TKR Puffin is soaring into the sky

[lavender]

Hi Puffin Nice you had a nice walk and cinnamon apple pie oh that sounds so good. It is too bad that you are having pain just seems that you have a little bit of fun and try to get out and then that crazy swelling starts again know how you feel. I have just started this week feeling that the swelling has finally stopped for a while actually getting wrinkles along scar line maybe telling me that the swelling is finally getting under control. I think you have done amazing lots of things to deal with and you are handling this so very well. Hope resting your knee will help and that tis pain time will end soon . You should be really proud of how you have come along so well. Holly

 

[My way]

Oh! Your day sounds lovely. The walk by the lake and the cafe with pie. So good to do normal things again even if we have to spend the next day resting. At least we know there are better days ahead. Your family must be pleased you can some of the things you enjoy.
Wanda

 

[HorseyLady]

Sounds like you had a great day Make sure you have a quiet day tomorrow and rest, ice and elevate. Its all about juggling and I think getting out will have done you lots of good You are doing so well!

 

[new knee in June]

Dear puffin,
I would be a member of o.d.i.c for a piece of that pie I could actually taste it. I hope you rest tonight
& tomorrow, you have that wedding coming up I am glad you were out & about, sounds like a
Wonderful day.
Rest up, possibly you will dance at the wedding...
Take care,
Diana...june sunbeams ....paying our dues in the o.d.i.c

 

[puffin]

Oh dear ODIC for me today so icing, elevating, icing and elevating today. Tried to do some gentle stretches and heel slides but only made the spongey knee worse

I have got a pool time for Friday to start my new water training programme so hoping that this will help

 

[new knee in June]

Good morning puffin,
How are you ? Is "sponge" knee feeling any better ? I hope your swelling is going down you have
To let me know how aqua therapy is, it sounds heavenly
You must be so excited about the wedding, it certainly is something to look forward to
Have a great day today,
Thinking of you always...
Diana....June sunbeams ....looking forward to good times.....

 

[HorseyLady]

So how has the new water training programme gone today? Has it helped the spongey knee?

Do hope that you are not still a member of the odic and that you are feeling better. I know exactly what you mean about pain even with gentle stretching so I can certainly feel for you, my knee gets upset very easily like yours seems to.

Hope you have a lovely relaxing weekend

 

[puffin]

I still have a little of the sponge knee but it has gone down a bit overnight as I slept with an ice-pack - to be honest it is doing a lot better than I expected after the aqua training with not a lot of new swelling. I do have some strange new swelling for the past few days at the side and under the spongey kneecap and my new knee is a bit "clicky"

However the aqua training was amazing and it felt fantastic to be back in the pool. The water was really warm and like bath water 92F/33.5C which made the muscles a lot more relaxed and easier to work and you get the resistance from the water as well.

My PT had left me a new post-op programme of exercises to work on - very similar to the regular PT ones with leg lifts, kicks, circling, lunges and seated knee curls and extensions. However they were much MUCH easier than doing them of dry land. The PT had also written that I could try and other exercises that I had done previously if they felt OK so I did some walking (strangely one of the harder exercises to do in water pushing the knee forwards), cycling and jogging both touching the bottom and in deep water. I stayed in for 40 minutes and could have done more but didn't know how the knee would react first time out. However the knee has not swelled dramatically as I thought it would although I do have more shin pain than normal (probably the jogging). I have booked 2 sessions next week so we can see how these go. I had forgotten how tired this training makes you and slept for 1½ hours when I got home

Hope everyone else is having a great weekend - has anyone heard from Toni/ Titianlady recently?

 

[new knee in June]

Dear puffin,
You sound great your aqua therapy. Sounds like heaven on earth your knee swelling seems to
Be doing well. A great afterwards. Now, no o.d.i.c my dear. I have not heard from Toni in a week.
Maybe Tashia has spoken to her & will post an update. I hope so.....I worry, she was in a lot of pain & I think of her often.
Have a great weekend,
Diana....June sunbeams moving forward......

 

[My way]

Hi, Wow it sure seems like the water agreed with you! I think I'm soon gonna get wet myself. our local pool has a class for arthritis patients and it sounds like it would be great for my recovery. You don't have to pay a monthly fee and it's only $5.00 for each hour long session.
Take care
wanda

 

[new knee in June]

Dear puffin,
Tashia just posted on Toni's thread....she still has knee pain, but now her stomach is bothering her.
She will be going to the doctors. I keep hoping 1 day that there will be good news about her
She has been through so much.
Have a nice weekend,
Diana

 

[puffin]

Well tomorrow I am off to see Dr Dan the OS for the follow up appointment I should have had a month ago - first time I've seen him since the day I left the hospital (June 7th)

 

[My way]

Hey there puffin, How did your app. go today? I hope you are happy.
Wanda

 

[HorseyLady]

Hi puffin, just thinking of you and wondering how you appt went today? Do let us know how you got on

 

[puffin]

Evening all
The trip to the OS went pretty well - he was very please with my progress and thought it was going better than he expected although it will be a long job
He wants to see me again in 7 weeks and has signed me off sick until then as it is important that I work on regaining my mobility and walking ability
The one problem he noted was the hematoma/swelling in the quads that has now formed a very hard lump and the scar above is very sunken. It may be adhesion tissue and it may be this that is causing my ROM to be stuck where it is even though it is pretty good where it is -
When I was jogging in the pool I noticed that my knee bend comes snapping to a stop with stabbing pains - as though someone had tied a rope around my leg and it won't move further. It was extremly painful after the OS had prodded it!! :rolleyes: The OS thought that it might need further intervention but it is nothing that he is rushing into and we will see how it is in October

So all in all a positive trip - but a bit concerned about the adhesions

Tomorrow I have by second aqua therapy session which I am looking forward to

 

[lavender]

Hi Puffin Really nice to hear that you visit went so well and that you are enjoying your aqua therapy. Kind of a little bit scary when your knee does something that you are not expecting but you have done great and 7 weeks on your own with your knee recovery will give you time to work on your walking at your own pace. I am sure that being in the water makes it feel better and hope you enjoy it tomorrow. Holly

 

[new knee in June]

Dear puffin,
What a great report maybe the aqua therapy will help ( sounds wonderful & you do enjoy it )
Are you still going to the wedding ?
Have a marvelous day,
Thinking of you alway's
Diana

 

[puffin]

I am just back from my second aqua therapy session It is funny but I am finding the sessions really short as my PT only wants me to do 30-45 minutes whereas before the surgery I was doing a conditioning programme that took 2-3 hours. Today I stayed in 50 minutes as I lost track of the time.

The warm water is really great as I find that my muscles are much more amenable to bending and stretching more than I can do on dry land. One weird problem that I have discovered is that my left leg is now much heavier than my right - before the TKR I used to float very easily whereas now my left leg starts to sink - it must be the weight of all of that metal in my leg now

I am finding that my knee bend is restricted by the strange lump/adhesion thing above my knee. It feels like it would stretch further but suddenly stops.

I am planning to try and get to the wedding this weekend - my husband has booked all sorts of airport assistance so we will see how it goes. It is a hectic schedule of travel --> wedding --> travel on consecutive days. I am worried about managing it all but we could not book a longer trip as the kids are back at school and we didn't even know if I would be going at first!

 

[My knee Charlie]

Have a great trip. Can you tell me what kind of exercises you are doing in the water? I go back to the OS this week and think he will finally let me go in the water. They said no baths pools or soaking til after he sees me at 6 weeks. I have a heated pool I can use and really think it will feel good. Thaks

 

[My way]

I'm so happy to hear you are going on your trip! The assistance at the airport will be a great help and just look for ways to make life easier while you are travelling. We have all become experts at that. Make sure there is seating available for you at the wedding and sit as much as possible. No one will care if you sit more than others.
You sound so much more up than you did a few weeks ago. Way to go! little steps at a time add up to great distance in the end.
Wanda