TKR Recovery the Clipless Way

[newlybionic]

Happy to hear well things are going for you. I'm hoping to get back to work at my three month mark. I think I'll have to get something to put one leg up onto while I'm drawing up med. that might help me make it through my day a little easier.

 

[NightQuilter]

Great to get the update Clipless! So glad progress is going well. I still developed bend and range of motion well after 1 year; I would love to be able to kneel, and while I can, it is painful. I keep on trying to desensitize the knees, but SO happy with all I CAN do.

Loved your information on the insoles and the difference they made to your hiking ... note to self!

 

[Clipless]

Happy to hear well things are going for you. I'm hoping to get back to work at my three month mark. I think I'll have to get something to put one leg up onto while I'm drawing up med. that might help me make it through my day a little easier.

Yes, it will definitely help! Look for a standard chair or one of those sturdy little step stools. It took me more like 18 weeks to get back to work. Those long shifts are killer!

 

[Majic]

Hi Diana, nice to hear from you again. My dates are not too dissimilar to yours. LTKR is18 months old, RTKR just over 9 months. Like you i still can't stand for too long. This is my main problem. My right knee is pretty good, stiff in the morning and sometimes painful if I have turned awkwardly in my sleep. Both go as soon as I get out of bed. The left is stiff in the morning but never painful. As soon as I get up mostly stiffness goes, but some days it can be slightly stiff all day. Today we have had a 5 hour car journey back from a funeral which we had a similar journey to on Sunday, left leg still stiff, other fine. I don't understand why. My right knee feels exactly like my own, while I am slightly conscious of something stiff in my right shin, which is where the pain can be after standing. My knees never hurt.
I am more than 10 years older than you and must try to build up my muscles. I lost so much muscle along with the 21lbs when I had the UTI, that I can't bear the sight of my arms and legs. Now that the weather is improving I must get out my bike and walk further. I would like to join a gym, but can't drive and haven't got one within walking distance or on a bus route.

Like you I wish I had more bend, I am double jointed and could bring my held up to my bottom, but it will come or not, and I have sufficient for everyday needs. I can also manage stairs easily so no complaints there. All in all a good outcome I think, so two more satisfied customers.

 

[skigirl]

Diana, glad to hear that you are able to manage the knee. I just hiked 15 miles yesterday and I am stiff and a little sore. But, I am 72 years old. When I complained to my friend that I was stiff after the hike, she looked at me with amazement---OF COURSE you are stiff, she said!!!

 

[NightQuilter]

Ah Kelly, you are an inspiration to us all! I think my longest 1-day hike was on the Camino de Compostela last fall at 12.5 miles. I usually take a couple of Aleve before my hikes ... helps substantially to prevent stiffness later.

 

[SuperSnapper]

@Clipless What a great report!

 

[Clipless]

Thank you, everyone, for your wonderful and supportive comments. I can bike 30 miles no problem, but haven't attempted any long hikes yet. I am doing a 5 miler this weekend, will see how the knees hold up. It seems to help to occasionally take a sit break on a boulder. I'm sure some of my startup stiffness, especially from my back, is simply due to aging.