Dippyrascal
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Hi everyone,I just found this forum and very happy since the last few weeks of recovery have been quite lonely and isolating. A bit about my background, I am 41 living in the UK and I had a full knee replacement surgery on 4th April 2022. I was fortunate to be given a cancellation slot for the operation so had no time to prepare really, it was about 3 weeks from getting the date of the operation to the surgery date.
My knee was worn so much it was bone on bone, no cartilage left on the inside of the knee and missing ACL. I'd been living a nightmare for a long time and the last year had been particularly challenging and the pain had really impacted my mental health.
I've been suffering with arthritis for a few years and hypermobility for my whole life. I work as a prison officer so my job is very physical, walking up to 20,000 steps a day. I'll be off work for several months and then no doubt a fairly long phased return.
I've been doing ok with my recovery according to the physio which is positive. I'm still in lots of pain of course and over the last couple of weeks its been mainly muscular pain in the thigh and calf, sleep is still challenging as well. I try to stay active during the day but elevate my leg as much as I can. I'm interested in connecting with anyone who also has a physical job to return to and also anyone who has been suffering with arthritis from a young age like I have.
My knee was worn so much it was bone on bone, no cartilage left on the inside of the knee and missing ACL. I'd been living a nightmare for a long time and the last year had been particularly challenging and the pain had really impacted my mental health.
I've been suffering with arthritis for a few years and hypermobility for my whole life. I work as a prison officer so my job is very physical, walking up to 20,000 steps a day. I'll be off work for several months and then no doubt a fairly long phased return.
I've been doing ok with my recovery according to the physio which is positive. I'm still in lots of pain of course and over the last couple of weeks its been mainly muscular pain in the thigh and calf, sleep is still challenging as well. I try to stay active during the day but elevate my leg as much as I can. I'm interested in connecting with anyone who also has a physical job to return to and also anyone who has been suffering with arthritis from a young age like I have.
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