@Nana moon 27
Hi Ann, yes, I managed to find your thread about your 'Shiny New Knee', so if you have loads of 'alerts' it's me lol!! Wow, you certainly do have a really positive attittude towards this second TKR & that was how I went into this with the mindset of 'Well, it has to be done & I have to put in the effort, you can't expect the OS to put in a prosthetic knee & then go off merrily & expect it to function perfectly all by itself, that's not how this works!!'
That's not to say I don't have bad days by myself when I get down (& even weep sometimes!!) despairing of ever being 'normal' again , because I do, we wouldn't be human otherwise, it's the frustration of things not happening as fast as we want them to & the Doctors (bless them!!) not being honest about the exact extent of the recovery from this major traumatic event!!
It may be a slower path this time around for you Ann, but I gave up worrying about ROM, flexion/extension etc; weeks ago after reading some of the lovely posts on here & the support & confidence it's given me has been invaluable. Even when I was letting the scar infection heal & resting up I was still reading if not contributing, it was a 'blip' but it really got me down. Now onwards & upwards, as they say!! Yes, we still have to ice, elevate, do our exercises, manage the stairs, go for walks etc; etc; but i've come to the conclusion that many have along this journey, that the knee is the Boss, listen to it, treat it well & it will respond (eventually for some of us!!) & just 'go with the flow' & stop obssessing about the 'numbers'?!! I do know what you mean about the other knee feeling 'broken' tho' Ann, that's exactly the words I used to my OS last time I saw him & he said it's very common for the other one to suffer drastically & rapidly with the first TKR.
Says she who went out to the Supermarket last night,(I prefer to go when it's quieter?), forgot her crutch & coudln't be bothered to go back fo it (I walk up & down the 15 stair flight outside my flat in the Communal Hall without it now to get the post etc;), regretted it bitterly on the walk back (operated knee was feeling 'heavy' & a tad wobbly, other one just bone on bone as usual & left ankle swollen & on fire) Another lesson learned, as I type this laid up resting watching tv, icing/heating/elevating etc; , all the usual lol, just for being, well, plain stooopid!!
@Kansas Teacher @Bilbo @Angel1978, lovely to hear from you all, & Roxie, you seem to be doing extremely well, you've put in the work as I have read & it's certainly paid off-you're 2 wks behind me as I recall, so you're about 7/8 wks now & you've really done amazingly, your ROM is about as good as it gets, I still have a lot of internal bruising in & around my knee which is impeding my bend, but i'm not in the least bothered about it now, as I know i'll get there eventually, always think positive, it's all we have!!
Btw, i'm intrigued, can I please ask what an IT band is, im baffled lol?
Bilbo, many congrats on getting your sugery date for the other TKR, you & I both know it's going to be a tough road, but we also know it has to be done, we don't want it but we NEED it & you'll be in my thoughts, i'll be counting the days with you!!
Angel, thanks for your kind words, I hope you're recovering from your partial ok, & thinking of you too!!
Much love to you all
Sue xxx
. I'm glad it seems to be settling down, lets hope it stays that way? 
It has gone down some with constant icing & a lot of rest/painklillers etc; still at 9 wks, but I have various lump, bumps & areas of swelling that are palpable. I think like you say it's just doing more of the same & patience, but we WILL get there!! 
It has been a very busy month with a few ups and lots of downs (relative funeral) so I was not on my computer much and not doing my exercises as religiously as I should have. Getting a bit discouraged but my physiotherapist indicates I am progressing well. It is 2 months now and my ROM is only 93/4. I still have so much inflammation in the knee so bending is the real challenge. I started last week walking our dogs (with my husband) every morning (no cane or walking stick) and actually I go pretty fast for about a 15 - 20 minut
try it if you're not getting anywhere with the 'slides', you never know!! 
My OS also told me that it would take at LEAST 6 months for it all to settle down, that it takes up to a year to heal completely, but that swelling could still flare up at any time in the future, especially after doing too much-sounds pretty depressing when you look at the facts, but at least we don't have that chronic' bone on bone' grinding, burning, agonising pain that's necessitated this surgery in the first place & I feel as if i've got half of my life back already-here's to the next chapter now, fingers crossed, i'm speaking to my OS' Secretary on Monday, I have to get this other RTKR in motion, I cant bear the pain & grinding any longer?!! 
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