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Hinged Joint Revision Complete, recovery continues

@Pumpkln what is Aston kinetics? I am so happy to hear you had a good session. It must feel SO good to have felt you've had one of those encouraging days! :SUNsmile:
~~hopefaith
 
Pumpkln said:
Thanks @Jozilla @lovetocookandsew @icep707 ,
At times my knee feels like it is getting better, woke up last night at 2 AM, best my knee has felt, took my pain meds, then back up at 3 AM my knee was painful. What happened in that short hour???? I have spent the better part of the day trying to calm it down.
Just frustrating to say the least.
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Pumpkln.

I know it gets frustrating but hang on! It does get better, it just takes time, unfortunately. Remember, my journey has been over 2 years in the making!
 

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That Aston Kinetics sounds very Interesting. I am going to read up on it and am so glad you have felt a difference in your recovery. It amazed me that even something like a straight leg lift made me feel so good! I am so happy for you and wish you continued success. Xoxo
 
71Beetle said:
What do you mean when you say you were walking with your knee fully extended when your heel hit the ground.
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While standing hyper extend your knees, and note how that feels, then relax or soften your knees, and how does that feel? If you can feel the softening or relaxing in standing, when you walk verbally cue yourself to soften your knees just before your heel touches the ground. You can just use the cue "soften". Take it slow, if your balance is not good, use a cane or walker for support.


RestAssured said:
Remember, my journey has been over 2 years in the making!
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And am right behind you by two years. Watch out 2016!

hopefaith said:
what is Aston kinetics
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There is a web site, Astonkinetics.com. Aston Kinetics is gentle and a more complete system of observation, body work, movement education, body mechanics, and exercise.

It is amazing how small changes can make a big difference.
 
@Pumpkln , I'm so glad you made progress and figured out some things. Massage sounds nice for you-I'm sure it's wonderful. I've noticed a lot of swelling and stiffness these last few days, and have been elevating and icing a lot again. But the good news is I've made dinner most nights this week, and today I took myself to the store and bank. I used an electric cart still, but I did run my errands. Now it's time for a haircutting appointment! I so need a good trim. I tried to trim back my chard and Zen greens the other day but found it too painful, so hubby finished it today. It'll be so nice for us when we can do normal everyday things without a thought....sigh. Keep up the good work!
 
Glad to hear that you have turned a corner and are feeling better and more confident. I hope you continue to feel better and stronger each day. :-)

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It sounds like you had a wonderful day and turned a corner to a new phase! It's great to hear about adding massage as a way to treat the whole body as your recover, I love it! Keep up the good fight and the updates, I do appreciate hearing what's going on!

It has been great weather in Vermont these past few days and today will be another. The bad news for me is the plantar fasciatis is killing me, so another cortisone shot in my heel is probably needed; I dread that. Also, my hips have been very painful and not sure what's up. I made a commitment to a surgery free 2014 and I intend to keep it!

Here's wishing you a good day and painless steps!

Dawn
 
@71Beetle , Looks like we are three hours apart, looking forward to the next game.
@lovetocookandsew how are you doing? I agree time for a hair cut.
@Old Texan Thanks for stopping by with words of encouragement, I know your plate is full with just having the first stage of a 2 stage revision.
@Dhare63 I hope you can take care of your plantar fasciitis, can be hard to manage as you well know. Thanks for stopping by and keeping up on my thread.
@Jozilla , How are you doing?

Last night I walked to the bathroom, and after washing my hands turned around to grab my crutch. It was no where to be seen, looked everywhere. Seems I walked down the hall with out my crutch, and now had to walk back. Everything was fine and I made it back to bed none the worse for wear.
I am going to count this as progress.
Think I ODIC today, icing right now.
 
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That is a true sign of going in the right direction - forgetting your crutch. Woo Hoo. That is so exciting!
 
@Pumpkln, Forgetting your crutch is a sign of great progress! As time goes on you'll forget it more and more. I never used crutches, I went from a walker to a cane, and I forget it sometimes also. I have leaned on it more these last couple of days than in the recent past, but as time has gone on I need it less and less. Are you going to throw down the crutches soon and go to a cane? Or from the crutches to nothing? I've noticed when I walk, if I forget to walk heel-toe, I limp a lot, if I remember to walk like I should, I don't limp much anymore. But it's hard to break a long habit of walking poorly with a bad knee-I really have to pay attention. I bought a new ice wrap today-I was just using ice packs but got tired of them slipping even when I wrapped a thingy around to hold them in place. It only comes with one ice pack so I'm going to make some extras from the current large ones I already made by taking them apart and making new vacuum sealed packs the same size as the new insert. I like this one a lot-it wraps totally around my knee with velcro, the ice pack slips into a pocket and it will fit another ice pack underneath so I can ice my entire front and back. I wish now I'd bought an icing machine like you have, but didn't realize how long I would need to ice so thought it was a waste. But actually this one is perfect so I wish I'd found it previously. All the other wrap-around ice packs I saw were too narrow-this one is wider and a really good fit for my knee.
 
One of the good things about having a bilateral is not using crutches. Since both knees were in the same condition, I relearned to walk evenly with the help temporarily with a walker.

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Morning @Pumpkln and everyone stopping by! You are definitely progressing. It is really exciting to see almost everyone improving. I had a great chore weekend. Weather was perfect. I helped my DH a lot with fixing up and painting our back deck to make it safe for my grandson to play in. It came out more beautiful than I thought it would. I also spent a good part of the weekend with the baby. All of a sudden I am his favorite person. Smart baby! It was really the first time in two years that I was able to overdue it! My tkr was the only part that didn't hurt by Sunday night!

So hang in there! Life does get so much better. Though the journey is different for all of us. You are all in my thoughts and prayers. Xoxo
 
Lake Tahoe sounds like it's out of a wonderful old film and I looked it up, such an amazing place, we have nothing like that in the UK! Now what is Black and White ice-cream and what is Goldstone?
You are wise to stay at home, don't risk undoing the surgeon's work after all you've gone through. I've had to miss so many things, my sister's 70th-a very rare family gathering these days. It will be good to remember her peacefully by yourself.
Hoping you get to the reunion.
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Dabber said:
Now what is Black and White ice-cream and what is Goldstone?
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A Black and White is a scoop of Vanilla ice cream with chocolate syrup or fudge topping, and a scoop of chocolate ice cream with marshmallow topping, whipping cream, nuts, chocolate jimmies, and a marachino cherry. Yumm.
It is called different names, the place we went to called it a Saturdae.
Coldstone creamery is a nationwide ice cream chain specializing in mix ins, your choice of different candies to mix into your ice cream.
Lake Tahoe is a wonderful place, I grew up spending summers there. I remember the first time I became aware of the Lake was driving down a grade above the Lake and looking up and seeing it for the first time at about age 5. I had been on that road many times before, but the view had never registed in my young eyes until then.
Knee continues to be on the mend, taking it nice and slow on the road to recovery.
@Dabber , thanks for your kind thoughts, like you I have missed many events over the years because of the knee, or my asthma. Grateful my Mother was able to go and see all her nieces and nephews.
 
Coldstone has the best ice cream, but I never get the mix-ins as they totally smoosh them to nothing when they mix them. If I do have a mix-in coming, I just get it on the side and chop it into larger pieces, then sprinkle it over my dish. But I usually just buy the pre-packed cake batter ice cream as it has chunks of cookie dough and brownies, and they are still chunks, plus there are more added than what you get in the store. Then I make a cone, one scoop at a time only, making the container last a looooooong time. Hubby eats his in 2 or 3 sittings, then tries to play the "72 hour game". He says any ice cream in the freezer older than that is fair game....nice try but he's a goner if he eats my treat-I only get it once or twice a year after all.........lol. I grew up in the San Francisco Bay area; my parents had a cabin in Tahoe for many of my growing up years, and the other years we went to Tahoe a lot and rented cabins or stayed at the hotels. It's a beautiful place. I still go there often as it's one of my favorite places. Too bad it's not really a great place for bike riding. There are some areas to ride, such as Camp Richardson, but you have to cart your bikes there. If you stay near the main areas, it's really hard to ride bikes. We love to park our car for the duration on trips and ride as much as possible, but downtown Tahoe isn't a great biking area. They say they are, but we've tried, and between the traffic and all the pedestrians, it's not really a good idea. I also love to go out on the lake in one of the yachts owned by one of the casino properties. You get a small group of people, as opposed to the large tourist boats, and they feed you a nice meal besides. I wish I were able to hike down to Vikingsholm, but that is one thing I'll likely never do, even with my new knee. I can't see ever hiking that steep trail from the parking lot, and since I don't have my own boat, I may never get to go there.
 
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