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I can kneel at church with a nice cushion under me, but on a hard floor---ouch!!
 
My os told me not to kneel. They all seem to have different opinions.
 
I have the ok to kneel, but I don't like to since it is not comfortable. I only kneel if I have a pillow or something soft/squishy under my knees. I haven't tried on a hard surface, since I don't like the feeling even with a pillow.
 
More very helpful replies. Many thanks to everyone. I fear I may be one of the 'never able to kneel' people, but apart from that I'm very happy with my new 'knees'.

One more question. Has anyone ever had trouble going through aiport security with knee replacements - i.e. does the metal set off the alarms ?
 
Just a month ago I flew for the first time since my TKR. I let them know about my knee which meant going through a different detector, my knee (and bum) lit up yellow so I got a pat down, both times. The TSA agent in my home town airport was very apologetic and kind, not so much the Orlando TSA who seemed ticked off. I even had shorts on in Orlando and my scar is clearly visible, but she wasn't happy. She even scrapped my hands.
 
Anthi said:
One more question. Has anyone ever had trouble going through aiport security with knee replacements - i.e. does the metal set off the alarms ?
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I have no problem when I go through the body scanner machine, but if I go through the metal detector, my knees trigger the alarm. When I say I have artificial knees, they just have me go through the body scanner. I have had the same thing with metal detectors in some public buildings (schools, courthouses, etc). Some are set sensitive enough for my knees to trigger an alarm and some aren't. Never had a problem getting through when I tell them I have artificial knees.
 
Hello everyone. I haven't been on the site for several months. I'm very happy with my bi-lateral replacements (November 2016). I still have some stiffness when I get up after sitting, but I happily walk a couple of miles every day. However, I've got a couple of questions for the more experienced people here.
My surgeon said I would be able to do anything I'd done pre-op, but I haven't found this to be true. (Ok I've learned not to kneel as it's too painful) .
In addition, swimming is a problem. I've never been a great swimmer but now simply cannot do breast-stroke legs without my knees becoming painful and swollen.
My other favourite activity was line dancing which I loved and would really like to return to. Line dancing has lots of turns and I recently tried some of them in the pool and again the knees swelled up.
Perhaps I'm expecting too much and I should just shut and be grateful and stop whingeing ! I don't know.
So, has anyone got any advice about swimming or line dancing ?
Many thanks and best wishes to everyone.
Anthi
 
I was able to swim after 8 months, but it took a few months to work up to my normal lap number. I just swim freestyle and backstroke, no breast stroke for me, I’m too slow with it.
 
Hello Everyone.
I haven't been on for some time as I've been pretty happy with my bi-lateral replacements (November 2016) except for some stiffness when I first start to move after sitting still for some time.
However, for the last few days I've been having more stiffness than usual and even some pain - intermittently - in both knees and some swelling even though I haven't done anything unusual. I still walk two or three miles every day. I made a really good recovery after the operation and had several months without any pain at all so can this be normal so long after surgery?
I'm assuming that I've strained or pulled something and that if I take it easy for a few days things will get better naturally. Does anyone have an opinion or any experience of this?
 
Anthi said:
In addition, swimming is a problem. I've never been a great swimmer but now simply cannot do breast-stroke legs without my knees becoming painful and swollen.
My other favourite activity was line dancing which I loved and would really like to return to. Line dancing has lots of turns and I recently tried some of them in the pool and again the knees swelled up.
Perhaps I'm expecting too much and I should just shut and be grateful and stop whingeing ! I don't know.
So, has anyone got any advice about swimming or line dancing ?
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This is an old question from several months ago, but I'll still answer it.

My surgeon told me to avoid the breast stroke leg kick, because it is so hard on replaced knees. Actually, it's hard on normal knees, too.
SusieShoes' surgeon told her to avoid it for at least a year.

For now, can you do breaststroke arms with a freestyle leg kick?
You could try the frog/whip kick again in 6 months' time, and see if it's more comfortable by then.

As for the line dancing, I think the problem there could be two things - the stomping and the change of direction.

Anthi said:
However, for the last few days I've been having more stiffness than usual and even some pain - intermittently - in both knees and some swelling even though I haven't done anything unusual. I still walk two or three miles every day. I made a really good recovery after the operation and had several months without any pain at all so can this be normal so long after surgery?
I'm assuming that I've strained or pulled something and that if I take it easy for a few days things will get better naturally. Does anyone have an opinion or any experience of this?
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Yes, it's possible that you've unwittingly strained or pulled something. Give your knee a rest and lots of TLC for a while, and see if it improves. Ease back into your activities gradually.
 
Going on 4 years since My bilateral and I can kneel on a pad or grass but only with care. I had to smile at you comment on going down steps, took me over a year to do and now I don't even think about it I just do it.
 
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