Revision TKR Sondrals’ Revision

[sondrals]

@Helizabug as dumb as it sounds, mowing the lawn is one of my big goals

I’d like to be able to go to the park with my bf and dog. And this summer I was going to make a point to go to some baseball games. I used to play baseball (for 7 years) and while I can’t play anymore I’d like to go to a few games. Also we’ve put our vacation plans on hold because of my knees. So maybe we finally would get to go somewhere. We did a weekend away at Alyeska resort for a friends wedding last year. I’d like to go back and do some hiking around there.

 

[pamsknees]

Sondrals - I totally get it- I’m hoping to walk my dogs, garden, ride a bike & hike..... I am figuring this year I may not hit those goals as fast as I want so am looking at hiring yard help & not doing as big a garden as I’d like. I did scale down from a 15 acre farm to a 1/2 acre house so much less work . Hoping you get to mow & walk your dogs soon

 

[Helizabug]

It doesn’t sound dumb. I love the smell of cutting grass. All of those dreams sound lovely. I hope you can see yourself there elven if it’s hard to see your way from here to there.

 

[sistersinhim]

I was excited to get back to housework. It didn't last long, though.

 

[sondrals]

And, being realistic, why on earth would a second knee replacement heal any faster than the first one?

Uhmmm fantastical thinking???

 

[sistersinhim]

Or wishful thinking.

 

[jaybird]

My big thing to get back to was cooking, LOL. It’s the little, normal stuff you miss the most, I’m guessing,

 

[sondrals]

I do miss cleaning the house. I’m a bit of a neat freak so the state of our house is driving me nuts. Bless my bf’s heart but he just doesn’t clean like I do. I miss cooking a little bit but only because I like to eat a certain way and my bf doesn’t cook that way. He’s always adding thing me I’d not normally eat. I need to get back of track with my eating as I’ve packed on a few pounds, more than I can claim my new knees weigh lol.

My physical therapy took a complete 180 today, which was interesting. They’re now focusing on strengthening my hip muscles. Kind of a nice change to be honest. Lots of different leg lifts to do, I’m already kind of sore in my hips but it’s feels good if that makes any sense. Taking the focus away from my knees was nice too, not that they’ve ever pushed me or done anything that makes me uncomfortable. Sometimes I think all I ever think about is my knees so a nice change up.

 

[LD of Michigan]

Yeah, I'll need rationale in a few weeks to justify having extra help in that area!

I was excited to get back to housework. It didn't last long, though.

 

[Sara61]

The things we wish to get back to at the beginning cleaning/cooking soon become a reality which wears off really quickly haha Basically since I ditched the crutches /drive the car my DH has retired from all his household duties deeming myself fit enough to manage on my own
I must admit I am looking forward to sorting out the garden but as it's been left too long I will have to seek outside help as I don't think my knee is up to digging/weeding just yet.
Need to complete the French doors first ...started 3 days ago - overdid it in one day - heavily paid the price...
So I agree with you it's the fun things we miss but will be conquered soon xx

 

[sondrals]

Kinda concerned and confused today. My surgeons office called and said they’d gotten a note and needed to schedule me to see my surgeon Monday because of problems with my replacement. I told them I’d been in last week and they’d scheduled me for March and said everything looked fine. Now I’m concerned something is wrong, like they looked over my xrays again and saw something. Would they do something like that? Of course the appointment scheduler can’t answer any questions, all they were told was to schedule me. So guess I’m going back next Monday.

Im having a bit of a rough week, my coworker is back taking Monday’s off, so I worked 8 hours yesterday. Tried to wear my compression stockings but they seemed to cause even worse swelling. Followed by a huge fight with my bf and uncertainty about what, if any, relationship is left. So this on top of all that, I didnt even want to get out of bed today.

 

[Celle]

@sondrals -Try not to make any big decisions at the moment. You and your boyfriend have been going through a long and testing period of time. Because of the hormonal imbalance caused by the surgeries, your emotions are all over the place and you could make decisions you'd regret later.

 

[sondrals]

It’s actually not me making the decision, I don’t have much say into it.

 

[Sara61]

This knee larky makes tones of rollercoaster emotions hard for both parties Hopefully your bf will cool down and in a day or so things will improve for you... you are both just stressed and he is probably not knowing how to deal with it all - they hate to see us in pain/sad /grumpy all the emotions that having this surgery brings and you have a double whammy with two knees in a short space of time plus
back at work so soon after xxx
Sending hugs from across the ocean xxx

 

[Helizabug]

Ugh! All that uncertainty stinks! Your practice doesn’t have an online messaging system, does it? Maybe you could find a way to get some clarification about why they are calling you back in?

I wish relationship stuff was easier, but you have the strength, it seems, to manage a lot of challenges. I mean, two TKRs this year! So I hope it all works out okay, however that ends up being.

 

[sondrals]

No, they don’t and they’re really bad about messages. I asked my physical therapist today if maybe she knew why and the only thing she can think of is one of my xrays looks wonky and they maybe want to do it over. It’s asymmetrical and she thinks it was the position I was in. Hopefully that’s all. I hate not knowing.

 

[sistersinhim]

I agree. The not knowing is the worst part.

 

[Starsfan22]

I'm sorry but I would be giving that Dr. a piece of my mind. How dare he call and scare you like that. Simply state what the issue is, try not to worry and we'll get you in asap. Like you don't have enough to worry about. Sheesh, makes me furious. As for the BF, give it a few days then if it doesn't work out? Your better off without the additional stress....

 

[sondrals]

I’m kinda ticked off even more today. The surgeons office called back and confirmed not only does my surgeon want to see me but his assistant as well. Why? They don’t know. I’m going to give them a piece of my mind Monday. I get to spend all weekend worried. To top things off I try to talk about stuff with my mom and go informed that I can’t go anywhere with out crying about my knee(s) so they probably want to see me about my mental state. I’m about fed up with everyone around me and feel like I should give up trying to talk about anything to do with my knees ever again. I guess maybe I have been a whiner and I deserve all this.

 

[sistersinhim]

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