Things were going great until 3 weeks ago. I believe at that time I overexerted myself by trying to carry too much weight at one time. Within a few days I found it difficult, and still do, to stand in a stationary position for any period of time. My knee feels fine but it is the outside leg...
Thank you for your kind words and compliments, I feel fortunate to have progressed as well as I have. Also, I am thankful that I have never had problems with my other knee as many others have had. I had a lot of good advice from others before I had my surgery. I talked to a number of people that...
Josephine, thanks for the reassurance that a fall on the ice will not dislodge my new knee. A fall last December was what finally did my old knee in and something I am really cautious of now. Really looking forward to spring!!!
It is the last day of 2011 and I'm near the end of my 12th week after having LTKR surgery. Every week seems to get easier and I'm happy to have been back to work for 5 weeks. I wear a pedometer and have been walking an average of over 12,000 steps a day on weekdays (I take it easy on Sundays). I...
I hope today is an indicative of the future (I don't always want to get up this early though). I have been getting up about 45 minutes early and going through a variety of stretching exercises and finish up by putting some ice on my knee for about 10 minutes. I can't believe how well my knee...
This week went much better, I think I better understand my limitations. I worked half days on Tues. and Thur. and have not had as much swelling. I have been getting up early...which is certainly no problem due to some knee pain and stiffness. I have a difficult time in the mornings getting this...
Thank you, Tim C., I am learning that I need to listen to what my knee says. I have found a lot of helpful information on this forum. For example, I found that I'm not the only one who has a rough time sleeping!
It is great to get advice from others who have had replacements. I went to...
I am 7 wks. post left tkr., with a ROM of 109. At 6 wks my Dr. gave me the go ahead for only AHPT and gave me the go ahead to return to work. Thank goodness it was only 3 days due to our Thanksgiving holiday! The 1st 2 days at work were fine, but on the 3rd day I could feel the swelling (and a...
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