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Some people have found MUA helpful, but as Celle says, they gave the knee tlc and didn't do any intense PT. Just gentle range of motion.
 
@Spex10.
Hi I'm also at 6 weeks. Sounds like we have the same doctor. I just went for my exam yesterday.
I'm at 80 and he expects me to be at 120 by Jan 12. Or it will be manipulation. Well I'm going at my own pace. No Mua for me. Were still in the early stages of healing. I just ice, rest and elevate. I do my pt myself at home. Wasn't happy with the pt outside. And I feel I'm doing much better doing it at home at my pace.
 
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Since I'm on my way to doing better. I feel a MUA will just set me back to the beginning again. No ty lol. I would rather continue even if it takes me a few months to really feel better. I'm in no hurry.
 
BC55 I know what you mean. However, I really can feel specific underlying tissue adhesion that I don't think all the resting and icing in the world would help.
Its 8weeks+ now and I'm less able to bend than I was weeks ago. I know the moderators think I've done too much too hard physio but in 8 weeks I've seen a physio 6 times for 20 minutes at a time. I could never even do heel slides. I did my best to no avail.
Will rest for next 2 weeks.
 
@BC55, I think you will find much improvement in your pain level and your ROM in the future. I think you've made a really good decision! Slow and easy wins the race! God bless you!
 
Spex 10 I hope you are able to have some happy holidays in spite of your difficulties. I will be thinking of you.
 
Thanks all. Its interesting reading all the threads. Everyone has some sort of problem from inadequate pain control to lack of sleep and restless legs and all points in between. Do you think that people only look for such a forum if they have problems and that out there are a whole lot of people with new knees whose op and rehab have been trouble free? I doubt it somehow but am fantasising about these imaginary lucky people and wishing I was one of them.
 
There are tons of people who have no issues on Bone Smart. As they recover, they get back to their lives and don't post as often. @ACDCJen really has been trouble free as was @newlybionic during her revision and there are 100s more. @redsmom is another I can think of. Sleeplessness is a part of the recovery that most TKRs experience. I've noticed many starting pre-op threads, then coming back for post-op postings. This recovery can be a lonely and isolating experience, even for those with caring families. I've also noticed that people aren't always given a full story as far as recovery goes. My OS told me I should wait 12 weeks before returning to work and it could take a full year for recovery, but many aren't given this information.

I found BoneSmart a year and half after my TKR. I did have complications at the time, but I was looking for more information on the process when I found BS.
 
Spex10 said:
Thanks all. Its interesting reading all the threads. Everyone has some sort of problem from inadequate pain control to lack of sleep and restless legs and all points in between. Do you think that people only look for such a forum if they have problems and that out there are a whole lot of people with new knees whose op and rehab have been trouble free? I doubt it somehow but am fantasising about these imaginary lucky people and wishing I was one of them.
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I think that has some validity.. But I haven't really had problems.. Just nosy! I was looking for more education on the recovery process as it was not well documented elsewhere and my surgeon said.. It just takes time.. I did not know what was expected at each stage of recovery..and its hard to find post op TKR people that I can talk to in person.

Now next year you may also be able to forget about your rebellious knee!
 
Then again there's the fact that most TKR recoveries are an up and down process. I've found that we tend to think that once the incision is healed all is good to go, not realizing how much healing is still going on inside. So I think we get impatient and look for reasons why recovery isn't going as fast we'd like.
 
I found this site when I was planning my surgeries. There are lots of pre-op posts of people who came here first. I have had a relatively uneventful and "normal" recovery. You can read my recovery thread if you like. I'm posting in it once a week now so it falls off the first page to the second or third page.
 
I am now almost 12 weeks and have had a very good recovery with very little issues. I am pretty much pain free and do whatever I want for the most part. There is swelling and aching if I do too much in one day or compound it in a few days. I just slow down a bit and remind myself to take it easy on my baby knee. It is learning yet. I love this sight as it gives me an idea of what is "normal" for where I am. It is comforting to hear that what I feel at the different stages is the normal and other people have it also. I have a wonderful husband that does anything for me and 2 adult daughters that help with anything I ask. I consider myself very blessed in my life and healing, but this is a comfort place for information when I get frustrated or sad I am not further along. That is why I love it.


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It was one of those nights, that I couldn't sleep that I happen upon the BoneSmart site. I became interested in all the information out there that people were sharing, the Knee handbook that my surgeon gave me prior to surgery doesn't scratch the surface of all the questions I've had and found answers for on here. I would have been contacting my dr, alot more for answers to questions found here. When I did start to have problems, I found support and found courage in myself to speak up to those whom I thought knew everything, but had lead me astray. I've been able to share the positive and the negative to my recovery process, as a person begins to feel better and things return to normal I find there is just not as much to share, my story, my recovery is boring at this point. If I felt I had nothing to give in return to help others I probably would discontinue writing. But I consider myself only 50%+ recovered and see searching for answers to questions of things that pop up from time to time.
 
My OS didn't really give me a lot of info about recovery (and I didn't know what to ask). The questions I had were answered with such wide time frames that I still felt unclear (driving anywhere from 3-10 weeks; back to work after 6-18 weeks...). It never occurred to me to ask about ROM but then the in home PT indicated I should be at 90 by week 3, various surgeon web pages again had a wide range 90 by 2-8 weeks....

Since I was home and had lots of free time on my hands, I found this site to get info from people who have actually lived it. My only "problem" has been that I don't have as much ROM that I would like as quickly as I would like. At 6 weeks, my OS was not happy with my ROM, but he wasn't overly concerned either. I will see what happens at my 12 week check. Hopefully my ROM will continue to improve before that appointment.

Otherwise, my recovery has been problem free, especially for a bilateral
  • Slept well from day 1
  • Normal appetite from day 1
  • Off narcotic pain pills at 3.5 weeks
  • Walking unassisted in home at 5 weeks (no walker or cane most of the time)
  • Returned to doing my share of household tasks without difficulty/extreme fatigue at 6 weeks (meal prep, laundry, vacuuming, dishes...)
  • Driving at 6.5 weeks
  • Light shopping/errands at 6.5 weeks
  • Back to work (3-4 days/wk) at 8 weeks; will be 5 days/wk at 12 weeks
  • Walking unassisted in public at 8 weeks (sometimes with cane in case I get tired)
  • At 10 weeks, life is basically back to presurgery normal....
Now I just want to get life back to pre-arthritis-pain normal and start hiking again and bend my knees enough so I can get rid of that ugly toilet seat with arms!
 
I started ready threads on here 6 months before my tkr. I didn't know anyone personally who had, had one and needed to know what to expect. I am so glad I did! My recovery has been problem free with just a few concerns that I found out were normal. Knowing that they were normal eased my mine, which in turn assisted in my recovery!
 
Interesting posts from everyone. All I had was a leaflet from the hospital about the surgery and inpatient care. The OS doesn't seem to be the least interested in rehab. Its all up to me and the physios apparently. The physios are at a generic centre. I think the first one I got was a sports physio. Not impressed. No home physios even a possibility and I'd never even heard of ice machines. I was given a bag of frozen peas in a pillowslip in hospital and even then I had to ask for it.
I feel like I've done something wrong to cause my ROM to be so bad. Its actually getting worse again. 50degrees if I'm lucky. This band of tissue wants to pull my knee up.
I'm sitting in my stressless TM recliner. Is that a bad thing? I've been doing the toes to nose and now just have my feet elevated. The phyio said I should sit upright with my feet flat on the floor rather than leaning back in the recliner.
 
I think you'll be fine in the recliner. Ignore what the PT said - sitting with your feet flat on the floor isn't going to do anything except encourage them to swell..
 
Phew. I certainly hope its OK. Its the only time I'm comfortable.
 
I have the same issue. My doctor at 6 weeks said I need to be at 120 by Jan 12. Or MUA!##!
I don't think so..... Its my knee he did his job now let me do mine, At MY OWN PACE. I also did pt 3x a week for 1hr. All the swelling and pain. Now I just rest, ice and elevate. I do walk around the house. And do little things. My Rom is waiting for me. And when it arrives I will be very happy.
 
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