lotusbuds
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- Oct 28, 2018
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- Female
@Layla Thank you for saying hello! I'm at 7 months post surgery and it feels like a long time ago and then again not so long at all. I come on to the forum less now as you can see but do read a few posts every few days. My hip is doing well. Still a bit of upper thigh swelling but so much better. My knee is so slow in healing. It seems that every 2-3 weeks I see progress if I look back. I do know in the summer when I was swimming 5 days a week most weeks it really was pretty good. Everyone tells me I have to lubricate it daily or it will hurt. That's arthritis I guess. I am trying to avoid surgery and its not bone on bone so strengthening it is the goal. Still doing PT and doing less exercise but that is because the weather changed and its getting cold so I don't have a new rhythm yet. Need to push myself more to get in the pool. I did buy some new trekking poles that are really helpful and don't hurt my knee as much. They are called Komperdell and are 'Antishock poles'. I have a walking stick antishock by this company and the trekking poles. I found my Leki poles are good but my knee was hurting so these are less stress on my knees. not sure how to describe it. I can walk without a stick but usually have it with me most of the time. I am so grateful to this forum and love the new upgrade.
Hope you are well Layla and all my forum friends new and old. I wonder where a couple have gone to but that must mean they are doing well.
Take good care
Hope you are well Layla and all my forum friends new and old. I wonder where a couple have gone to but that must mean they are doing well.
Take good care