R&B Skater
new member
- Joined
- Jan 25, 2019
- Messages
- 8
- Age
- 69
- Country
- United States
- Gender
- Female
Had out patient surgery Jan 15, 2019. In at 11 am and out by 7pm to home.
Used BoneSmart site extensively before surgery to be able to ask questions of surgeon and make best decisions. Have been wanting a TKR since I tore my meniscus playing indoor badminton 3 years ago. Now I'm bone on bone so I get to have a new knee!!
I was doing weight lifting, dance roller skating, badminton, stationary biking, gardening and walking prior to surgery. Hiking and snow shoeing were too difficult. By end of second day I was off my walker. By day 6 after surgery I took a 1½hr very slow walk with walking sticks outside.
I've taken very little oxycodone and depended on max acetaminophen. Had pain pump for first 3 days. Using ice machine was given to me at discharge. I highly recommend it!
Pain level max 4/10 & usually low except when doing heel slides & leg straightening. Nights on the couch are tough due to discomfort. I'm at day 10 post surgery & can do 10 toe raises on surgical leg alone, go upstairs fine and downstairs with care. I have 0-119 degree ROM.
My PT says I should be hiking within 3 months and I'm now hoping to start dance R&B quad roller skating indoors in 2 months, as skating is easier on knees than walking. I consider myself very lucky, though I'm still recovering from broken ankle surgery due to a fall while hiking and only got my cast off Aug 22, 2018 from that . I'm ready for a good summer!
Used BoneSmart site extensively before surgery to be able to ask questions of surgeon and make best decisions. Have been wanting a TKR since I tore my meniscus playing indoor badminton 3 years ago. Now I'm bone on bone so I get to have a new knee!!
I was doing weight lifting, dance roller skating, badminton, stationary biking, gardening and walking prior to surgery. Hiking and snow shoeing were too difficult. By end of second day I was off my walker. By day 6 after surgery I took a 1½hr very slow walk with walking sticks outside.
I've taken very little oxycodone and depended on max acetaminophen. Had pain pump for first 3 days. Using ice machine was given to me at discharge. I highly recommend it!
Pain level max 4/10 & usually low except when doing heel slides & leg straightening. Nights on the couch are tough due to discomfort. I'm at day 10 post surgery & can do 10 toe raises on surgical leg alone, go upstairs fine and downstairs with care. I have 0-119 degree ROM.
My PT says I should be hiking within 3 months and I'm now hoping to start dance R&B quad roller skating indoors in 2 months, as skating is easier on knees than walking. I consider myself very lucky, though I'm still recovering from broken ankle surgery due to a fall while hiking and only got my cast off Aug 22, 2018 from that . I'm ready for a good summer!