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    Bilateral TKR BTKR Recovery - on the way to my new life!

    It was 2 years on Friday since my I got my new knees and I’m still super happy with them! Running 25km a week (over 6 days and only on my treadmill), walking 20k plus steps daily, rushing up and down stairs (and escalators!) with no problems. The rest of my arthritis does bug me quite a bit - in...
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    Bilateral TKR BTKR Recovery - on the way to my new life!

    So I’m now almost 18 months from surgery - still managing daily average of 20,000 plus steps, running 15km a week (on my treadmill), skipping, lots of intense workouts - and it’s often amazing me how much happier my life is with my new knees. I’m getting a slightly better ROM and although I...
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    Bilateral TKR BTKR Recovery - on the way to my new life!

    It’s been a while since I posted and I’m now 9 months out and so happy with my new knees! Last week I ran 15km on my treadmill (over 6 days), walked an average 20,267 steps per day and really enjoying being able to do all this without my knees constantly giving way like they used to before my...
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    Bilateral TKR BTKR Recovery - on the way to my new life!

    Thank you all for the lovely comments! I ran for 5 minutes on my treadmill yesterday and felt great. Also realised that it’s the first time I’ve been able to run without pain for over 6 years. I always just used to push myself through the first 15 minutes and the pain would slowly ease but...
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    Bilateral TKR BTKR Recovery - on the way to my new life!

    It’s now almost 6 months since my surgery and I saw my lovely surgeon today. He’s really pleased with my progress, the x-rays look great and he‘s now discharged me, also clearing me for running! He then told me that they don’t usually operate on patients with such severely advanced arthritis and...
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    Bilateral TKR BTKR Recovery - on the way to my new life!

    @Carmencita - just sent you a pm - hope it worked!
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    Bilateral TKR BTKR Recovery - on the way to my new life!

    Thank you for all your lovely comments! @Carmencita - I’m so desperately sorry for you losing your husband - the pain is so horrendous and never goes. The grief doesn’t get smaller but usually our world around the grief gets bigger - but with the current pandemic our worlds are shrinking. I’ve...
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    Bilateral TKR BTKR Recovery - on the way to my new life!

    It’s been a while since my last post - I’m now 16 weeks and 1 day from surgery and really turned a corner after 3rd January. I’m able to skip again! I’m only doing 2.5 minutes twice a week but I haven’t been able to skip without pain since October 2019 (when I got chondrocalcinosis on top of the...
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    Bilateral TKR BTKR Recovery - on the way to my new life!

    Thank you for your words of encouragement @Jaycey! 7 weeks and 3 days - lots of improvement - I can now cycle with the seat lower for 10 minutes which is great. I’m still resting, icing and elevating the majority of the day but also walking 30 minutes at least once or twice a day and finally...
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    Bilateral TKR BTKR Recovery - on the way to my new life!

    Finally managed to get both legs to cycle round exercise bike - thank you @Roy Gardiner as it was your advice about making the seat higher that made it possible! Day 36 - still slow improvement but all going in the right direction. Even managed to go the hairdresser (cab there and back) and...
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    Bilateral TKR BTKR Recovery - on the way to my new life!

    Thank you @Jaycey and @sistersinhim - it helps to hear I’m doing well as feeling pretty frustrated I’m not further ahead! Went for a short walk round park today with my friend (and the dog) without crutches and it was okay but did make me realise that I will have to let my daughter take the dog...
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    Bilateral TKR Post 4 weeks bilateral knee replacement-still in pain

    @Mich86 - wow - you’re doing way more than I am and I’m almost 5 weeks out from my bilateral. I haven’t even started to cut back on any pain relief because I’m really not ready to drop any yet. I’m taking slow release ibuprofen, Paracetamol. Codeine Phosphate and Oramorph, regular icing and...
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    Bilateral TKR BTKR Recovery - on the way to my new life!

    Thank you both for your kind words. Just so tragic. And I know what a comfort I found my husband’s funeral because there were so many people able to come and remember him - it’s so hard in the current climate for everyone with only limited family members allowed.
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    Bilateral TKR Bilateral knees

    @Jane66 - sound like you are making progress! It’s a slow journey but we’ll get there in the end!
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    Bilateral TKR BTKR Recovery - on the way to my new life!

    Day 31/32 - definitely some improvement and managed to get my left leg to go round on the exercise bike yesterday (only once because it did hurt a bit) but that’s big progress for me. Been walking around the house more and managed to unpack my shopping delivery too which is great for feeling...

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