March 18th TKR

[ship4]

No one can appreciate the 'trusting' of the knee more than those of us who have been there and done that! Congratulations! Know the more you trust your knee the less you will think about it all day. There are days I get busy living my life and I get a reminder about my knees from my body. However it is not the first thing I am thinking about! You too in time, will get to that point of just enjoying your life!

 

[FrogFeathers]

The strangest thing so far has been how much actual mental focus it takes to walk "normal"! I see all these people just walkin' along, like its nothing... and there I am, focusing intently on where I put my feet, how I bend my leg, where my heel falls, did I bend my ankle the right way and so on!

:lvros:

 

[Gringo]

boy does that sound familiar! Walking with my head down, my eyes scanning the surface ahead of me for little objects that might shift or roll. You know, I bet people with bad knees find more pennies in shopping mall parking lots than anybody else!

 

[FrogFeathers]

I bent to 100 degrees today and I stood on one foot, balancing for equal time on each leg. I've totally stopped using the cane inside my house (and my mum's house) and only use it for longer walking.

I have another PT evaluation on Monday morning and my physical therapist said she thinks it will be my "graduation".

So... yay!

 

[Judles]

Hey! Great news,Frog!!

 

[loggon]

:thmb: Great Frog keep up the good work:thmb:

 

[Texas]

Oh you will so do well next time as well. Congrats you are really moving along.........You should be very happy.......Im happy for you !!!!!!!!!!Keep it up...

 

[Jamie]

Frog, I checked with Jo and it's just fine to put a link in your Facebook and/or MySpace pages. Thanks for doing that....we hope it brings more members who need our support!

Oh, and congratulations on becoming caneless!!! Way to go!!

 

[Linda2]

Nice work. I'm glad to hear all is going along positively for you.

 

[FrogFeathers]

The other day, I also walked into the store carrying my cane instead of using it. I then walked through the entire store, without the cane and tugging my cart along with one finger hooked into the side. By the end, I was a bit tired, but not in pain. I had a conversation with the guy in line behind me and he asked what my level of pain was...

I said, "Right now... maybe a two or three... but its way lower than the eight or ten I used to have before the surgery..."

Till he asked, I hadn't even thought of pain. :D

Oh, and that day was also the last day I parked in a handicapped space. If I can do the whole store, I don't need the parking!

 

[Texas]

Frog that is so great. Keep up the good work. You should be very proud....Im sure theres more good news to come..............

 

[calling_all_angels]

Froggie,
It sounds like thing are finial go your way!!! You deserve it too!!
Only the best of everything is comming to you, for all you have
been through!!!

 

[FrogFeathers]

Its just so nice to be able to walk- even with a little stiffness, there's no pain in that leg.

I am learning my limitations though- by the end of the day, I'm knackered. I'm trying to balance my mental eagerness with my physical... lethargy? I'm not sure what to call it, but my body is tiring before my mind... It'll be okay though- the athlete in me is reminding me (too quietly sometimes!) that its okay to go slow at first.

 

[Surfsister]

Frog, I'm having that same internal struggle between body and mind. Yesterday, my body wouldn't let my mind speak at all. Therefore, I swam early in the day and then lifted weights later. Boy did I pay for that! Today I did nothing taxing. I keep trying to learn my lesson. I'm not ready for days when I do two workouts. But sometimes you can't help it. You start feeling like your pre-surgery self. Then you just get carried away.

 

[Judles]

You'll eventually learn, Surf! Be kind(er) to yourself!!