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PKR My Drama Queen Patellofemoral Knee
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How does your knee feel after that nice walk? I know the sun did you some good! It's sunny and 76 here. We broke a record again. Crazy weather. In Jan. we broke the cold record and now if Feb. we break the warm record. Yoyoing like crazy! No wonder people get sick.
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I’m not walking as fast as I was this morning, it’s a little sore.
On our way home now. We’d love some ice cream but our favorite shop in Lewes is still closed for the season.
On our way home now. We’d love some ice cream but our favorite shop in Lewes is still closed for the season.
Bummer on the closed shop. That's half the joy of walking on the beach! Have you noticed any swelling on your knee or is it just sore? I think that'd be normal for the extra walking you've done, but I wouldn't think a lot of swelling would be. You know what to do when you get home! Oh, stop and get some store bought ice cream, too!
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Just sore. It hasn’t been elevated since 11:45 am. These days unless I’m in bed elevating means sitting in my spot/nest with my feet on my ottoman. That is when my knee is happiest. I have a chair in my bedroom with coordinating ottoman and my knee is not as happy with the angle on that set up.
I didn’t walk any more today than I would have if I’d gone to Walmart.
I didn’t walk any more today than I would have if I’d gone to Walmart.
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Can you elevate on your ottoman? I never could use an ottoman, it hurt the back of my knee too much. I used the wedge on the foot of my recliner. That kept the swelling down. Do you swell still?
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Other than the general slight tight band/inner swelling I don’t get any visible swelling. My leg is very happy on my ottoman. It’s just a little lower than the couch. That’s where I am now.
I did think of ice cream from a store.
I even got to pop in one of the outlet stores, and a visit to a quilt shop in Lewes. A lovely day out in the middle of winter! Shorts and sleeveless top!
My daughter in Akron texted me not to get too comfy, it’s dropped 27 degrees there today and still falling. Going down to 33 tonight with aWinter Advisory in Akron.
Glad I moved to Delaware!
I did think of ice cream from a store.
I even got to pop in one of the outlet stores, and a visit to a quilt shop in Lewes. A lovely day out in the middle of winter! Shorts and sleeveless top!
My daughter in Akron texted me not to get too comfy, it’s dropped 27 degrees there today and still falling. Going down to 33 tonight with aWinter Advisory in Akron.
Glad I moved to Delaware!
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mlwreader
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You guys are doing better than here in CA where the high was in the low 50's and windy. Chilly for our thin CA blood - bunch of cupcakes out here. . . .
SusieShoes
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Oh, you went to the shore! Don’t you just love boardwalks? We (the Big Italian Family) are looking at renting a shore home for a week this summer, probably in New Jersey, though Delaware is a possibility. Nothing quite like those long walks on the boardwalk, and biking, and hearing the ocean, not to mention all the great food.
Funny how our knees like certain angles and get grumpy about others. We get to learn which ones work best. My knees are happiest up on my ottoman, too. It’s exactly sofa height, so straight out. But as time goes on, I’m doing without it more and more. Just sitting normally and crossing my legs works just as well. It takes time, is all.
Your patella-leaning forward thing, whatever the cause proves to be, mystifies me. I hope you can get that resolved!
Funny how our knees like certain angles and get grumpy about others. We get to learn which ones work best. My knees are happiest up on my ottoman, too. It’s exactly sofa height, so straight out. But as time goes on, I’m doing without it more and more. Just sitting normally and crossing my legs works just as well. It takes time, is all.
Your patella-leaning forward thing, whatever the cause proves to be, mystifies me. I hope you can get that resolved!
jaschembra
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regarding your foot issue, I remember years ago... I had the Morten’s Neuroma surgically removed. It was affecting a nerve. Glad to see you're getting some sunshine, sand and enjoyment!
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@SusieShoes I grew up on Long Island, so Jones Beach was the go-to beach. I married a boy from south Jersey, so for many years Ocean City, NJ was the go-to beach. Friends of ours have a beach house in Fenwick Island, DE so the Delaware shore became to go-to beach,We now live about an hour from Rehoboth so it’s a quick jaunt down there when we’re in the mood.
I still like the boardwalk in Ocean City NJ (though I haven’t been there in years) the best, then Ocean City, MD (next door to Fenwick Island) The Rehoboth boardwalk is the smallest of the 3. It’s fun shops are the few blocks before you get to the boardwalk. We ate in a little place called Robinhood.
@jaschembra Did your surgery for the Morten’s Neuroma fix the problem? My foot quickly surpassed the symptoms of that which is why no one knows what to do with it. Surgery for mine has never been mentioned nor would I agree to it with so much uncertainty involved.
I still like the boardwalk in Ocean City NJ (though I haven’t been there in years) the best, then Ocean City, MD (next door to Fenwick Island) The Rehoboth boardwalk is the smallest of the 3. It’s fun shops are the few blocks before you get to the boardwalk. We ate in a little place called Robinhood.
@jaschembra Did your surgery for the Morten’s Neuroma fix the problem? My foot quickly surpassed the symptoms of that which is why no one knows what to do with it. Surgery for mine has never been mentioned nor would I agree to it with so much uncertainty involved.
Polkadot
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Hi, Jockette, So sorry to hear of your continuing woes with pain when leaning forward, etc. I wish I had a magic wand to wave over you. In the meantime, I vote for ice cream. The ice cream in Lewes IS probably the best, but store-bought has some curative powers as well. I've done a bit of research on that. 
jaschembra
post-grad
Yes it did. I remember it feeling like a pebble too. It was a long time ago. I have had a total of 5 surgeries on my feet (1 was non invasive). I still have an issue with my left big toe joint and I can never ever go barefoot. So as I say, I wave “high maintenance feet” lol.
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I agree, I have one high maintenance foot and one high maintenance knee, each on a different leg. I guess it keeps me balanced.
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Hi, Jockette. Glad you got a walk in the sunshine. Just wish you didn't have the soreness, though I always think getting out, especially in a sunny place, is worth a little soreness. @mlwreader is right - we are cupcakes out here in California. Overnight lows have been around 28-32, the thermometer says brrrr!! Funny you should mention Jones Beach. My daughter lives in in Baldwin, a block from Oceanside, so I know just where that is. They had some incredible warm weather this week, but the cold is moving in now. Warm is so much better for our knees, isn't it? Sampling some ice cream and your leg up on you ottoman sound like a good treatment plan to me.
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@Josephine I recently reread the article about PFPS, and wondered about the part about the patella maltracking. Does anything in my update sound like my patella could be doing that?
I see my surgeon in a couple of weeks for my one year check up. I will show him this list, but is there anything else I should ask him about?
I am so disappointed in this replacement experience. The pain I had before surgery was only at times of cause and effect. The surgery traded that for almost constant discomfort and more limitations than before surgery. If I could have my old knee back I’d take it in a heartbeat.
I trusted my surgeon’s recommendation of the Patellofemoral and thought I read enough about partials. I have since realized everything I read was on Orthopedic sites promoting the procedure.
Thank you for your thoughts. I certainly trust you more than I do my surgeon.
I wish there was something I could tell you to do to get rid of your discomfort. If I were you, I'd tell your OS everything you just wrote for us. Copy it, and print it off. Read it to him. He needs to know what's going on and if he's just callous about it, erase him from your being your care provider and see someone else about your problems with your new knee.
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I do plan to take the list with me. I hadn’t thought of an extra copy for him to keep, that’s a good idea.
I do cry easily, so hopefully that will happen, too, it can’t hurt.
He is not a callous person, he is very personable and I really did like him a lot before surgery and up until I found Bonesmart and compared his recovery advice to Bonesmart’s.
My husband, who is very anti smart phones, told me I should have my questions on paper, not just on my phone!
I do cry easily, so hopefully that will happen, too, it can’t hurt.
He is not a callous person, he is very personable and I really did like him a lot before surgery and up until I found Bonesmart and compared his recovery advice to Bonesmart’s.
My husband, who is very anti smart phones, told me I should have my questions on paper, not just on my phone!
He seemed callous about responding to your concerns, not his personally. I think he really needs to listen to you.
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