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    Revision TKR Four Months Out and Still Can't Walk

    For once, something positive to post! I am down to PT twice a week and am getting better ROM. I hit about 101-105 degrees by myself and have been up to 115 with assistance. The stiffness is still there when I first get up after sitting, or when I stand for a period of time, like when cooking...
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    Revision TKR Four Months Out and Still Can't Walk

    I agree with all of the above! The daily PT is doctor's orders, but when I go on the 30th, I am going to discuss that. When I stopped for a month in March, leg was still frozen bent and I had to use a walker, but at least the pain went away. As to my job, I can, and try to, get up every...
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    Revision TKR Four Months Out and Still Can't Walk

    Update on this darn knee! I did make some progress after the revision, but got "stuck" at about 90 degrees of bend. I do have full extension, which is good. So, I had my THIRD MUA on August 9th. Again, at first I got some good improvement, but about a week in, the knee started hurting and my...
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    Revision TKR Four Months Out and Still Can't Walk

    Hey, all! I had the revision of my right knee replacement (done November 3) on May 15th. The surgery was shorter than expected and so far, so good. It is extremely gratifying to put in the work at PT and see some results--FINALLY! As a quick reminder, my knee basically froze in a bent...
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    Revision TKR Four Months Out and Still Can't Walk

    True. I can do virtually nothing as, when I am upright with my walker, I am basically balancing on one leg! My toe touches the floor for a bit of stability, but I can't put weight on it. Thanks! In the meantime, loving my snuggly blankies!
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    Revision TKR Four Months Out and Still Can't Walk

    Just wondering...I am almost 6 months out from TRKR, getting a revision May 15th, and I am always cold, when prior to surgery I was almost always too warm! I don't even own many sweaters as I could never wear them as I would get too warm. I mentioned this to a friend whose husband also had...
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    Revision TKR Four Months Out and Still Can't Walk

    It is amazing how much hearing of others' situations and outcomes encourages me! For so long I felt like the only one in the world that didn't have a nice, simple recovery from a routine procedure. It really does help me hold out hope that my outcome will be good. As Neecey said, it's tough...
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    Revision TKR Four Months Out and Still Can't Walk

    Thanks to all who responded - it really does help! As of today, April 14, I have not gotten an earlier date in either place I am scheduled, so assume it will have to be May 15 in Columbus or May 26 in Toledo. I can't justify the extra travel time and expense for only 11 days earlier, so I...
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    Revision TKR Four Months Out and Still Can't Walk

    So, it's been a bit, and I've been to more appointments for tests and consultations than I'd like! The MSK ultrasound (musculoskeletal ultrasound, which takes still and video shots of muscles and tendons) shows likely the quad tendon is okay, may have degredation at kneecap. The upshot from...
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    Revision TKR Four Months Out and Still Can't Walk

    The "magic man" in Columbus thinks a revision is needed, that it's not a tendon issue. Great guy, Aldolph Lombardi. Going to the "magic man" in my area next Thursday. I spoke with him today and he thinks it *is* likely a tendon issue, which can be repaired, and a revision might be needed...
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    Revision TKR Four Months Out and Still Can't Walk

    The first second opinion was with a revision specialist nearby, the second second opinion will be from another revision specialist, but near Columbus. My doc advises that if any surgery is done to repair/replace the tendon, it would likely be done in Columbus or Cleveland, not in my immediate...
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    Revision TKR Four Months Out and Still Can't Walk

    Thanks for all the support. I just got a call from my surgeon with results of the MRI and CT scan I had yesterday, both of which point to a ruptured quadricep tendon, keeping in mind there is magnetic disturbance due to the metal in the replacement. This means a brace to walk pegleg or a...
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    Revision TKR Four Months Out and Still Can't Walk

    This is not only my first post here, but my first post on any forum. I had right TKR on November 3rd. For two weeks, all was well, I was walking with barely using the walker. Then in week three, a pain started. It was a sharp stabbing pain on the inside edge of my knee. That pain has never...
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