@Haze, Tim's right about your recovery journey needing to be in a single thread. It helps so much for all of us who come to offer support to be able to go back and read everything you have been through and advice you've been given in the past. If we didn't have the threads set up that way, there is a high likelihood that we'd be repeating information and that's not helpful for any of us! Also....later when new people come on board and want to read about your recovery journey, they will have everything in one place in a chronological order. That benefits those that follow you down this recovery path. So, I do hope you understand why we have the "one thread" rule here on BoneSmart for the recovery forum.
As you go along, it may be beneficial to change the title of your thread to more accurately reflect your current concerns. We'll always be happy to do that if you just tell us what you want it to be. People will see your thread when you post as it shows up under their "New Posts" listing and appears in bold (meaning there are posts in the thread they haven't read) if they go to the recovery forum index. So I do think you will have responses!!
Now.....as to your questions.....please don't allow anyone else to define your recovery for you!!! YOU are the one who knows how your body is doing. And, quite frankly, it's doing just fine!!! You are a mere TWO MONTHS out of this very, very major surgery. It is a very rare individual indeed that would be skipping around and back to full activity. With both my knees, I was a good 6 months before I started feeling normal again.
You have to do what is right for you. If you still need your cane to walk properly with a good strong gait, then by all means use it. If you still have pain, then take something for it and spend significant amounts of time resting, icing and elevating. Your body will heal more successfully if you don't try and push things before you're ready.
The fact is that until these "helpful people" in your life have their own knee replacements, they have no clue what you have gone through and what recovery feels like. Even if they have had a TKR, each person is different so it is impossible to compare and rate someone's recovery as "not so good." People can say things out of stupidity or ignorance. But you don't have to internalize their comments! You may not have control over what someone says, but you do have control over your reaction to it. Be confident that you know yourself better than anyone. And, judging from what I've read here of your recovery so far, I'd say you're doing it just right.
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