Christie b
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MUA 1 year this month on TKR
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I want to tell everyone that has went though TKR that it is a long journey to heal. I am going this spring to have my other knee replaced.
Please do not get discouraged and I know you will because I did with my first one and cried more than I had in a life time. Scared mostly.... Surgeons will not tell you everything that you will experience during your healing. It took me 7 months actually to feel more normal but not 100%.
For the ROM I only got to 112 at 4 months and still cannot bend it all the way back to reach 130. But I can drive, sit at a table, put my shoes and clothes on great without a ROM of 130 or 120. There is no swelling at all at 8 months but I still have some stiffness at times but I deal with it and walk. I also still ride my bike with no trouble.
I am telling everyone this because your body will heal without PT and pushing your limit beyond to the point there is more swelling and pain. I have decided when I have my other knee fixed this spring, that I will do my own PT since I have all the equipment and items that they use anyway.
I had a MUA at almost 6 wks., and regretted it from day one. Simply because it did not help me anymore with my ROM but it did set me back on healing. The swelling was awful. I will not have another MUA even if my ROM was 95 at the time.
I will go in with open eyes on this other knee comparing on what I went though with the first one. So, with all that said, I wish everyone a happy healing and let your body decide with healing than someone trying to push you until you scream with pain. Also don't worry about the ROM, it will come -- it might take a year or more, but it will come. I am 67 years old and I don't expect to get past 120, but I do what I want to do at 67. Oh! and I can even bend down with the knee need to kneel on it..... Best wishes everyone!
Please do not get discouraged and I know you will because I did with my first one and cried more than I had in a life time. Scared mostly.... Surgeons will not tell you everything that you will experience during your healing. It took me 7 months actually to feel more normal but not 100%.
For the ROM I only got to 112 at 4 months and still cannot bend it all the way back to reach 130. But I can drive, sit at a table, put my shoes and clothes on great without a ROM of 130 or 120. There is no swelling at all at 8 months but I still have some stiffness at times but I deal with it and walk. I also still ride my bike with no trouble.
I am telling everyone this because your body will heal without PT and pushing your limit beyond to the point there is more swelling and pain. I have decided when I have my other knee fixed this spring, that I will do my own PT since I have all the equipment and items that they use anyway.
I had a MUA at almost 6 wks., and regretted it from day one. Simply because it did not help me anymore with my ROM but it did set me back on healing. The swelling was awful. I will not have another MUA even if my ROM was 95 at the time.
I will go in with open eyes on this other knee comparing on what I went though with the first one. So, with all that said, I wish everyone a happy healing and let your body decide with healing than someone trying to push you until you scream with pain. Also don't worry about the ROM, it will come -- it might take a year or more, but it will come. I am 67 years old and I don't expect to get past 120, but I do what I want to do at 67. Oh! and I can even bend down with the knee need to kneel on it..... Best wishes everyone!
Happy belated an-knee-versary, @volLady!
And thank you for coming back and sharing this update and your message of hope -- and patience. I know it will be helpful to others who are struggling. You are doing well, and you will likely to continue to see improvement into your second year. Many of us do.
You will notice that I've merged your newest thread with your original recovery thread. We ask all members to maintain just one recovery thread to keep all your recovery information in one place, making it easier for us to review your history before we provide advice.
So please post any updates, questions or concerns about your recovery here.
All the best for year 2!
And thank you for coming back and sharing this update and your message of hope -- and patience. I know it will be helpful to others who are struggling. You are doing well, and you will likely to continue to see improvement into your second year. Many of us do.
You will notice that I've merged your newest thread with your original recovery thread. We ask all members to maintain just one recovery thread to keep all your recovery information in one place, making it easier for us to review your history before we provide advice.
So please post any updates, questions or concerns about your recovery here.
All the best for year 2!
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thank you! I just wanted to let people know that sometimes PT and doctors do not know what our bodies go though. It will take time for healing and reaching your own ROM than instead of their rating chart that they want you to be at. I am not a doctor but I want people to know to listen to your body than instead of some doctor or PT person. I learned the hard way the first time so this March I will go back with eyes open with my own care and my own decisions to make and not the doctors.......Everyone have a blessed week from Tennessee!
