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    TKR 15 week update

    @dtmbf so glad to hear things are going well for you too. I too had my second RTKR on May 18th, so I like seeing how you're doing in comparison to myself. I'm finally done with outpatient PT and doing pretty well, though stairs will probably be a problem for me the rest of my life. I can do...
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    TKR 15 week update

    @PolarBear60 - Looking back to three years ago I'm convinced that waiting a couple weeks longer to start PT makes a lot of sense. My PT experience three years ago was definitely less stressful than the current PT and the PT I did 15 years ago. If I'd put two and two together and realized why...
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    Revision TKR Right leg feels longer than left

    Good idea. Thanks for the suggestion; I'll give it a try.
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    TKR 15 week update

    @Celle thanks for the link to Mary Beth's first knee surgery; I read the whole thread. Mary Beth, you had quite a ride the first time out. I was lucky with my first TKRs 15 years ago. Looking back they seem not so bad. I think it's like giving birth--once you're feeling good again you're so...
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    TKR gzuckero's Recovery - '6 months in<

    Your body and mind has been through a lot in the last three weeks, and it's understandable that your emotions can get the best of you at times, but it will get better. When you're used to being independent and taking care of yourself, it's difficult giving that up even temporarily. Add pain...
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    Revision TKR Right leg feels longer than left

    Kneeper, thanks for your comment. It's very encouraging. I saw my OS on Tuesday and he pretty much told me the same thing, that I need to relearn my normal gait--heel to toe and bend knees when I walk. Since then I've been making a concentrated effort to pay attention to how I walk, and I...
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    TKR 15 week update

    Wow, I thought my recovery was going well, which it is, but I'm jealous that you're walking a half mile and doing stairs after seven weeks. I too had my right knee replaced (revision) on May 18th and endured a one-hour ride home. I'm still walking with a cane most of the time, especially...
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    Revision TKR Right leg feels longer than left

    Thank you all for your replies. Pumpkin, thanks for the suggestion of a chiropractor. I've never been to one, but am willing to try anything to get back to normal. Prior to my knees developing OA in my early 40s, I didn't have a noticeable difference in leg length. I walked 3-4 miles every...
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    Revision TKR Right leg feels longer than left

    Hello! I just found this forum today and it's nice to be able to share with others who know what it's like to go thru TKR. My knees were originally replaced in 2000/2001and everything went great. I had emergency surgery to remove my left knee due to infection in 2012, spent five months in...
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