TKR Monah - One down!

[skigirl]

I also jumped on the idea of new shoes. I had been wearing an orthodic in my shoes and I will say that you have to throw away the old ones and get tested for new ones after the surgery. I did not even need them!!!

So I now have several pairs of cute little shoes!! no orthodics

 

[kneeper]

Now that I'm walking pretty well I'm eager to go shoe shopping even for practical shoes.

 

[sjnyc323]

Way to go wishing you a speedy recovery

 

[Monah]

It's almost 2 months now and things are going well. I've been driving for a couple of weeks, no problems there. I'm still playing around with various shoes and lifts to find something that works. My gym shoes with the 1/2 inch layer on the left shoe work best, but I can't wear tie shoes too long - very high arches/insteps.

I'm not doing new shoes yet because despite what everyone says - I have a bigger leg length differential after this new knee. My right leg was longer after the THR two years ago. Everyone, including surgeons, said TKRs do not affect leg length. Normally, I guess. My therapist measured and there is a bigger difference. The surgeon finally said yes, my case was a bit different. My knee was so crooked that to straighten it out did add a little length. So I figure I will wait until the knee is completely healed before I do more about shoes. Of course if I need my left hip done some time, they can fix the length issue. But I have filled the surgery square, so will try to avoid any more!