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TKR The journey continues

Ha! Ha! The therapist I really trust had to cancel today and said the clinic will call and set me up with someone else. I called the clinic first and told them I did too much this week end (sorta true) and since my PT had cancelled I thought I would cancel. No problem. Yea! I think I've gotten to the point that I can do the stretches on my own and some simple exercises that don't hurt. Besides I have other things I'd like to do today! It was a good weekend but I had my leg down a lot and it is now asking me to elevate and ice. Besides I have discovered the last season of Downton Abbey on Amazon. Oh, boy. Fun watching today.
 
It sounds like you are past needing PT and can do it all on your own! That's saves time, money and pain! Enjoy your free day!
 
@Floridagal I just loved Downton Abby just to let you know there is another video after session 6 a special that raps it all up
Happy vueing

LTKR 11 May 2016
 
Amy Jo I'm just catching up on your thread and it's wonderful!!! I'm so happy for you in your recovery, it's just amazing and it is definitely a great thing to read these positive results and how quickly they can come for people. I think it fully allows anyone coming to this forum, prior to surgery or after, to see that there is a light at the of the tunnel and some tunnels are wonderfully shorter than others. Enjoy your day relaxing and watching your program.
 
sistersinhim said:
@dianehelen, you just might want some socks on after your knee surgery. Many of us have complained about being so cold and that includes my feet! I even had to sleep in them up until last week.
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My legs and feet are always the coolest part of me. I can't stand to wear any kind of shoe without a sock on. My feet get too sweaty - even though they are the coolest part.:)
 
It's in the 90s today and I still have on socks and a throw over me! Of course, that ice is on my knee! I bet that has something to do with feeling cold!
 
Floridagal said:
@dianehelen Yes, there was a rail with the steps and I went down and up very carefully. I am still a little paranoid of falling. My next challenge is to go up and down steps like a normal person. I give myself a week or two for that.

Thanks for the encouraging words, Paula. You are right behind me. You are right that my knee was not as bad as yours going into this. I had also been working with a personal trainer for a year getting in shape. I told him that he was my anti-nursing home insurance. I'd rather spend money now then pay for a nursing home. I had no idea that I'd be getting a TKR. The knee went down really fast.
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@Floridagal I had a personal trainer periodically for the past couple of years and that is exactly what I told him - anti-nursing home insurance. It gives me some comfort knowing my muscles are strong, though the knees are weak. :)
 
Those muscles are what will get us back to normal!
 
@FlaGranny It was worth every penny I spent. As soon as I feel that my knee has healed I will head back. This personal trainer is taking classes to be a PT and I know he will talk to my PT and find out exactly what I should and should not do. I wouldn't trust just any one. He was always very careful that I stayed away from anything that would hurt my knees or my back. I truly believe it has made this journey easier.
 
Floridagal said:
@FlaGranny It was worth every penny I spent. As soon as I feel that my knee has healed I will head back. This personal trainer is taking classes to be a PT and I know he will talk to my PT and find out exactly what I should and should not do. I wouldn't trust just any one. He was always very careful that I stayed away from anything that would hurt my knees or my back. I truly believe it has made this journey easier.
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@Floridagal, Yes, I agree it's worth every penny. I like my trainer because he always allows you to work at your own pace - I was never sore afterward, except maybe just a little on a couple of occasions. It was really no pain with lots of gain.
 
When we went shopping Saturday I met a man who was going to have a TKR performed in Orlando. He said that the OS makes an incision down the side of the knee and that speeds up rehab considerable. He said one of the OS's TKR won a jitterbug contest two weeks post surgery! I found that hard to believe. Has anyone heard of anything like this? BTW we were both sitting on a bench waiting for someone we were with to finish shopping. I was using my cane and he told me about his bad knees and, of course, I had to show him my scar. :heehee:
 
Floridagal said:
When we went shopping Saturday I met a man who was going to have a TKR performed in Orlando. He said that the OS makes an incision down the side of the knee and that speeds up rehab considerable. He said one of the OS's TKR won a jitterbug contest two weeks post surgery! I found that hard to believe. Has anyone heard of anything like this? BTW we were both sitting on a bench waiting for someone we were with to finish shopping. I was using my cane and he told me about his bad knees and, of course, I had to show him my scar. :heehee:
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I saw a post on this site that showed a photo of a curved incision, and if I remember, the poster said the incision is not pulled on as much when bending the knee. I guess that might make it feel better. But I think most of the pain is not from the incision, it is from the pulled, stretched, and sometimes cut muscles and tendons. Seems to me it would be like a very bad sprain.

As for getting right back into it in two weeks? Wow. I sometimes watch a TV show about a vet in Colorado. He had a knee replacement and went back to work the next day. You could see he was in a world of pain though. I don't like pain so I don't intend to go roller skating or hiking for quite some time. :snork:
 
How could he have the energy to jitterbug at just two weeks! Maybe he did a couple of measures and that's it just to say he did it! We who have been through this cannot understand how someone could snap back so quickly. Even if the knee is not feeling too bad, you have the exhaustion to deal with. At two weeks all I did was take meds, sleep and eat just a little bit.
 
That was me too at two weeks. I couldn't jitterbug if offered a million dollars right now. Of course, I couldn't even before the surgery. :) I am happy that I can pedal my bike for seven minutes and shop at Publix. It's the little things that count.
 
I don't believe anyone can jitterbug after two weeks, I want whatever pain meds they are taking, I was happy I could walk at two weeks!!!

@Floridagal you had an amazing weekend..sounds like you had fun :)
 
Today is my five week anniversary. I am sick of being so inactive. I just pulled out my Nordic Poles and went for an 11 minute walk. Since I wear a Fitbit I saw that my pulse was 135 at the top of the first hill. I live in a hilly neighborhood. Immediately I slowed down my pace and the pulse came back down. I hope I can go walking in the evening more often. Today I did a wash and went grocery shopping, watched a movie, also Downton Abbey and read a book. I keep wanting to do more more more. The good news is that there was no pain walking just the stiffness that is always there. Yes, I will ice and elevate and have a dish of ice cream. Have a good sleep everyone. My little half blue pill is still helping me sleep.
 
What a wonderful walk at 5 weeks! I bet your pulse rate was up because your body is still fighting weakness. Every day you can see your improvement. Have a good night's sleep and wake up refreshed and with more energy! You are a huge inspiration to everyone going through this.
 
I just have to chime in and add my congrats to your celebration. You have indeed been a beacon of light for those of us behind you in this journey. Amazing spirit, heart and recovery.


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It is amazing that anyone would want to take a walk in this heat even in the evening. I don't even want to stick my nose out the door. It's great that you're doing well enough to do it though. I hope I can do as well.
 
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