I thought I'd just pop in to say hello and to recount my experience of flying for the first time since the TKRs. It's now nineteen weeks since my second TKR and up until last week it insisted on still swelling for the slightest of reasons, if I walked that bit too far, if I used my exercise bike too much, if I stood too long preparing meals. So I gave in and did nothing for a few days, went back to almost continuous icing and elevation and the swelling seems to be improving.
Today I flew, only for two and a half hours. The flight itself was fine, but security didn't like my knees. I told the man at the desk that I had two replacements, but that my OS had said they shouldn't set the alarms off, the security man said two most definitely would set them off, and they did! So I needed the full body search, even though I wore a skirt so they could see the scars. Luckily we had plenty of time. Now I hope that my knees will let me enjoy three days of sightseeing in Stockholm.
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. I'm sorry that you have injured your knee, it's definitely two steps forward, one back, even at this stage in our recoveries. I'm pretty sure I tore something inside my knee coming downstairs, (our stairs are very steep with high steps). That was about three weeks ago and it is just getting better now. I'm still doing the hydro exercises, the Pilates and my static bike, but I still cant pedal my road bike - I could at this stage with my first knee so I'm feeling a bit frustrated about that. 
. I can walk around all day, I can stand in the kitchen baking, as I've done the last few days, but as soon as I want to bend it it doesn't want to know. My husband is going walking today and I've promised myself I will ignore the mountain of ironing and the jobs around the house, I'm going to wrap ice around my knee, get a book and lie with both legs up the wall, my favourite yoga position during recovery, and stay there all morning! Hopefully it will improve things, I'll let you know. Xx
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