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PKR It's a knees up - SuperSnappers recovery

@RestAssured we eat loads of vegetables! And grow a lot of our own in the summer. Nothing much beats veg from your own garden. My husbands family came from Italy and we try to eat quite a lot of Italian food too, lots of olive oil, Parmesan and veg. Delicious! I am also a big fan of lettuce in all its forms. My daughter thinks I'm a bit odd. :happydance::happydance:Fills you up with no calories!
 
@RestAssured ,@kneeper just wanted to check if I'm about right on what I'm doing re exercise?

Each morning I have a little walk around for 5 mins to loosen up, then I do 10 quads stretches, 5 straight leg lifts, 5 heel slides, 5 sits on side of bed and stretching knee back to get more ROM, 5 x getting up from bed not holding on to anything. I do the hanging leg one sometime in the day for a couple of minutes too. I repeat these again at lunchtime and might do them, in the evening but often not as my knee is stiffer. I walk around about every couple of hours, climb up and downstairs twice a day, shower etc. the rest of the time I'm icing and elevating.

Is this enough for 11 days post op or is there anything else you feel I could add in, take out? All suggestions gratefully received. By the way I never get past discomfort when exercising.
 
If no.discomfort yaaaaay. You.will also know by.fatigue as per usual the award for progress goes to.snaperoooooooooooooo

Legin THR Sep 14
 
@SuperSnapper,

At day 11, why are you worried about ROM? Stairs up and down twice a day?

Do you remember my saying "stiffness IS swelling?"

Doing your exercises 3 times a day?:what:

Let me tag @Josephine for you and maybe she can give you better advice than I can.:console2:
 
@SuperSnapper - wow you are doing well! I feel a little static with progress. I don't think I can even get 90 deg bend anymore. My knee yells when I try - so I stop. I am having most of the pain on the inside of my knee. I'm spending most of the day and night icing and elevating. I am so frustrated with this now.
Deb x
 
@Wilma it's only been the last day or so that I've done a bit more. Remember you had twice the surgery I had so I think that may make a big difference. I didn't do it when it hurt except heel slide, quad stretches and moving my feet. Funnily enough most of my discomfort is on the inside too. I can't get mine much beyond 90 but am not worried as it will come. Also I do very little in the way of exercise from lunchtime onwards as things stiffen up a bit.
I do sympathise. It is frustrating and slow but all the ice and elevating will pay off. I'm still doing it nearly all day too. The gel packs are so cold that I have to wrap the rest of me in blankets! Before they were thawing really quickly but they take longer now.
I am so bored with the TV:tantrum2: Mr P has the rugby on! He doesn't even like Rugby Union. He's a Rugby League fan!
I've watched so many episodes of Homes Under The Hammer this week that I really am beginning to hate the gurning pair who present it and I just know that I could easily run my own property empire by now plus I am an antiques expert having watched Flog It ad nauseam too! Have started reading a bit but the concentration isn't quite back yet.
Keep cheerful . I'm sure you are doing the right things. After all everyone on here can't be wrong.
Big hug from across the Pennines

Mary x
 
@SuperSnapper - Thanks Mary - I needed the encouragement but 'cheerful' maybe a stretch! :snork: I recon I could run a mini empire of properties too - maybe we should set up a company??? haha.

My hubby is working and I'm watching endless Christmas films on C5. Just about to make a shopping delivery order via Tesco so that should keep me occupied for a while.

D x
 
I'd say you're doing plenty and maybe a bit too much. Are you doing stairs because you have to or for exercise? I'd limit stairs at this point.
 
@kneeper thanks for the reply. I'm doing the stairs because I feel I need to spend more time downstairs now and find the stairs easier than a few days ago. I'm still resting downstairs just that I've move from bed to sofa. I was feeling a bit like a Victorian mad woman staying upstairs! So a change of scene has been good for my mood, I suppose. If anything I am more comfortable to elevate my leg on the sofa now. And Mr P doesn't have to trail up and down so often either.:good-bad: It's a huge balancing act , this recuperation!

I was feeling I wasn't doing enough exercise but I think on reflection I am as I do get a bit stiffer in the evenings. The good news is I can actually feel my knee cap again after all the icing! :thankyou:

@RestAssured thanks for the reply. You are all really helpful . It just helps to get another's perspective on how things are going. I really don't feel I'm overdoing it as I do feel a bit better each day now but I do think I need to keep on being careful. Your warnings are always timely:tada::thankyou:
 
SuperSnapper said:
I've watched so many episodes of Homes Under The Hammer this week that I really am beginning to hate the gurning pair who present it and I just know that I could easily run my own property empire by now plus I am an antiques expert having watched Flog It ad nauseam too!
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Those were the programmes that were on in the middle of the night here in New Zealand (UK TV, on Sky here)! In the first few weeks after this TKR, I used to be awake for a couple of hours then and I would make myself a cup of tea and watch TV until I felt sleepy again. I enjoyed them at first and later they were sufficiently boring to induce sleep.
 
@SuperSnapper you seem to be doing really well, but I can't stress enough "DONT OVERDO IT". We all try to speed the recovery up, but often end up slowing it down. I remember being so frustrated, bored, useless but luckily my husband, who isn't normally bossy,insisted I rest and it did pay off. My recovery was just about text book, yes it took a while, but hopefully this knee will last you a very long time, let it settle down gradually, try not to make it stiff, it will be worth it in the long run. (There is a good jigsaw App for iPads - Magic Puzzles, that will kill a little time. Lyn xxx
 
@Ellejay, I promise I won't overdo it. But I do feel pretty well. Well, apart from the stiffness in the evenings and the broken nights! I can't believe how much the pre op gym work has helped so far. I went three times a week for 4 months on the surgeons suggestion and I think it is really helping .:biking:i am not naturally sporty although for the last 14 years since I developped knee problems I've been a gym member - apart from last year when I took up more walking and when coincidentally the knee gave up on me! Hmmm. However I've read too many threads on here about overdoing things and I am naturally cautious.

You should be concentrating on you :console2:. Hope the pain is well controlled and you manage to stay comfy. It's ll so much easier to ice and elevate when you are at home.

Sweet dreams , I hope.
Mary x
 
Plenty good advice on here for you snaperooo nice one on recovery. Btw i played rugby union back row and wing even played against somw England players. Many owches those matches
 
Having an easy day today . Went down for breakfast - bacon sarnies yum! Mr P has just changed the bed bliss ! :sleep::sleep::sleep:so settling down for a cuppa and a Sunday snooze. Looks lovely out , bright and sunny but very chilly with frost overnight. Brrr.
 
@Legin if you are an RU man guessing you might not like RL which is played a lot here in the North. We support Leeds Rhinos, go to a few games although Mr P would like to go to more and follow their progress. Guess it's what you are brought up with. I've been watching since I was a small girl.
 
I only played 2 matches league against a wimens.team. 3 off our team got carried off in first 20 mins. Second.match.same team.I played for wimens.team in.a tutu oooooioooooo

Legin THR Sep 14
 
I just preferred union tho loved 7s. My proper team.was a v high standard but had many Leginism like ran.into post.knocked out.

Legin THR Sep 14
 
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