NLK
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First...I'm wishing all the best to Josephine. She has been such a help to all of us.
Next....another testiment to TKR. Three days ago I fell on my icy front porch and did a do-it-yourself manipulation with my replaced knee (almost 2 years old) going backwards bent behind me. I felt so stupid!! I saw the porch was wet, but I really didn't think it was icy. I got to lay there a while and contemplate my stupidness. I had my cell phone in my pocket, but when I called my husband, who was out shopping, I got to hear his phone go off inside the house. When I decided I wasn't going to die from the pain, I scooted over to some posts and pulled myself up. The ankle and knee didn't want to support anything so I hopped through the garage into the house. Since then, I've been so relieved to see the knee really came through. It is sore, but there doesn't seem to be any swelling or bruising. The ankle is another matter, but I can handle that. It is purple, but getting better. I am just so amazed that such a fall doesn't seem to have hurt the knee replacement. I can probably bend it more now than I did before, but I would certainly not recommend this type of therapy.
Everybody be careful with snow and icy condition. Just because I live in California doesn't mean water doesn't freeze.
Next....another testiment to TKR. Three days ago I fell on my icy front porch and did a do-it-yourself manipulation with my replaced knee (almost 2 years old) going backwards bent behind me. I felt so stupid!! I saw the porch was wet, but I really didn't think it was icy. I got to lay there a while and contemplate my stupidness. I had my cell phone in my pocket, but when I called my husband, who was out shopping, I got to hear his phone go off inside the house. When I decided I wasn't going to die from the pain, I scooted over to some posts and pulled myself up. The ankle and knee didn't want to support anything so I hopped through the garage into the house. Since then, I've been so relieved to see the knee really came through. It is sore, but there doesn't seem to be any swelling or bruising. The ankle is another matter, but I can handle that. It is purple, but getting better. I am just so amazed that such a fall doesn't seem to have hurt the knee replacement. I can probably bend it more now than I did before, but I would certainly not recommend this type of therapy.
Everybody be careful with snow and icy condition. Just because I live in California doesn't mean water doesn't freeze.