget my lippy. Sad to say won't be doing much walking for a few weeks....not been stretching and have pulled my calf muscle (tkr leg). Knee strong as an ox but limping badly....gosh back to icing again. Very frustrating...been moving...- Kiwigirl62
- Post #162
- Forum: Knee Surgery Recovery Area
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TKR 12 months and Strong
@flsungirl , great the hear from you again, yes I also have a bit of numbness the outside area of the knee and feels really weird shaving. also not a great kneeler either - am OK on the bed but hard surfaces are a no no. I look a sight when I have been helping at work with sorting phone and PC...- Kiwigirl62
- Post #158
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TKR 12 months and Strong
8 Month Update Hi well currently all is going normal as can be. Have taken a couple of spills on the pavement (I never normally fall). Walking too fast and not lifting my TKR leg up high enough. Mostly pride was hurt, Knee was good as gold. In the first one tried to right myself before I hit...- Kiwigirl62
- Post #154
- Forum: Knee Surgery Recovery Area
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TKR 12 months and Strong
thanks everyone and yes you are right - it is the reason that I keep regular updates.....I hunted high and low at the beginning of my recovery for anyone who was 1 / 2 / 3 months ahead off me. What it did was help me take the pressure off myself doing stuff too early and set realistic little...- Kiwigirl62
- Post #153
- Forum: Knee Surgery Recovery Area
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TKR 12 months and Strong
@rustic I'll look forward to your update....there's not many oldies on here any more....hope yr doc gives a good report.......mine signed my off at 5months...bit fast but can go back if sny majors happen.- Kiwigirl62
- Post #149
- Forum: Knee Surgery Recovery Area
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TKR 12 months and Strong
6 month update (and not a lot to say) OK so at the magic halfway point and very pleased to say that everything is rather normal. Knee feels normal 90% of the time and the only meds I've taken in the last month were for a headache. Doing the same walking and cycling as last month although now...- Kiwigirl62
- Post #147
- Forum: Knee Surgery Recovery Area
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TKR Trailer's Abused Knee Repaired
@Trailers -great post and i laughed at your pic for your post -boy on the skateboard.:rotfl: Your doing really well ...the first 4-5weeks suck sleepwise, but slowly it starts to get better. Wow stairs already...i was a slow one at those, but amazed by still each week how something that caused...- Kiwigirl62
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TKR 12 months and Strong
@Trailers Thanks for your post - yes it was the Frances in 2016, St Bees to Robin Hood Bay this Sept (12 months post op) and planning the Via de la Plata for May 2020 (if all goes well). I really encourage you to try to be 'steady eddie' and listen to your body's own recovery rate and I found...- Kiwigirl62
- Post #145
- Forum: Knee Surgery Recovery Area
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TKR 12 months and Strong
@rustic - your walking/hiking seems more aggressive than what I am doing. Currently I'm fairly moderate but trying to get a base under my belt with long distance rather than hard out. save that for starting after month 6. @traceys - yes, yes and yes - get poles. It is amazing how much they...- Kiwigirl62
- Post #142
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TKR 12 months and Strong
@rustic - yes we forget rather fast after a while re the accidental kneeling. I am in mode to increase the length of time I walk each week by 15-20 mins (I usually have a 15 mins rest in the middle) and try to include inclines etc as I am doing a 16 day hike/walk across Northern England in...- Kiwigirl62
- Post #138
- Forum: Knee Surgery Recovery Area
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TKR 12 months and Strong
@Lindylee thanks, I was very lucky re my knee as cycling caused no issues thankfully - just couldn't walk more than a couple of blocks re the pain just before surgery. I was very lucky to achieve rotation on the stationary bike a couple of weeks after surgery but put off getting on the actual...- Kiwigirl62
- Post #136
- Forum: Knee Surgery Recovery Area
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TKR 12 months and Strong
@Cementless - no I don't feel groggy when waking and I don't sleep in the day. It is the first time I have ever tried as pre op never had a problem sleeping. The pills are actually 1.5mg in strength and I got them via the internet from your country. From some site called Life Extension. I...- Kiwigirl62
- Post #134
- Forum: Knee Surgery Recovery Area
