ncgoaliemom
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Hi all, I'm brand new here and I'm hoping to get some insight for any of you that were considered morbidly obese and had TKR. I'm going to need both knees done, and while I wish I could have both done at the same time, I've been told that's not the best way to go and that I should do them one at a time
I'm 5'8 and about 285. If you are around that range, did you have any complications? I've been on a weight loss journey for the last year and a half and was able to drop 70lbs with 5 days in the gym and calorie deficit, but the knees have gotten so bad that I'm not able to do the gym anymore and the calorie deficit I have to stay in to lose weight without the gym (thanks crappy thyroid) isn't sustainable and then it triggers disordered eating so I've been gaining/losing the same 20 pounds for the last 6 months, so getting my knees done is definitely a needed thing so I can get back in the gym.
If you were obese what did your recovery look like? And how much time did you need to take off work? I work from home now (thanks to covid) so I thought I could take a week off, but I've been told thats probably not remotely enough time. I'm just curious what other peoples experience was like.
Sorry for such a long post, I'm just filled with so many questions and really anxious about how much time I will likely have to take off. Sick pay isn't the issue, I have unlimited, but I run a department with 16 direct reports and I'm afraid all h#ll will break loose if I'm out too long. I have to answer way too many questions every day to be out for very long.
I'm 5'8 and about 285. If you are around that range, did you have any complications? I've been on a weight loss journey for the last year and a half and was able to drop 70lbs with 5 days in the gym and calorie deficit, but the knees have gotten so bad that I'm not able to do the gym anymore and the calorie deficit I have to stay in to lose weight without the gym (thanks crappy thyroid) isn't sustainable and then it triggers disordered eating so I've been gaining/losing the same 20 pounds for the last 6 months, so getting my knees done is definitely a needed thing so I can get back in the gym.
If you were obese what did your recovery look like? And how much time did you need to take off work? I work from home now (thanks to covid) so I thought I could take a week off, but I've been told thats probably not remotely enough time. I'm just curious what other peoples experience was like.
Sorry for such a long post, I'm just filled with so many questions and really anxious about how much time I will likely have to take off. Sick pay isn't the issue, I have unlimited, but I run a department with 16 direct reports and I'm afraid all h#ll will break loose if I'm out too long. I have to answer way too many questions every day to be out for very long.