Bilateral TKR BTKR Week 14

[Jorettathom]

Thanks, that is what I needed to hear...

 

[Jorettathom]

Thanks, I will definitely listen to the advise.

 

[Jorettathom]

Hi everyone as of June 16th everything was going good and then I started walking, I have to talk up some hills now my leg swell. I ice them down but it seem it help a little what I am doing wrong???

 

[referee54]

How far are you walking? sometimes that swelling will take some time to go down and go bye-bye. After my BTKR, I had "kanckles"---ankles that looks as big as knees---for quite some time.

Remember, recovery---the body returning to normal----can take upwards to a year.

 

[Jorettathom]

I sorry, I had my surgery on November 19, 2013. Should there still be swelling??? I am walking about 1/2 mile

 

[referee54]

Yes, you can still be having some swelling---it may take some time for that swelling to fully subside. I will tag @Josephine and @Jamie, too.

 

[Jorettathom]

ok Thanks referee54

 

[kneeper]

Good to see you, but sorry you're having trouble. Just speculating, but maybe the walking uphill is putting a new strain on things.

 

[Jamie]

Some people experience more swelling than others. I'm one of those. I can still get a bit of it in my knees and my first TKR was 5 years ago. It depends on the activity, how much heat and humidity is going on, and my diet. This is just how I'm wired, I guess. But I do find that regular exercises minimizes it.

So, be sure you're not overdoing the exercise. A half mile sounds like a good start. Hills are okay, but work up to a steep incline gradually. Any swelling you get from exercise should only last a day or so.

 

[Josephine]

I have to talk up some hills now my leg swell.

"Talk" up some hills? How big are the hills? How steep?

I am walking about 1/2 mile

Is that half a mile there and half a mile back or half a mile round trip? And how often are you doing this walk? Every day?