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Dragonfly's New Knee
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Sounds like you're on the right road. I hope the back will settle down. We all get all kinds of aches and pains with this surgery. If you think about it, the whole body is moving in a different way now to compensate for the baby knee.
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Okay friends, since Monday's PT I've had pretty intense pain on my tibia. It is waking me up at night. Ice & pain meds help but not for long.
PT today so I'll ask for help and modify my tx. This is definitely more pain than I've had in 2 wks.
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PT today so I'll ask for help and modify my tx. This is definitely more pain than I've had in 2 wks.
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What did they have you do in PT?
PT is not supposed to hurt, at the time or afterward. They are making you do things your knee is not ready for. It's not even a month old and should be treated as the infant that it is!
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Must have looked pretty sad at PT today. They gently moved my knee and iced, had stretching for my back ultrasound massage and more ice. And was told to take it easy and would re-eval on Friday. Here's hoping a bit of down time will do the trick.
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Never heard of a monster walk at PT.
It sounds scary! 
How are you feeling now?
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I hope your PT went well and you are back on track.
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@BossK and bill 3/20
Knee is feeling pretty good again. Changed up exercise to more on the bike! Went up Mt Hood yesterday....I was sweating. I've been working on special exercises for my back. I think I'll go see a chiropractor soon.
Thanks for asking!
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Knee is feeling pretty good again. Changed up exercise to more on the bike! Went up Mt Hood yesterday....I was sweating. I've been working on special exercises for my back. I think I'll go see a chiropractor soon.
Thanks for asking!
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You are doing fantastic for just one month out! Be careful to not overdo.
Did you walk up there? If so, that sounds like too much activity for such a new knee. It's only just a month since you had this major surgery.
Do read this again, to check what you should be doing:
Activity progression for TKRs
I know you've had a partial, but the recovery process is very similar.
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Oh, I'm sorry, that was the program on the bike.
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OK. That sounds better, then. Although you should still be using the bike with no resistance.
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Ha, that scared me too! I was like...mountain climbing?!?! Already?!?
