This is really helpful advice. I started using it a few months after my surgery but wish I had done it sooner. Otherwise you forget when you started to be able to do things again ( like stairs normally or getting in/out of the bath)but something that helped me gain perspective was documenting my "achievements."
Feel free to do it right here in your thread. (That's what I did.). Not only will you be creating a record to remind you for knee #2, but you will be helping others who follow you into this surgery.I will start to journal
For at least 3-4 months I took naps during the day, and that's OK. Sleeping is actually quite good for your recovery, so when you are tired, nap as much as you can! While you are sleeping your body can concentrate more on the knee's healing.Also the fatigue is challenging as I do a small task and have to lay down for a rest. Today started having pain at my incision site. I read you need to massage it but haven’t started that yet but will.
After doing all this for 4 months maybe your knee hasn’t had enough rest time. If it was me I’d stop all that and let your daily activities give your knee gentle mobility it needs to heal.Still doing PT, walking, recumbent bike and stretching.
They are very wise words. Try to cut down on all those activities and let your knee heal. You are only 1/3 of the way through this journey.My OS and family doctor keep saying it just takes time.
I’m 4 months out and had a great experience and perfect motion with no pain after 8 weeks. 4 weeks ago I over extended the range past the 130 degrees and have had pain ever since. I had an X-ray a week ago which showed everything was still in place but the pain has persisted. The PA told me to “take it easy “ for a couple of weeks and then get back with her. Might be that an MRI is in order.I am now almost 8 months post TKR and still having pain. I seen my surgeon the other day and he did X-rays. The first thing he said to me was about my chronic pain “something is not right “. He ordered a scan but that will take another month to get in. He said the X-ray was okay but sometimes the implant can loosen and it may not show if micro. If that is the case a revision is the only option. So I have suffered for 8 months for nothing only to have to do it again. I understand the revision is a lot harder to recover from. I am so discouraged and wish I never had the surgery. The pain I have is on both sides of the knee and going down stairs is difficult. I also have burning pain around the patella edge and occasional stabbing. I have 117 ROM with 0 extension. I was walking daily and doing 10 minutes on my recumbent bike but have stopped all these activities to rest the knee. I take Tylenol every 4-6 hours during the day and T4 at night. Sometimes that doesn’t help. Thanks for letting me share my experience.