Hi everyone
It's my knees 1 year birthday today. What a ride!
My life is soooo different now. I can actually walk, stand in lines, go shopping, chat to people without needing to find a seat, go fishing without a chair. Just such simple things.
I take no medications at all, I would say I...
Hi everyone
3 month anniversary today and I'm loving life! Things have changed dramatically in the last 2 weeks. My fog has cleared, my energy levels have improved and I'm doing activities I haven't done for years. The constant chronic pain I lived in for 10 years or more has been replaced by...
I went back at 7 weeks but I only managed 4 hours, 3 days a week to a mostly sedantry job. My legs would swell and ache and to be honest I struggled to concentrate. Last week at 11 weeks I felt so much more human. The change was remarkable and it made me understand why 12 weeks for most is the...
@DebM I am doing well but that doesn't stop me being impatient or having bad days and set backs. What I am pleased about is I have come to the point where I can say I am happy I've done this. I'm disappointed that some things I could do before surgery are still not able to be done yet (like...
Hi @DebM. Sounds like you are over the biggest hump. My OS insisted I stay on Naproxen, lyrica and topentadol for 3 months. He said to come off too soon interferes with early movement and said "and quite frankly you'll become a bit of a brat!" He said bilaterals needed pain relief for longer...
Thanks @Celle and @newlybionic. I have been having baths for weeks now so not sure what yesterday's struggle was all about.
I know I am making progress but I really had no idea it would be this all consuming.
Hi everyone
I had a very emotional day yesterday. I have been feeling really frustrated at how long this process takes. I think my headspace is struggling with the fact that every decision I make has to cross check with what my knees may need first.
My PT told me last week when I expressed my...
Hi, I live in Australia and was cleared by my OS to drive at 6 weeks post surgery. He advised that insurance won't cover me prior to 6 weeks.
At the time he cleared me he also told me to go back onto Tapentadol which is an opiod. According to the responses on this thread, I should therefore...
Hi everyone. It's been 3 weeks since I checked in. I'm now just over 9 weeks post op. I had 3 days of doing nothing other than ADL after all of the previous advice (3 weeks ago) and unfortunately for me it made me worse.
On the Monday I attempted to ride my recumbent bike and screamed in...
@hope4clay Hi Clay. I just wanted to touch base with you. We had bilateral tkr just 4 days apart and I too am very obese. My size hasn't prevented my activities in the mornings. These knees are built for all terrain conditions. So while like you I need to seriously loose weight to ensure...
Thanks for your update. I'm 8 weeks post surgery. Yesterday I asked my PT when I could ride my motorbike again and she refused to answer. Then said ask the surgeon and I think he will say never. I was a little taken aback. I was hoping maybe 3 to 6 months.
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