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    TKR New knee success !

    Having had both knees replaced in 2024 ( TKRs ) I feel that I am somewhat qualified to be able to give some advice although of course this is personal to me and may not be the same for everybody. First of all I would say that reading a lot of other posts on here ( the majority ) it seems that I...
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    TKR New knee success !

    An update on the grating noise. I saw the OS on Tuesday 4th Feb and got the full lowdown on both my knees. The left knee had severe tri compartmental osteoarthritis and this caused my anterior cruciate ligament to become severely damaged and could not be saved this meant I had to have a...
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    TKR Right TKR December 10, 2024 UK

    Thank you @Layla Yes two months today and still making excellent progress. I saw the surgeon last Tuesday ( 4th Feb ) and once again he is very pleased with me. Walking is now an absolute joy and it’s great to not have bowed legs anymore. Knee can still get a little sore if I over do it but hey...
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    TKR New knee success !

    Thank you Ealing Gran. I have thought the same that it could be the knee cap not being resurfaced and like I said completely painless just sounds a lot worse than it is , as it is actually quite audible and people have said “ooh that doesn’t sound good ?”. It is one of the things I will address...
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    TKR New knee success !

    Well today is the one year anniversary of my total left knee replacement. Having had the right knee done of the 10th December 2024 it has been good to be able to compare both side by side. Although I obviously seem to recover well from surgery I would say overall that the left was more...
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    TKR Right TKR December 10, 2024 UK

    Well one month today since my Total Right Knee replacement. Once again I am making excellent progress and would say I am ahead of my previous TLKR back in Jan 2024. I have excellent bend in the knee and I am far more dexterous with no clicking I may add ! The knee is still moderately swollen...
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    TKR Right TKR December 10, 2024 UK

    Thank you. Our date system is different to yours. So I had mine done last Tuesday the 10th of December so that puts you ahead of me :wink: Good luck with your recovery, like I said I had a total left knee replacement back in January ( 23rd ) and that has been brilliant.
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    TKR Right TKR December 10, 2024 UK

    TRKR Tuesday 10th December 2024 Hello all, We’ll following on from my very successful TLKR back in January 2024 ( my story is HERE ) I have just had a TRKR carried out by the same surgeon at the same private hospital funded through our brilliant N.H.S ( mods please feel free to merge these...
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    TKR Bakers Cyst

    @JanieW I had a large Bakers Cyst on the back of my left knee. First of all a Bakers Cyst is not a true Cyst and therefore cannot be drained and have the sac removed and has been said , they will always fill back up and the fluid in there can often be very viscous. My Surgeon explained to me...
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    TKR New knee success !

    So it’s four months today since my TLKR and things ( touch wood ) are going great. I can sit crossed legged and I am almost pain free ( still gets a little sore if I overdo it though and I have to remind myself that I have a fake knee ). I have better flexion on my operated knee than my other...
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    TKR New knee success !

    I honestly think that the NHS failing to provide me with a PT was actually a good thing. I did all my exercises regularly ( minus squats ) from the book they gave me and was walking without crutches after just 4 weeks and back driving smack on six weeks. I would say I am about 85 - 90% fully...
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    TKR New knee success !

    Sorry for the late reply but my youngest brother passed away aged just 58 and I have been dealing with everything. It really is patience is a virtue journey with my knee , whilst I have made a very good recovery and have full ROM my knee does sometimes get sore and stiffens up and yes I am...
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    TKR Help following a private TKR

    This was what Jonathan Phillps was tasked with sorting out ( my Mothers Right knee grossly swollen prior to having a second revision because of an infection )
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    TKR New knee success !

    I can walk completely normally , go up and down stairs just fine and like I say, have the max ROM that you can achieve with an artificial knee , however , if I turn or move suddenly then my knee definitely reminds me that its there and that its still recovering Internally. Whilst it does tighten...
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    TKR New knee success !

    Yes thank you Layla ,all seems to be going great although I still get some stiffness in the knee in the evening or if I have been standing too long but I still have full ROM. My knee also clicks all the time and periodically I get a pulsating sharp pain in the outside of the knee which I still...
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