Seatides
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OK. Reality has set in. After working several more days since I last posted here, I am finding more and more that my knees and legs are stiffer and sorer and puffier than they've been in a long time. My left foot and ankle (the TKR side) are noticeably swollen; I have my feet up right now and am icing. I'm wondering if I shouldn't be working so much yet? I told them that I'd work 5 days this week, but now I don't know if that's such a great idea. But at worst, I'm only delaying my full recovery, is that right? I'm not harming my new knee, am I?
I think @sistersinhim said to stop doing the home PT exercises after going back to work, and I haven't been doing them; but why is my knee feeling like it's more swollen and bending less? I have a feeling that it's not because of not exercising, but from doing too much. I know I'm supposed to cut back on other ADL while adjusting to being back at work, but I don't think I'm really doing that. The same stuff still needs to get done! My legs just feel worn out and weak and achy at the end of each day (although they recover some overnight). My left TKR knee definitely doesn't hurt the way my old arthritic right knee does, though.
I'm not sure what else I should be doing to help the situation. I ice maybe once during the day at work; I put my leg up on a stool too. I get up and walk around, but sometimes forget and feel very stiff when I do get up after sitting too long. I'm not working more than 8 hours a day. I try to avoid the tons of stairs at my office when I can, but I have to walk them (up and down 2 flights) about once a day. I take a prescription NSAID for my OA knee, and Tylenol as needed for other aches and pains. At the end of the today (like tonight), my legs really don't feel great.
No doubt it's just that my leg needs a lot more time to heal. I can't expect it to be fully recovered after not quite 15 weeks, right? I'm asking too much of it too soon, so what do I expect?
I think @sistersinhim said to stop doing the home PT exercises after going back to work, and I haven't been doing them; but why is my knee feeling like it's more swollen and bending less? I have a feeling that it's not because of not exercising, but from doing too much. I know I'm supposed to cut back on other ADL while adjusting to being back at work, but I don't think I'm really doing that. The same stuff still needs to get done! My legs just feel worn out and weak and achy at the end of each day (although they recover some overnight). My left TKR knee definitely doesn't hurt the way my old arthritic right knee does, though.
I'm not sure what else I should be doing to help the situation. I ice maybe once during the day at work; I put my leg up on a stool too. I get up and walk around, but sometimes forget and feel very stiff when I do get up after sitting too long. I'm not working more than 8 hours a day. I try to avoid the tons of stairs at my office when I can, but I have to walk them (up and down 2 flights) about once a day. I take a prescription NSAID for my OA knee, and Tylenol as needed for other aches and pains. At the end of the today (like tonight), my legs really don't feel great.
No doubt it's just that my leg needs a lot more time to heal. I can't expect it to be fully recovered after not quite 15 weeks, right? I'm asking too much of it too soon, so what do I expect?