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    TKR TKR and Shoes

    Your shoe needs and preferences will probably change over the course of your recovery. For me, it was socks with grippers in the house and Birkenstocks for PT. Then I went to Hokas, which have been pretty much a staple since then, especially since I still had an osteo knee on the other side...
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    TKR Knee Surgery on Feb 18, 2025

    @llm161 I was one of those who wanted to know everything beforehand, and so I, too, watched a video of the surgery. It was a little freaky, but I think it helped me to know what the surgeon would be doing. It helped me to visualize what my body would be going through. It's routine, yes, but a...
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    TKR Second Time Around

    Hi, everyone! I had my right knee replacement a little over a year ago [Dec. 12, 2023] and am preparing for the other knee surgery on Feb. 4, 2025, in Nashville, TN. I found this site really informative and supportive last time and am grateful to be part of the group again. My replaced knee...
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    2025 February Valentines - Are you having knee surgery in February?

    I'm having TKR on left knee on February 4, 2025. I had TKR on the right knee December 2023.
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    TKR RTKR December 12

    Layla - Thanks for the anniversary greeting! I love my new knee! I hope someone on the site who is going through a tough time in the early days can read this and it gives them hope that things will get better. I can't do everything yet, but the relief from pain at every step the way it was...
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    TKR RTKR December 12

    Week 11 Check-in - I am doing 30 min. to an hour 6 days a week of swimming or isometric exercises. For the first time today, I went walking outside in my neighborhood for half an hour. My surgical knee was fine and ready for more while the non-surgical leftie was giving me some bit of pain but...
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    TKR 8 months out

    @Bfan - It does seem like a lot. I'm at 9 weeks and wouldn't attempt it. You know how you feel. What other activities are you currently doing, and how are they affecting pain and swelling?
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    TKR RTKR December 12

    @selketine I think pool clearance does have to do with the incision healing. I was very anxious to be able to swim again. I haven't been to Mammoth Cave in years, but it is a nice park. We like to spend time at Lake Malone, where we have a small lake house. That's a big reason I want to get...
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    TKR RTKR December 12

    8 1/2 WEEKS out from TKR - I'm reporting in because, in my early weeks of recovery, I liked to read about experiences of those ahead of me. It was my way of focusing on the long range. So today I swam laps for 175 yards after water walking for 25 min. Since my week 6, I have found swimming to...
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    TKR RTKR December 12

    BTW, I swam laps for 150 yards on Saturday, an increase of 50 yards from two days prior:yes!:
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    TKR RTKR December 12

    Thank you for the continued support. I had an unexpected amount of pain last night after driving and sitting for way longer than I have before. I drove two round trips of 45 min. each, so 90 min. of driving although not consecutive. Also sat in church for an hour without elevating the leg...
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    TKR 6 months post op

    From what I have read on this forum, being stiff when getting up from sitting happens for a long time and may never fully go away. When you say you are still limping, do you mean all the time when you walk? How is your non-operated knee? I still have one to go, and it affects my walking now...
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    TKR RTKR December 12

    Second swim session today, exactly 8 weeks out from surgery. I spent 20 min. water walking in the therapy pool and then swam 100 yards in the big pool, but half of that was backstroke. I can tell I need the aerobic exercise because I get winded too soon. I'm still loving my long sleeve suit...
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    TKR RTKR December 12

    Thanks for asking, @Layla. I slept well last night after my time in the pool. Today, my knee is no more sore than usual. It feels like the muscles in the leg and around the knee are less tight thanb before the swim although the knee itself still is stiff on standing after sitting for awhile...
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    TKR 16 Months Post-Op - Doing Well and Still Improving

    This is so encouraging to those of us still in the early months. Thanks for the update!
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