Haven't posted in awhile but here is the latest from the "I survived 2 TKR's in 2018" society. I have not achieved any further ROM than the 120 (most times when they measure at PT it is 118) but most happily report it is completely straight still. PT after the MUA was the same as before, and my therapist took me down to 2 days a week in early January rather than the 3 I was previously doing. My OS visits in the month of January were all good and as of last Monday, Feb. 4th, I do not see him until April for 6 month follow-up for right and will also just go ahead and do the year follow-up with lefty since it was done in May. He also said this past Monday to stop with the pt and go live my life lol. So I had my final PT visit this past Friday and was given a list of home exercises to do to continue with strengthening (yea like that's going to happen) and stretching (maybe do these but not everyday like she recommended). Final measurement 118/0. I'm perfectly fine with that.
I started easing back into work the week after Christmas and really over did it for awhile as a co-worker had a family tragedy and I stepped in to help her. I am back this week to my regular schedule as she has returned to work. Lot of icing was going on let me tell you.
I am mainly taking extra strength Tylenol but there are days I still take the 8 hour one. Still have Tylenol with codeine but it's reserved for nighttime if I feel I really need it. Ice and elevating are still my go to's.
Sleeping is OK for the most part except for the nights I have these horrendous leg cramps ...never had them so bad in my life. Not sure why it is happening but it's in both legs. May have to go to reg Dr to see what's up with that.
I am tired of being a walking barometer though. I can tell you when rain is coming and when a cold spell (well at least it's cold to me in this part of TX) is here. Neither knee likes it and get extremely stiff and painful. I do hope that gets better over time. Hope the humidity will be tolerable lol.
It was exactly a year ago today the OS told me my left knee needed replacing and the date was set. It has definitely been and continues to be a up and down journey. I sometimes still wonder what I've done
but don't regret having the knees replaced (for the most part anyway). I have resigned myself to the fact the knees are stiff and may be that way for awhile, hopefully not forever. But that horrific bone-on-bone pain is gone and that in itself makes this all worth it.
So thankful for this forum and all the great people here. It has and continues to make this recovery/journey more tolerable and easier than going it alone. I am looking forward to see how much farther we all continue to go.
I'm also looking forward to the day I can take some long walks, play at a park with my grandkids and do the other things I enjoyed before arthritis reared it's ugly head and took me down this road. It will be nice to wake up and not have the knees be the first thing I think of.
So that's my story and I'm sticking to it. Thanks for reading the longest post I've made to date lol
Joy